One of the Philippine Air Force's newly purchased Sikorsky/PZL S-70i Black Hawk helicopters crashed on June 23, killing the six crew onboard.

The British government has dismissed Russian claims that a UK warship entered Russian territorial waters off the Crimean peninsula.

The classified NROL-111 mission is NRO’s final scheduled launch for 2021.

Beijing’s “opaque” military modernization, the expansion of its nuclear arsenal alongside a larger number of sophisticated delivery systems, and its cooperation with Russia were all highlighted as causes of concern by alliance leaders as they met in Brussels on June 14. 

Despite being responsible for two very different areas of the world, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Northern Command are both seeking additional funding in fiscal 2022 for satellite communications, according to documents obtained by Aerospace DAILY.

U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking $286 million in unfunded priorities in fiscal 2022, with $245 million of that total covering two CV-22 attrition reserve aircraft modifications, while U.S. Southern Command is seeking funds to purchase six Bell helicopters for Guatemala, according to documents obtained by Aerospace DAILY.

U.S. Northern Command and the Missile Defense Agency have included a $27 million addendum to their fiscal 2022 budget requests for a cruise missile defense sensor.

The Biden administration’s pick for Air Force Secretary is among the nominations that have been sent to the Senate for confirmation.