Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

Skydio selected as sole platform for US Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program

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State Department approves $13B F-15EX sale to Indonesia, on heels of Rafale deal Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto had previously indicated that Indonesia was interested in buying both Rafales and the F-15EX, as part of a major defense spending increase planned for the coming decades.

Sikorsky-Boeing team to use Honeywell engine to power FLRAA offering The Army's contract award will come later this year.

Marines' new aviation plan in the works: General The Marine Corps has not published a new aviation plan since 2019, and the new one could mean big changes.

To catch China and Russia in hypersonic race, US must embrace risk now The US doesn't have to replicate Chinese or Russian efforts but invest smarter.

Air Force officially looking for vendors to potentially replace E-3 AWACs In a new solicitation, the Air Force states it could put a company under contract in fiscal 2023 to make the first two prototype E-3 replacement airplanes.

A robo-Black Hawk helicopter flew with no pilots for the first time The Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System, or ALIAS, was outfitted on a UH-60A Black Hawk at Fort Campbell, KY, for a simulated flight through an "obstacle run" in "Manhattan" with no pilots on board.

Trump-era nukes, Army programs likeliest FY23 budget cuts: Experts With the release of the Pentagon's FY23 budget request likely only a month or so away, defense experts offered their best guesses about what programs might be on the chopping block.

Pentagon needs to prioritize hypersonic defense, not offense: CSIS "You really need to worry about the tactical things. You really need to defend your surface ships, air bases, all that stuff," NDIA's Mark Lewis said.

Saudi ballistic missile program seeks deterrence against Iran, Houthi strikes There was no official Saudi comment on the media report about its new ballistic missiles facility, part of the ambiguity policy the Kingdom has maintained for years with regards to its ballistic missiles capability.

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