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Last Updated: Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, 6:33 PM PDT
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Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
U.S. Army Mulls Simplifying Helo Training With Lakota Replacement
By Aviation Week: The Army on Oct. 9 released a request for information (RFI) for its future helicopter pilot training.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
US Army Confirms It’s Exploring Requirements For A New Heavy-Lift Helicopter To Replace Chinook
By The War Zone: A CH-47 Chinook replacement remains a major unknown when it comes to the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift vision.
Breaking Defense
• Ashley Roque
US Army picking 2 cargo drones to pair with autonomous boats for Project Convergence 2025
By Breaking Defense: “We're going to have to figure out how to resupply dispersed formations,” Brig. Gen. Shane Upton, the director for the Contested Logistics Cross Functional Team, told Breaking Defense on Tuesday.
Reuters
• Luiza Ilie
Romania scrambles jets after drone breaches airspace
By Reuters: Romania scrambled four fighter jets on Thursday after a small flying object, likely a drone, breached national airspace up to 14 km inland in the southeastern county of Constanta, the defence ministry said.
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DroneXL
edrmagazine.eu
• Paolo Valpolini
GE Aerospace’s LM2500 to Power Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel
By edrmagazine.eu: Evendale, OH (October 17, 2024)—GE Aerospace’s LM2500, engineered for reliability and performance, has been chosen to power the Indian Navy’s.
India Defense News
GE Engines To Power Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessels
m.economictimes.com
GE Aerospace's LM2500 to power Indian Navy's next-generation missile vessel
CNN
• Oren Liebermann
US B-2 bombers strike Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
By CNN: The US carried out a round of strikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis on Wednesday evening, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, targeting five underground weapons storage facilities using B-2 stealth bombers.
defense.gov
Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Airstrikes in Houthi-Control
FlightGlobal
US B-2 stealth bombers strike targets in Yemen
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The Hill,
AeroTime,
Air Data News,
Simple Flying,
The Aviationist,
Business Insider,
Military.com,
Military Times,
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Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
Report: U.S. Air Force Should Scale Back Investment in eVTOL Tech
By Flying Magazine: Researchers with the Rand Corporation find that the Air Force’s Agility Prime program is not delivering results for itself or its partners.
