Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has brought a stored Rockwell B-1B Lancer back into service after a multi-year regeneration and depot maintenance effort, returning the aircraft to active operations as part of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas. The move underscores the service’s need to sustain its bomber fleet.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Two drones entered Latvian airspace from Russia overnight on May 7 and crashed in the Latgale region, with one striking an oil storage facility in Rēzekne.
Northrop Grumman
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By Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD uncrewed aircraft begin flight testing to demonstrate hybrid-electric propulsion advancements for DARPA’s next-generation lightweight autonomous systems.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Raytheon will produce 120 SharpSight radars under a deal with distributor Blue Raven that is aimed at expanding global access to the surveillance system.
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defence-blog.com
Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
By Breaking Defense: The ICBM would add a "crucial layer of deterrence" to Turkey's military arsenal, a defense analyst told Breaking Defense.
politico.eu
• Victor Goury-Laffont
By politico.eu: France wants to ensure the safe passage of ships through the strait but is wary of getting involved in the war.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: DENVER – The job of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) is to “deliver disruptive capabilities to our warfighters faster than emerging threats,” NGA Director Lt.
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: Northrop argues that a 2018 consent order is hampering its ability to ramp up solid rocket motor production needed for critical munitions.
Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
