Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Embraer and Germany’s TKMS consortium signed a memorandum with the Brazilian Navy to study a second batch of Embraer-delivered naval vessel(s). Embraer also delivered the first Tamandaré-class frigate, Tamandaré (F200), which was commissioned last week in Rio de Janeiro.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The Increment 3 Block 2 upgrade brings improved sensors, acoustics and a new signals intelligence capability to the US Navy's frontline maritime patrol aircraft.
DefenseNews.com
• Sebastian Sprenger
By DefenseNews.com: Three German companies made their joint debut at the Paris Air Show this year to present a counter-drone system designed to foil anything from explosive-laden aerial robots to protecting against corporate espionage from the skies.
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.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: The service initially had wanted to sole source a contract to Sikorsky for UH-60 Black Hawks.
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
• 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.
DefenseNews.com
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DefenseNews.com
• Lara Seligman
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
