Breaking Defense
• Diana Stancy
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is scheduled to deploy at sea with a robot ship, a move experts say could meaningfully change U.S. Navy operations. The report frames the effort as a step toward integrating unmanned platforms into carrier-led tasking.
Reuters
By Reuters: Brazil has expressed interest in purchasing 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden's Saab , Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday.
Breaking Defense
Air Data News
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: As the KC-46 tanker’s new Remote Vision System completes initial flight tests, Boeing is looking to improve the fleet's readiness.
Aviation Today
• Calvin Biesecker
By Aviation Today: Hermeus on May 28 said it has received a $159 million contract modification from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate high-Mach flight and high-speed payload carry and release to aid the development of future military capabilities.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: For the U.S. Air Force’s CCA Increment 1, the General Atomics YFQ-42A Dark Merlin is competing against the Anduril Industries YFQ-44A Fury, and the service this year is to pick a winner and begin Increment 2.
Reuters
• Johan Ahlander, Simon Johnson
By Reuters: After Ukraine said it will make the Gripen the backbone of its air force, the Swedish fighter jet is finally set to be tested in the role it was designed for: confronting Russia.
Breaking Defense
• Breaking Defense Video
By Breaking Defense: North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd outlines his concerns for defense firms as lawmakers get closer to the midterm elections.
Reuters
• Greg Torode, Karen Lema
By Reuters: Satellite images obtained by Reuters confirmed the presence of a structure at the entrance of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea last week, though later imagery suggests it is no longer there.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Associated Press
• Leer En Español
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding