FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Elbit Systems will supply its Helmet Display and Tracking System (HDTS) for the Israeli Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk fleet, giving aircrews helmet‑mounted symbology and tracking to improve situational awareness in degraded‑visual environments, including brownouts, and support safer low‑level operations.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: Now rebranded as an electronic attack jet, the EA-37B has secured its first export order and further U.S. Air Force orders are expected.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: "You can't run away from a bully forever. Sometimes you got to turn around and punch," Space Force Combat Forces boss says.
defence-blog.com
• Colton Jones
By defence-blog.com: The United States Air Force has awarded Top Aces Corp., based in Mesa, Arizona, a $33 million contract to provide F-16 instructor pilot training for partner-nation pilots in Argentina, according to a contract announcement released by the service.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: De Havilland Canada will take its Garmin 1000-equipped Short C-23 Sherpa on a transatlantic demonstration tour this year, visiting CANSEC in May before touring Europe to assess market appetite for restarting production of the turboprop military transport.
Wall Street Journal
• Andrew Dowell, Michael R Gordon
By Wall Street Journal: Near misses in Operation Rough Rider, the U.S. military operation that targeted Houthi rebels in Yemen, show the risks of using military force against even a small adversary.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Russian drone approached French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while docked in Malmö; Sweden armed forces used countermeasures against the drone.
FlightGlobal
By FlightGlobal: Airbus Helicopters is actively pursuing an autonomous uncrewed version of its H145M light-twin for European customers and is likely to release more detail on the project later this year.
aviationnews.eu
defence-industry.eu
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio, Roxana Tiron
