SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Senior defence official Saltzman said space is now 'baked into' modern combat operations, arguing that space capabilities are integral to planning, command-and-control and force employment. His comments signal that military doctrine, procurement and operational concepts must reflect space's central role on tomorrow's battlefields.
Canada.ca
By Canada.ca: Today, the Canadian Coast Guard welcomed personnel from Transport Canada’s aircraft services to the Defence Team. The program provides federal aviation services to various government departments, including managing and maintaining a civilian fleet of aircraft that support operational flights, environmental response, natural disaster response, and remote community outreach.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Pentagon on Wednesday said it had reached a framework seven-year deal with Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp to triple production capacity for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement seekers.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: The UK has taken delivery of its last of 48 on-order Lockheed Martin F-35Bs, as firm details around its future purchase plans remain to be outlined. On 27 March, the UK’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) procurement body announced that the “final Tranche 1 F-35B Lightning has been accepted, completing the UK’s first batch of….
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: The work is part of the Penn State Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence.
Reuters
By Reuters: The head of Dassault Aviation said he was giving his company between two-to-three weeks to see if a deal could be reached over salvaging the crisis-hit FCAS fighter jet project between France, Germany and Spain.
Washington Post
• Alex Horton, Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp
By Washington Post: “No punishment. No investigation,” the Pentagon chief wrote on social media hours after military officials announced they had grounded the pilots involved.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: An Antonov An-26 tactical transport of the Russian air force has crashed in Crimea, killing all 29 aboard. The crash occurred during a “routine flight” in the early evening of 31 March, according to Russian news agency Tass, citing the country’s defence ministry.
