First Large UAS Flies from FAA’s NY Site

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US tanks, howitzers and more are heading to six countries close to Russia plus Germany for ground training in all the nations, reports Defense News.

China challenges US air superiority, Reuters quotes Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work. Satellite images confirm China is near  completion of its reef building in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, reports IHS Janes 360.

Mr. Work also announced this week the US intent to set up a space operations center which will track both spy satellites and the military’s satellites from a single location, reports Breaking Defense.

Trials of the F-35B continue from NAS: Patuxent River, this week the first launch from a land-based ski-jump similar to a launch from the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, reports the Aviationist.

Navy scientists and safety officials recommend sailors get more sleep and not evidence suggesting adverse sleep patterns contribute to mental health issues and sleep disorders, reports Navy Times.

Size of government data hack continues to grow, reports Fox.

Airbus Defence and Space resumes deliveries of the A400M Atlas airlifter after the grounding order was lifted. The order followed  the fatal crash of aircraft MSN023 in May, reports IHS Jane’s 360.

Bloomberg News assesses the  transformation of the delivery of energy, and thus the transformation of the market.