Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
An Embraer-built C-390 Millennium bound for the Republic of Korea Air Force made a scheduled stop at Recife-Guararapes International Airport on May 22, according to flight tracking and spotter reports. The aircraft is the first in the ROKAF’s C-390 delivery sequence, moving toward acceptance in South Korea.
By aerospaceglobalnews.com: US Air Force A-10 Warthogs in the Middle East are gaining new aerial refuelling and electronic warfare capabilities.
The War Zone
• The War Zone
By The War Zone: This is one of a trio of objects fighters shot down over the U.S. and Canada in a three-day period following the Chinese spy balloon flap.
DefenseNews.com
• Eve Sampson
By DefenseNews.com: During the test, troops launched a Neros Archer FPV drone from the ground before transferring control to operators aboard a helicopter orbiting miles away.
timesofsandiego.com
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: UK show had been due to run from 17-19 July. The organisers of the annual Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) have announced the cancellation of this year's event, due to its location being inaccessible due to US operations against Iran.
Breaking Defense
• Andrew White
By Breaking Defense: Special Operations Command’s fleet of MH-60Ms and MH-47Gs — operated by the 160th Nightstalkers Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) — could benefit from technology injections coming from the MV-75 Cheyenne, said PEO Rotary Wing Steve Smith.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The collaborative combat aircraft was grounded for nearly one month after a crash. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) prototype has resumed test flights following a 7 April crash.
Breaking Defense
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding with Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) on May 22, a move that signals growing expectations that Greece could become a future operator of the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Scanlon
