AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
A UK High Court judge dismissed AMI Industries’ patent infringement lawsuit against Martin-Baker Aircraft, ending their dispute over technology intended to protect fighter jet pilots during emergency ejections.
Breaking Defense
• Carley Welch
By Breaking Defense: WASHINGTON — Anduril announced today that the Army has awarded the company a contract to develop a Battle Manager prototype, which the company describes as an “integrated command-and-control platform” aimed at defending against various air and missile threats across the Indo-Pacific theater.
edrmagazine.eu
• Jules Roukoz
By edrmagazine.eu: Thales and ArianeGroup successfully conducted the first firing of the new ballistic munition FLP-t 150, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with the support from the Missile Testing Division of the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA EM) at the Ile du Levant test site.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Latin America still lacks an export customer for the military transport aircraft despite years Embraer is again pursuing potential C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft sales in Colombia and Chile as the Brazilian manufacturer seeks to expand the jet’s presence in Latin America.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The demonstration opens up a potential counter-UAS role for the MQ-9A, which is searching for a new niche in environments of high-intensity conflict.
The War Zone
defenseadvancement.com
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The US Air Force is funding development of adaptive-cycle turbofans under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion programme.
Breaking Defense
• Diana Stancy
By Breaking Defense: “The establishment of these PAEs today will accelerate acquisition efforts in three key portfolios,” said Jason Potter, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Navy for research and development.
DVIDS / U.S. DoD
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The air force's civilian chief says the fleet of high-altitude reconnaissance jets is facing "significant costs" due to airframe age and fatigue.
