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France deploys two A400M airlifters over Tonnerre to deliver Hurricane Irma humanitarian aid in the French Caribbean

France has flown two A400M military airlifters and coordinated maritime movement aboard the helicopter carrier Tonnerre to deliver humanitarian aid to islands in the French Caribbean responding to Hurricane Irma. The operation pairs French airlift capacity with an embarked helicopter-carrier platform for relief distribution.

2026-04-27T20:34:35.084062-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

Future of JSTARS recap program in question as Air Force explores other options

By DefenseNews.com: The future of the JSTARS recap program appears to be in limbo as the U.S. Air Force reevaluates the path forward for replacing its aging battle management surveillance system.

2026-04-27T20:34:32.850671-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

L3 gets Compass Call contract, names Gulfstream as airframe provider

By DefenseNews.com: WASHINGTON — After months of being mired in legal disputes, the U.S. Air Force’s Compass Call crossdeck program is speeding ahead.

2026-04-27T20:34:32.927382-07:00

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State clears $4B in long-awaited weapons for Bahrain

By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of almost $4 billion in weapons to Bahrain, including a sale of F-16 fighters that was halted under the Obama administration.

2026-04-27T20:34:36.583883-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

F-35 program office floats new ‘agile acquisition’ strategy

By DefenseNews.com: The F-35 joint program office is rolling out a new strategy that it hopes will make updates to the jet more efficient and agile, the head of the program announced..

2026-04-27T20:34:38.013986-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

US Air Force's next drone to be driven by data

By DefenseNews.com: The Air Force’s future model for developing and acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles will likely have less emphasis on the platform and sensors and more attention to the data a UAV collects and how it is analyzed and dispersed.

2026-04-27T20:34:38.136028-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Joe Gould

Program head: CR will ‘slow down versus stop’ F-35 progress

By DefenseNews.com: While the F-35 program will move forward at pace even if funded through a continuing resolution, development and testing activities will slow down starting around April 2018 if a CR extends into spring, the head of the program office warned Wednesday.

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DefenseNews.com • Lara Seligman

Air Force Secretary Warns of Consequences if McCain Blocks B-21

By DefenseNews.com: WASHINGTON — As Sen. John McCain continues his crusade against the Air Force’s next-generation B-21 bomber, service secretary Deborah Lee James is warning of the cost in both dollars and time of terminating the contract.

2026-04-27T17:49:17.762459-07:00

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France deploys two A400M airlifters over Tonnerre to deliver Hurricane Irma humanitarian aid in the French Caribbean

Future of JSTARS recap program in question as Air Force explores other options

L3 gets Compass Call contract, names Gulfstream as airframe provider

State clears $4B in long-awaited weapons for Bahrain

F-35 program office floats new ‘agile acquisition’ strategy

US Air Force's next drone to be driven by data

Program head: CR will ‘slow down versus stop’ F-35 progress

Air Force Secretary Warns of Consequences if McCain Blocks B-21

US Air Force's next drone to be driven by data

F-35 program office floats new ‘agile acquisition’ strategy

State clears $4B in long-awaited weapons for Bahrain

Program head: CR will ‘slow down versus stop’ F-35 progress

French aircraft, troops back Hurricane Irma relief efforts in Caribbean

Future of JSTARS recap program in question as Air Force explores other options

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