UK-Ukraine AI Defense Pact: Britain and Ukraine signed an AI defense partnership in Kyiv, giving UK researchers access to Ukraine’s Avengers AI Labs battlefield-data platform and enabling joint development of next-gen military tech, including work tied to Storm Shadow/SCALP components. Ukraine Air-Defense Push: At the Coalition of the Willing summit, leaders pledged more support with air defense as the top priority, with Zelensky again warning interceptor shortages and urging Patriot missile replenishment for the winter. UK-Ukraine Tech + Security Tensions: A Kremlin adviser warned Russia could respond to Britain’s role with “semi-military” actions, including attacks on enterprises producing drones for Ukraine, as London moves to declassify SCALP-related blueprints. Defense Industrial Expansion (US): AeroVironment will invest $100M to consolidate drone and counter-UAS teams into a 20-acre, company-owned campus in Moorpark, California, aiming to speed R&D, prototyping, and production. US Contracting (Aviation/Weapons): Boeing received a $131.23B IDIQ contract for the F-15 Eagle Crest program, covering production, integration, upgrades, and sustainment with foreign military sales included. Air Defense Innovation (Japan): Japan is developing CRADS, a close-range drone-killing system combining missiles, an automatic cannon, and a laser on a wheeled platform for ground forces. Drone/Robot Production (Finland-Ukraine): General Cherry and Tencore signed deals to co-produce drones and ground robots in Finland for Ukraine’s forces, including an initial order of 320 TerMIT 2.0 units. Defense Diplomacy (Brazil-Türkiye): Lula and Erdogan agreed on a roadmap to deepen defense ties, including a strategic council and increased investment and company collaboration.