SAAB   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Defense Deals  
Reuters

Brazil signals follow-on buy for up to 20 additional Saab Gripen E/F fighters

Brazil’s air power chief said the country could expand an existing Gripen order with as many as 20 additional Swedish-built fighters, following the rollout of the first two-seat Gripen F for the Brazilian Air Force. Swedish officials framed it as a potential follow-on order tied to an industrial and technology partnership deepening with Sweden.

Breaking Defense • Jonas Olsson

Brazil plans to buy 20 more Gripen fighters

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2026-06-04T04:56:17.553047-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Hypersonic   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Policy  
Aviation Today • Calvin Biesecker

DIU Awards $159 Million For Hermeus To Demonstrate High-Mach Flight And Payload Release

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.

2026-06-04T07:10:58.246739-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
Aviation Today • Frank Wolfe

Boeing says MQ-28 Ghost Bat low radar cross section validated in CCA competition

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.

2026-06-04T06:57:22.292124-07:00
Satellite   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Reuters • Greg Torode, Karen Lema

Exclusive: Satellite images show suspected structure at disputed South China Sea atoll, but later gone

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.

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2026-06-04T03:56:06.035630-07:00
Event   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Defense Policy  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Australian and Japanese aircraft share battlefield data in Pacific ISR exercise

By AeroTime: Australian and Japanese military aircraft linked up over the Pacific Ocean in May 2026 during a joint exercise that tested each air force’s ability to share intelligence data through a tactical battlefield network while airborne.

2026-06-04T06:12:36.728555-07:00