ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
India’s Ministry of Defence has launched a request for information for the Indian Air Force to procure four to six long-range business jets with capacity for at least 19 passengers, intended to replace four 2005-built Legacy 600s used as VIP aircraft.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: TKMS has partnered with Isar Aerospace to support Canada’s sovereign space launch ambitions as part of its bid to supply the country with 12 new submarines.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The weapon was developed locally in India, underlining the growing strength of the country’s aerospace supply chain. New Delhi has concluded trials of a new precision guided missile that can be launched from drones at both air and ground targets.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: An unnamed foreign government expressed interest in purchasing old A-10 attack jets, but the Pentagon is instead directing them toward L3Harris' new Skyraider II armed crop duster.
Reuters
By Reuters: Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous incident that raised the risk of potential escalation between NATO and Russia.
The Aviationist
Aviation Week
defence-industry.eu
• Martin Chomsky Air
By defence-industry.eu: Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on May 20 at 12:01 a.m.
Air & Space Forces Mag
The Air Current
• Carter Johnston
By The Air Current: Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: White House officials say they will go into a major international conference next year better prepared than ever to defend key spectrum priorities.
