Despite No President Putin- Russia & Ukraine Delegations Still to Meet 16 May + President Trump on Last Leg of Middle East Visit + US Army's First Unit Fielded with FLRAA will be 101st Airborne Division + US Senate Confirms Troy Meink as SEC AF

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1. President Trump on Last Leg of Middle East Visit.

2. Despite No President Putin- Russia & Ukraine Delegations Still to Meet on16 May.

3. US Army's First Unit Fielded with FLRAA will be 101st Airborne Division.

4. US Army High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) aircraft procurement down to 6 systems instead of 12, as originally thought.  Last year, the Sierra Nevada Corporation won an Army contract to integrate a suite of capabilities onto the Bombardier Global 6500 jet under the HADES program. The service wants to have an initial aircraft ready for the force by the end of 2026 or early 2027.

5.  USMC Commandant said the Marine Corps is still committed to the JLTV program. “It is our workhorse on the ground tactical vehicle fleet,” General Eric Smith told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. 

Speaking to reporters in Tennessee on Wednesday, Army Vice Chief General James Mingus said the Army’s last tranche of JLTVs was purchased in January. 

6. US Senate Confirms Troy Meink as Air Force Secretary.