PENTAGON: Bath Iron Works has been certified to produce a second guided-missile destroyer.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved release of 88 national standard samples covering manufacturing, agriculture and other sectors.

China's National Railway Administration issued the Railway Science and Technology Innovation 15th Five-Year Plan, directing integrated development of next‑generation communications for railways. The plan calls for deeper deployment of 5G‑R and 400 MHz digital communications, next‑generation bearer networks and integrated access technologies to support multi‑service railway use; wider adoption of HD video surveillance along lines and onboard and rollout of 5G‑R‑based remote equipment operation and maintenance; accelerated application of Beidou across design, construction, transport production and operations/maintenance; early‑stage 6G research and scenario design; and exploration of satellite‑terrestrial integrated railway communication networks that fuse LEO broadband satellite internet.