AINonline
• Curt Epstein
Sweden’s Project SkyKraft has been awarded €21 million from Industriklivet to support design and engineering work aimed at advancing eSAF production in Skellefteå. The funding adds momentum to the country’s broader effort to scale eSAF supply, focusing on technical development steps before deployment.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By Breaking Defense: Rome initially announced its intention to acquire the Boeing-made KC-46 Pegasus tankers in 2022.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Prague ordered two Embraer aircraft configured for transport, refueling and aerial first Embraer KC-390 Millennium destined for the Czech Air Force has completed its maiden flight in Brazil, according to a video released by the Czech government and produced by the Brazilian manufacturer.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The European manufacturer of autonomous drones has established its first US footprint near Fort Bragg, North Carolina – home of the Pentagon's Joint Special Operations Command.
Vertical Mag
• Applied Aeronautics Press Release
By Vertical Mag: Discover Applied Aeronautics' SkyBeam, the modular quadrotor designed for demanding defense and commercial operations.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: A Baltic Air Policing fighter shot down a probable Ukrainian drone over Lake Võrtsjärv on May 19, days after a similar drone was destroyed in Lithuania.
The Aviationist
GE Aerospace
By GE Aerospace: Created Generative AI App that produces hundreds of designs in seconds versus the months typically required.
The Atlantic
• Missy Ryan, Nancy A. Youssef
By The Atlantic: The military claimed the skies were “friendly,” but initial reports suggested otherwise.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
