DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
A House defense bill would grant the U.S. Air Force authority to sole source the contract for a Huey replacement after the service initially sought a single-source award to Sikorsky for UH-60 Black Hawks. The proposal elevates procurement flexibility for a legacy helicopter recapitalization effort.
DefenseNews.com
• Barbara Opall-Rome
By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Army has joined the Israeli Air Force in a sweeping investigation of AH-64 Apache helicopters following Israel’s discovery earlier this month of a crack in the rear rotor blade of one of its aircraft.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Air Force and more recently the U.S. Marine Corps have identified Raytheon’s GBU-49 as the quickest way to give the F-35 the ability to prosecute moving targets.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Flight operations were suspended Thursday because of “anomalies” caused by a recent update of the aircraft’s Autonomic Logistics Information System.
The Aviationist
• Stefano D'Urso
By The Aviationist: The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray has completed its first flight, marking a key step toward carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling.
DefenseNews.com
• Rachel S. Cohen
By DefenseNews.com: Frank Kendall, Heidi Shyu and Susanna Blume will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee at a joint confirmation hearing May 25.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Nepal seeks aerial cranes for construction transport instead of six helicopters offered under US Foreign Military Financing program, officials say.
DefenseNews.com
• David Pugliese
By DefenseNews.com: VICTORIA, British Columbia — The Canadian government will pay the next financial installment to continue its participation as a partner in the F-35 program, prompting more confusion over whether it intends to proceed with its previously stated plan to abandon the Joint Strike Fighter and buy a cheaper alternative.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
