The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
The Air Force will modify its HH-60W Jolly Green II fleet for VIP airlift and continuity-of-government evacuation missions in Washington, D.C., moving away from aging UH-1N Twin Hueys. The change reframes the HH-60W as a broader continuity-of-operations platform, not only combat rescue.
DefenseNews.com
• Linus Höller
By DefenseNews.com: The political momentum behind the GlobalEye had been building for a while.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Russian Deputy FM Grushko said that Moscow will add European hosts of French nuclear-capable Rafale to its priority target list after Macron's Gdansk visit.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Arlula, an Australian start-up company, is to gain further funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Test flights using uncrewed stand-in jammer are gathering pace for the UK. The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has updated its progress with fielding the StormShroud system, with extensive testing of the electronic warfare-roled platform ongoing.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Interoperability between nations is a priority for western CCA efforts. The Pentagon and the defence ministry of the Netherlands have entered a partnership that will see the European country acquire a prototype collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for development work in the USA.
Washington Post
• Tara Copp
By Washington Post: The path of the USS George H.W. Bush to the Middle East has been closely watched as President Trump demands progress in peace negotiations with Tehran.
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: The next Air Force Chief of Staff will likely be Gen. David Goldfein, currently the Air Force Vice Chief.
DefenseNews.com
• Nick Lee-Frampton
DefenseNews.com
• Joe Gould, Leo Shane III, Valerie Insinna
