The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
The Air Force is accelerating talks around what it calls an “MQ-9 Next” Reaper replacement, driven by recent losses of the current MQ-9 fleet. The service wants a new uncrewed-attack platform concept that is modular and targeted for lower acquisition and sustainment cost.
Reuters
By Reuters: Brazil has expressed interest in purchasing 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden's Saab , Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday.
Breaking Defense
Air Data News
Breaking Defense
• Diana Stancy
By Breaking Defense: The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is going to sea with a robot ship. Experts say it could change the US Navy forever.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: As the KC-46 tanker’s new Remote Vision System completes initial flight tests, Boeing is looking to improve the fleet's readiness.
Aviation Today
• Calvin Biesecker
By Aviation Today: Hermeus on May 28 said it has received a $159 million contract modification from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate high-Mach flight and high-speed payload carry and release to aid the development of future military capabilities.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: For the U.S. Air Force’s CCA Increment 1, the General Atomics YFQ-42A Dark Merlin is competing against the Anduril Industries YFQ-44A Fury, and the service this year is to pick a winner and begin Increment 2.
Reuters
• Johan Ahlander, Simon Johnson
By Reuters: After Ukraine said it will make the Gripen the backbone of its air force, the Swedish fighter jet is finally set to be tested in the role it was designed for: confronting Russia.
Reuters
• Greg Torode, Karen Lema
By Reuters: Satellite images obtained by Reuters confirmed the presence of a structure at the entrance of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea last week, though later imagery suggests it is no longer there.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Associated Press
• Leer En Español
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding