UAV Development & Drone Programs   Middle East   Helicopter   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Reuters • Dmitry Zhdannikov, Edward Carron, Feras Dalatey, Jonathan Saul

US uses drones and helicopters to run ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Gulf—downed Apache tied to the operation as US-Iran peac

The US military has overseen dozens of secret ship-to-ship oil transfers to keep Gulf energy exports moving, reportedly using aerial and water drones and helicopters to guide convoys to awaiting tankers. A downed Apache in the Strait of Hormuz is also linked to the operation. Forwarders welcomed a tentative US-Iran peace framework, but a return to pre-war throughput and fuel-price levels could take time.

Also: Air Cargo News, The Independent and al-monitor.com
2026-06-16T04:33:27.109874-07:00
Event   North America   Airports   Military Aircraft Procurement   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy   Boeing  
The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

B-52 Bomber Crashes At Edwards Air Force Base In California (Updated)

By The War Zone: A massive tower of black smoke emanated from near the main runway at Edwards AFB, which we now know was caused by the crash of a B-52.

Air & Space Forces Mag

Eight Dead in B-52 Crash at Edwards

Also: Air Data News, CNBC, FlightGlobal, The Hill, Bloomberg, Breaking Defense, AeroTime, Flying Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Aviation24, edwards.af.mil, Aerospace Testing Intnl and 70 more
2026-06-15T12:21:02.836310-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Space Defense & Militarization  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

French Defense Ministry reaffirms OneWeb LEO commitment with initial $160 million capacity purchase over four years

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — The French arms procurement agency, DGA, making good on a 10-year, 1-billion-euro ($1.16 billion) commitment made in June 2025, has purchased a first tranche of Eutelsat OneWeb capacity in a contract valued at 138 million euros over four years.

Also: Satellite Evolution
2026-06-16T00:55:18.332658-07:00