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Associated Press • Leer En Español

UK Ministry of Defence: three Royal Navy personnel killed in AW101 Merlin HC4 training crash near Sourton Down, Devon

The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed that three Royal Navy crew members died in the nighttime crash of a Leonardo AW101 Merlin HC4 troop-transport helicopter during a training exercise near Sourton Down in southwest England on June 3. Investigations are ongoing.

Also: Aviation Week, aviationnews.eu, UK Defence Journal, AeroTime, BBC, The Independent, Times of India and 10 more
2026-06-03T06:42:12.807464-07:00
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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Canadian military outlines 'profound shift' coming in Canada's space posture with multi-year $18.8-billion budget

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Canada’s plan to spend 26 billion Canadian dollars $18.8 billion) on military space programs in the coming years — formally 20, but military officials say they’ve been asked to compress it into a shorter period — is designed to transform Canada’s posture with respect to its NATO and NORAD.

2026-06-03T12:41:29.727843-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Breaking Defense • Carley Welch

Anduril teams with Elbit America for Army’s self-propelled howitzer competition

By Breaking Defense: Anduril joins the US subsidiary of Israeli company Elbit along with OshKosh Defense for the team’s offering for the highly anticipated competition.

2026-06-03T09:58:45.565674-07:00
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Reuters

Ukrainian company tests ballistic missile for air defence system

By Reuters: Ukraine's largest missile and drone maker, Fire Point, has conducted a flight test of a ballistic missile that will serve as ​the foundation of a project to create a missile air ‌defence system, the company's CEO, Iryna Terekh, said on Wednesday.

2026-06-03T09:42:48.325072-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

US Marine Corps concludes Harrier operations with AV-8B ‘sundown’

By FlightGlobal: The service is transitioning its fleet of vertical take-off and landing "jump jets" to the Lockheed Martin F-35B. Wednesday 3 June will mark a seminal milestone in the aviation world: the end of Harrier jump jet operations in the USA.

Also: Scramble and The Aviationist
2026-06-03T05:42:00.279621-07:00