FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
The Royal Australian Air Force is evaluating autonomous airborne logistics using uncrewed cargo aircraft to support far-flung locations in Australia’s north. The effort targets increased reach for military installations across the country’s vast distances, reducing dependence on manned sorties and ground transport.
Bloomberg
• Lorelei Smillie
By Bloomberg: Hypersonic plane startup Hermeus Corp. raised $350 million in a funding round to scale up its efforts to build the fastest uncrewed aircraft ever for the US Department of Defense.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The USAF plans to keep its B-52s until they are nearly a century old, but they cannot fly forever, and costs are already skyrocketing on key upgrades.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab said May 7 it won new Pentagon-related defense business tied to the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative and to the expanding U.S.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By Breaking Defense: A top Ukrainian official said Kyiv was "ready" for the big fighter jet deal, but Sweden's defense minister suggested challenges remain.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Steve Losey
By Air & Space Forces Mag: F-22 Raptors from two squadrons have arrived at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, as the base awaits its delayed F-15EX Eagle IIs.
Unmanned Airspace
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
By Unmanned Airspace: The US Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has selected five installations to participate in the directed-energy counter-unmanned aircraft systems pilot programme included in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
Flying Magazine
Flying Magazine
• Zach Vasile
By Flying Magazine: A bill passed by the U.S. Senate would transfer three retired F-14 fighter jets to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for potential flying or public display.
politico.eu
• Victor Goury-Laffont
