ch-aviation
• Dominik Sipinski
The U.S. Air Force will keep operating at Tel Aviv, Israel through the end of 2026, according to reporting referenced by ch-aviation. The timeline suggests the U.S. presence in the country is being treated as a multi-year operational commitment rather than a short-term posture shift.
Wall Street Journal
• Heather Somerville
By Wall Street Journal: The small unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stationed about 10 kilometers from the front line in the country’s southeast, knew there was something afoot in a building obscured by thick tree cover.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Concerning MQ-9 losses have turbocharged discussions about a successor to the venerable Reaper.
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.
Associated Press
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SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
