India-Sri Lanka Security Reset: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s first visit in 38 years to Colombo signals a rebuilt security relationship aimed at boosting Sri Lanka’s self-reliance without turning the island into a foreign platform. Poland MSPO Security Incident: A Ukrainian man was detained at Poland’s MSPO defence exhibition after being found with small-arms ammunition, with prosecutors investigating how he obtained it and why he tried to bring it onto the grounds. Pentagon Cloud Procurement: DISA opened bidding for a potential 10-year, $21.6B Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability “UCM Core” contract, seeking multi-vendor secure cloud services for DoD customers worldwide. US AI in Warfighting Contracts: FOIA-released documents allege Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI signed up to $200M deals to prototype AI tools for surveillance, targeting and logistics on classified networks. Ukraine Air-Force Sustainment Debate: A Ukrainian defence executive said Ukraine is “not effectively allowed” to do much on F-16 repairs, while Sweden’s Gripen approach emphasizes training for subsystem fixes and replacements. Missile Production Push: Covenant unveiled its “Anthem” deep-precision strike missile and a Texas facility aimed at mass production “by the thousands” starting next year. Counter-UAS and Autonomy Momentum: Northrop Grumman highlighted autonomy experience for uncrewed systems, while Sea Machines secured a US SOF contract for universal autonomy systems. EU Procurement Overhaul: The European Commission proposed simpler, EU-wide public tender rules with “Buy European” criteria to reduce paperwork and limit bids based on EU-content requirements. Huawei Trial Opens: US prosecutors in Brooklyn called Huawei a “criminal enterprise” accused of trade-secret theft and sanctions-related fraud, as the defence argues competition not conspiracy. Small Business Access: The US Army urged small firms to target specific capability gaps and use mentor-protégé pathways to break into defense contracting.