Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Saab and Brazil’s Air Force (FAB) are studying the creation of a Gripen-dedicated research and innovation center in Brazil, potentially linked to a facility near Embraer. The effort remains contingent on approvals and direction from Brazil’s Defense Minister José Múcio Monteiro.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Work saw weapon deployed from Su-30MKI at an Indian test range. India has successfully tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile, with the weapon capable of accurately striking targets.
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FlightGlobal
By FlightGlobal: Naming RTX as contractor could indicate that Vietnam will get secondhand C-130s. The US government has cleared a Lockheed Martin C-130 tactical transport sustainment package for Vietnam, suggesting the Southeast Asian nation could soon acquire the type.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Roger Mason, President Trump's pick to lead the National Reconnaissance Office, testified June 2 in front of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: BAE Systems has tapped MDA Space as a supplier for the Epoch 2 missile warning constellation for the U.S. Space Force. Under a subcontract announced Tuesday, MDA Space will design and build antennas and control electronics for the constellation.
Wall Street Journal
• Lara Seligman
By Wall Street Journal: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the appointment of nine Air Force colonels and delayed the promotion of at least two dozen more senior officers, according to current and former U.S.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The official designation comes as the Air Force plans to field the GBU-76 take shape. Add TWZ (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.
Reuters
• Cassell Bryan-Low
By Reuters: Britain has begun using SpaceX's militarised satellite network Starshield, according to two people familiar with the matter, making it among the first countries outside the United States to adopt Elon Musk's government-focused variant of Starlink.
Breaking Defense
• Jennifer Petersen
The Air Current
• Carter Johnston
