Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli
Renault SA and Thales SA have announced a cooperation to build militarized vehicles by combining Renault’s industrial scale with Thales’ expertise in secure communications and defense systems. The partnership signals further integration of aerospace-style command-and-control and protection capabilities into land platforms.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Industry interest is likely to centre on collapsed developer's thermal management technology and patent portfolio. An undisclosed buyer has snapped up the intellectual property of UK hypersonic propulsion developer Reaction Engines, the company’s administrators have disclosed.
The Aviationist
• Kai Greet
By The Aviationist: A joint operation by the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, and the National Crime Agency saw the 244 metre oil tanker Smyrtos boarded and seized off the UK's south coast.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Military transport aircraft is expected to arrive in the Czech Republic in the coming weeks as Prague prepares to receive the first of two Embraer-built airlifters.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: SIS WASHINGTON — U.S. production of solid rocket motors is rising, but not fast enough to meet the Pentagon’s missile-defense program demands, according to a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
By Aviation Week: Boeing has decided not to bid on the U.S. Navy’s next-generation trainer competition, a surprise move by the company that was seen as a favorite.
Breaking Defense
The Aviationist
Breaking Defense
• Capt. Broder Nielsen
By Breaking Defense: “The MQ-9B will be the first [unmanned] system we operate with it — the idea is to have those working closely with the aircraft, but step by step,” said Capt.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The US Air Force (USAF) has revealed that an operational test pilot has flown the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider for the first time, a step that officials say marks a significant change in how the service evaluates new combat aircraft.
