A House Armed Services subcommittee, in a markup to the 2023 defense policy bill approved June 9, is raising concerns over multiple Pentagon helicopter programs and urging the Defense Department to move forward on other efforts it is trying to slow.

The Australian and Canadian governments say Chinese fighters have intercepted and harassed their maritime patrol aircraft, with one Chinese aircraft releasing chaff that was ingested into the engines of a Royal Australia Air Force P-8 Poseidon. 

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has called for enhanced European cooperation on defense procurement and for EU member states to be more supportive of Europe’s defense industry.

Bern’s Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport says it can sign contracts before the “Stop F-35” initiative can be voted on. 

Despite the fact that it won’t be declared operational for at least another two years, the Boeing KC-46A has flown thousands of operational missions and offloaded tens of millions of pounds of fuel under a plan that has freed up the troubled tanker to refuel 97% of receiver aircraft.

Voters in Denmark have approved a referendum in favor of closer defense cooperation with the European Union.

Leonardo Helicopters says the sudden departure of the managing director of its UK division was by “mutual agreement.” 

The Pentagon is escalating its military aid for Ukraine with a new tranche of materiel that includes M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for the first time, along with more Mi-17 helicopters, air surveillance radars and other equipment as part of a $700 million package.