The War Zone
• Howard Altman
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed the B-21 Raider will not appear in any of the America 250 flyovers, despite public speculation about the service’s newest bomber taking part in the Independence Day festivities. The confirmation narrows expectations for how and when the aircraft will be showcased domestically.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Ukraine's SBU says its drones struck hangars holding Su-30 and Su-30SM fighters at the Saki airbase in occupied Crimea, reporting five hits and a fire.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: One wrong transponder code sent fighter jets from three countries after a LOT Polish Airlines flight to Tel Aviv triggered a false hijack alert.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Dassault Aviation could pursue new partnerships for a future combat aircraft following the collapse of the fighter element of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), with CEO Eric Trappier indicating that potential partners would not necessarily have to come from Europe.
Axios
• Colin Demarest
By Axios: Multiple companies could be contracted for the initial air-to-air variant.
FlightGlobal
• Kara Kramer
By FlightGlobal: Most autonomous systems rely on GPS, but in contested environments that dependence is becoming dangerous A drone reaches its target area.
Reuters
By Reuters: Swedish defence equipment maker Saab signed a contract on Tuesday to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in a deal worth about 24.6 billion Swedish crowns ($2.54 billion).
defence-blog.com
edrmagazine.eu
Associated Press
• JILL LAWLESS
By Associated Press: Britain's future military will focus on self-flying jets, uncrewed submarines and drones. The Defense Investment Plan, announced Tuesday, aims to prepare the U.K.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
Washington Post
• Dan Diamond, Dan Lamothe
