DefenseNews.com
• Vivek Raghuvanshi
India and France did not sign any agreement for the Indian Air Force’s proposed purchase of 36 Rafale fighters during French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit. The lack of a signed deal underscores ongoing contracting, timing, and stakeholder alignment challenges around the next Rafale export step.
DefenseNews.com
• Tom Kington
By DefenseNews.com: The scheduled entry into service of a satellite-based global communications system, which has cost the US military $7.6 billion, is in danger of slipping thanks to legal battles in Sicily.
DefenseNews.com
• Agence France-Presse
By DefenseNews.com: Airbus on Tuesday warned of a technical bug potentially affecting the engines of its A400M.
DefenseNews.com
• Vivek Raghuvanshi
By DefenseNews.com: India has broken the monopoly of state-owned military aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), allowing private sector Tata Advanced Systems Ltd.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Three jets, one in each F-35 variant, will be delivered in a flight test configuration to support upgrade efforts. The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to deliver three F-35 fighter jets configured for flight science and test work.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The Marines have said "everything is on the table" when it comes to potential replacements for their AH-1 and UH-1 helicopters.
DefenseNews.com
• Andrew Chuter
By DefenseNews.com: A Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules is set to take to the air in the next few days to recommence trials of a major upgrade to the aircraft that is so late it has already been rolled into a subsequent improvement program.
DefenseNews.com
• Pierre Tran
By DefenseNews.com: France has restricted flights following the deadly crash of the Airbus A400M in Spain, but operational needs in Africa and Iraq make the French Air Force the sole service flying the military transport plane.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
