Associated Press
• Mark Scolforo
The U.S. military is identifying the six service members who died last week when a KC-135 refuelling Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq. Officials confirmed the fatalities and said recovery and identification efforts are ongoing as investigators work to determine the circumstances of the incident.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The Pentagon has disclosed specifications for its LUCAS one-way attack drone, a reverse-engineered derivative of Iran's Shahed-136 offering 434nm range at costs between $10,000 and $55,000, as the US military deploys the type operationally for the first time in the Middle East theatre.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Raytheon contract for protected satellite communications terminals raised by $2 billion Raytheon contract for protected satellite communications terminals raised by $2 billion.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Dominion Dynamics startup is advancing plans to develop a new combat drone designed to operate alongside modern fighter jets, including the F-35, as armed.
Reuters
By Reuters: Taiwan on Sunday reported the return of large-scale Chinese air force activities around the island after an unexplained absence of more than two weeks that prompted speculation in Taipei as to Beijing's motives.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Swiss government said on Saturday that it discussed requests by U.S. military and official aircraft to fly over the country, and based on its law of neutrality, rejected two Iran-related war flights but permitted three others.
AirForceTimes
• J D Simkins
By AirForceTimes: “The incident was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” the release said, adding that rescue efforts are ongoing.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
