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Today In Defense
Last Updated: Friday, April 4, 2025, 1:04 PM PDT
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Aviation Week
• Matthew Fulco
China Targets U.S. Defense Sector With New Mineral Export Controls
By Aviation Week: Beijing has retaliated with new controls on critical mineral exports, targeting the American defense-industrial base as well as matching levies on U.S.
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Air & Space Forces Mag
• John Tirpak
The F-47: Next Generation Air Dominance. Boeing Wins Contest to Build the Next Manned Fighter.
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Boeing wins contract to build first sixth-generation fighter.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
Russia's Ivan Rogov Class Helicopter Carrier Construction Advances
By The War Zone: Work on the first Ivan Rogov class amphibious assault ship is ongoing at a shipyard Ukrainian forces have attacked in the past with long-range missiles.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Greg Hadley
AWACS Enters the Homestretch. As the US Air Force awaits the E-7, Airmen keep the E-3 flying
By Air & Space Forces Mag: As valuable as the E-3 remains for orchestrating air assets and monitoring a battlespace, the E-3 is not fit for combat in a peer conflict. .
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Ross Hobbs
Risking America’s Long-Range Strike Capability. Why retiring the B-1 too soon could undermine U.S. security
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Why retiring the B-1 too soon could undermine U.S. security. .
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
UK aerospace and defense group warns of 'scarcity mindset and price hikes' in wake of Trump tariffs
By Breaking Defense: Kevan Craven, CEO of ADS Group, which represents UK aerospace, defence, security and space companies, told Breaking Defense in a statement that the tariff announcement was “disappointing, but will not kill our sectors,” noting however that his members have already forecast their businesses will suffer “additional costs of tens of millions of pounds.”.
Breaking Defense
• Justin Katz
Aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford: What it's like on a US Navy aircraft carrier preparing for deployment
By Breaking Defense: “We have everybody on board getting to know each other and working on that synchronicity that’s required, and that’s really kind of the heart of COMPTUEX.
