


‘Made-in-America’ drone maker Neros awaits its big Pentagon break
The company aims to increase its production capacity from 1,500 drones per month to 10,000 by the end of this year.

Space
Space Force rethinking plans for proliferated satellite communications
The service is studying alternatives to the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer, which is providing small satellites for tactical communications.

Trainers in Iraq Focus on IED Detection
US forces in Iraq are training Iraqi troops to perform complex combined arms maneuvers involving armor, air and artillery support along with critical IED detection techniques, a senior enlisted soldier just back from Iraq says.

Sweden Tries To Limit Damage With Saudis
Sweden is moving swiftly to defuse the potential for a catastrophic nose-dive in trade with Arab nations by proposing bridge-building and damage limitation diplomatic talks.

Interview: Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges
What drawdown? The US Army is busier in Europe than ever, answering Russian aggression with a series of multinational exercises across Eastern Europe and the promise to permanently station an armored brigade's worth of equipment.

Maritime Center To Fight Gulf of Guinea Piracy
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has inaugurated its first regional Multi-National Maritime Coordination Center (MMCC) to coordinate the operations of regional navies fighting piracy, oil theft and other maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea.

Coalition: UAE Warplanes Took Part in Yemen Strikes
United Arab Emirates warplanes "intensively" participated in air strikes against Shiite rebels and their allies in Yemen Friday, the Saudi-led coalition said.

Alenia In Talks with New T-X Prime
Alenia Aermacchi is in talks with a US company to become the prime contractor for the T-100 trainer

Lockheed Pays $2M to Settle Government Overbilling Charges
Lockheed Martin Corporation will pay $2 million to settle allegations that it overbilled the government for fuel it used while manufacturing C-130 aircraft for the US Air Force, the Justice Department announced Friday.

Thales-led Team Wins Anglo-French Mine Hunting Deal
A Thales-led consortium has signed a deal with the British and French governments to design an unmanned system to defeat underwater mines.

France sent a Mirage when Germanwings airliner lost contact with air control
France committed extensive air and ground resources, including a Mirage, after an alarm sounded on the loss of contact in French airspace of an Airbus A320 operated by Germanwings, a low-cost subsidiary of Lufthansa, on March 24.
