Drone Warfare & Civilian Impact: A Ukrainian drone strike on a Moscow-area industrial zone killed 5 and injured 6, while separate attacks hit Wildberries logistics sites near Moscow and St Petersburg, and Russian strikes injured civilians in Kherson and struck near an Odesa market. Air Defense & Missile Readiness: The U.S. Army has used “virtually all” of its long-range precision missiles (ATACMS/PrSM) in the Iran war, prompting readiness concerns as Washington pushes to expand Patriot/THAAD interceptor production. Missile Production Push: The Pentagon signed a $3bn-plus deal to ramp up Patriot and THAAD parts, and submitted an $18.2bn proposal to accelerate missile output. Navy & Sensors: Raytheon delivered the first SPY-6(V)4 radar for Navy testing, the Royal Navy extended Sting Ray/Spearfish torpedo maintenance (protecting 100 Portsmouth jobs), and the U.S. Navy reclassified VPM-equipped Virginia boats as SSGNs. Industrial Base & Tech: Japan’s defense white paper signals a buildup amid Russia-China-North Korea ties; the U.S. canceled a lithium stockpile tender; and BETA Technologies seeks up to $1bn in EXIM financing to expand U.S. aerospace manufacturing. Counter-Drone Market: Monava closed a funding round to scale passive acoustic drone detection. Geopolitical Signaling: Poland warned against Russian disinformation after a missile incident in Lublin.