Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Argentina’s Air Force chief says the country is seeking two tankers to extend the range of second-hand F-16s transferred to the service. Buenos Aires is pursuing the acquisition of two Boeing KC-135R Stratotankers to support operations with the new F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.
Wall Street Journal
• Chun Han Wong
By Wall Street Journal: Since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran in late February, Chinese satellite imagery of the conflict zone has proliferated—potentially offering battlefield guidance to Tehran and other U.S.
FL360aero
• Could Replace T
By FL360aero: The VC-25B Bridge program is an interim initiative by the U.S. Air Force to field a temporary presidential aircraft—the "Bridge Aircraft". The "Bridge Aircraft" is aimed at addressing critical capability gaps caused by significant delays in the primary VC-25B (Air Force One) replacement program.
defence-industry.eu
• Martin Chomsky Air
By defence-industry.eu: Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the 70th E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the U.S. Navy, marking a milestone in sustained production of the airborne early warning platform.
Northrop Grumman
marketforecast.com
Aviation Week
• Robert Wall
By Aviation Week: Ukraine says it has struck a facility housing Russian Su-57 fighters and Su-34 fighter bombers.
defence-blog.com
Breaking Defense
• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
By Breaking Defense: The Defense Department has made agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Reflection, according to an announcement this morning, with an eighth, Oracle, added just hours later.
Defense Scoop
South China Morning Post
The War Zone
• Ian Ellis-Jones, Tyler Rogoway
By The War Zone: Testing of China's very large flying-wing drones appears to be ramping up, along with one unmanned fighter-like design.
AerialFire
• Graham Lavender
By AerialFire: BOWLING GREEN, Ky., May 1, 2026 — Recoil Aerospace, Inc. (Recoil) announced today the debut of its latest product innovation, the Expeditionary Fuel System (EFS), which was unveiled at the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Summit in Nashville.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Scanlon
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
