A new U.S. airborne mine countermeasures capability entered the Baltic Sea for the first time during an annual NATO military exercise led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe.

The DOD's chief weapons buyer is using her time at the Paris Air Show to speak with European industry and government officials on the unintended consequences of not providing U.S. defense contractors access to joint European Union programs.

The U.S. Air Force intends to purchase 20 to 30 Kratos XQ-58A Valkyries for an extended experimentation campaign, and may launch a program of record in fiscal 2021.