FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
The US Army is evaluating whether to expand the service’s aviation inventory around aerial refuelling for its new MV-75 tiltrotor. Options under consideration include equipping the rotorcraft with an air-to-air refuelling probe and/or fielding a dedicated “organic tanker” platform to support the capability.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced April 20 it has formally terminated the Next Generation Operational Control System, or OCX, ending a 15-year effort to modernize the ground system that operates the U.S.
Aviation Week
insidedefense.com
• Abby Shepherd
By insidedefense.com: NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- As the Navy seeks options for its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program, Anduril and South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai are working to produce a new class of autonomous surface vessels, the two companies said today.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Luftwaffe completes 53-aircraft fleet while manufacturer seeks new roles and customers for Airbus has delivered the 53rd and final A400M Atlas to the German Air Force , completing the country’s order more than a decade after the first aircraft entered service in 2014.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Collaborative Combat Aircraft will "bridge" the Marines to a family of new capabilities that could include a sixth-generation fighter.
Reuters
• Gianluca Lo Nostro, Mateusz Rabiega
By Reuters: France and Poland will build a telecommunications satellite for the Polish military, the companies involved in the project said on Monday, as Paris and Warsaw strengthen their economic and defence ties.
Breaking Defense
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
By Breaking Defense: The MQ-9B is uniquely suited to meet the challenges of modern conflict.
Breaking Defense
• Carley Welch
By Breaking Defense: After the recent FY27 budget request drastically cut helicopter procurement funding, senior leaders and industry ensure foreign sales and reinvestment programs will keep the helo manufacturers afloat.
