DefenseNews.com
• Sebastian Sprenger
Germany’s defense minister Boris Pistorius says the country’s Future Combat Air System effort is not being set up in a way it would repeat—an apparent reference point for Berlin’s search for substitutes after the FCAS defeat. One option being discussed is ordering additional F-35 warplanes.
Reuters
• Mike Stone
By Reuters: The rescue of two U.S. Army helicopter crew members by a Navy drone has spotlighted Task Force 59, the U.S. Navy's first dedicated unmanned systems unit, based in Bahrain and part of Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), which oversees U.S.
Defense Daily
• Cal Biesecker
By Defense Daily: BlackSky Technology [BKSY] on Tuesday said the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) awarded the company a contract modification to speed development of its AROS multi-spectral, broad area Earth observation satellites that will be a commercial alternative to current foundation imagery suppliers.
DefenseNews.com
• Daniel Terrill
By DefenseNews.com: The list includes Northrop Grumman and several startups competing to supply low-cost payloads compatible with any drone design.
Associated Press
• Jon Gambrell
By Associated Press: 1 of 6 | U.S. President Donald Trump says the pilots of a helicopter that crashed around the Strait of Hormuz are “fine.” Trump spoke to journalists late Monday after watching the NBA Finals in New York while at John F.
Air Data News
DefenseNews.com
• Anjana Pasricha
By DefenseNews.com: The co-production and customization being offered by Russia marks one of the most expansive defense cooperation proposals made in recent years to India.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Aircraft appears in primer colors with refueling boom and hose-and-drogue pods Airbus Defence and Space has released images of the first Airbus A330 MRTT being built for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) , showing the aircraft in an advanced stage of conversion at the company's facility in Getafe, Spain.
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: The Boeing Co. needs to fix a lingering defect with its aerial refueling tankers before the US Air Force buys dozens of more pricey versions of an aircraft that’s crucial for long-range military missions, according to budget and service documents.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
Wall Street Journal
• Alistair MacDonald, Bertrand Benoit
