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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 15, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 11 April 15, 2026
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In Brief

Airbus building
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Airbus Chair Obermann To Step Down, Moraleda Named Successor

Apr 14, 2026
Airbus’ Board Chairman René Obermann will step down from his position in October and will be replaced by longtime board member Amparo Moraleda.

artemis 2 crew hugging
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Debrief: The Face Of Human Spaceflight

Apr 14, 2026
Artemis II shows how NASA has unlocked a key to telling its story: kindling emotional ties to the humans in the human spaceflight program.
Safran facility
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Safran Boosts Forging Capabilities With Engine Facility Investment

Apr 14, 2026
Safran Aircraft Engines is upgrading its forging capabilities by investing $176 million in the acquisition of a hydraulic press at a facility in Gennevilliers.
bal
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U.S. Army Defines Qualities For Undefeatable Missile

Apr 14, 2026
The undefeatable ballistic missile in the future will be hypersonic, cheap, and long-range, the U.S. Army’s acquisition chief for artillery says.
SR-1 Freedom spacecraft
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NASA Aims To Launch Lunar Fission Reactor By 2030

Apr 14, 2026
A new White House initiative to develop space nuclear power directs NASA to develop a minimum 20 kW fission reactor and fly a variant to the lunar surface by 2030,
The Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft arrives at its capture point 12 meters away from the International Space Station before the Canadarm2 robotic arm, operated by NASA astronaut Chris Williams, reaches out and grapples the resupply ship.
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Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission Reaches ISS

Apr 13, 2026
Northrop Grumman's 24th NASA contracted Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft rendezvoused with the seven-person International Space Station on April 13.
Certo Aerospace UAS
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Certo Demonstrates Naval Mission For Capstone Rotary-Wing UAS

Apr 13, 2026
Certo Aerospace, the UK startup developing the Capstone rotary-wing UAS, has demonstrated the potential of the system in the anti-submarine warfare role.
Ascent rendering
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BAE Unveils New Spacecraft Line For Dynamic Space Operations

Apr 14, 2026
BAE Systems is entering the space tug market, debuting a new vehicle it says will be capable of transporting cargo and small satellites to the Moon.
iris-t
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Germany To Finance Ukrainian Patriot Interceptor, IRIS-T Deliveries

Apr 14, 2026
Germany says it will finance the purchase of RTX Patriot equipment for Ukraine and underwrite delivery of more Diehl Defense ground-launched IRIS-T systems.
ssc
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SSC Chief To Satellite Vendors: Prepare For Production Growth

Apr 14, 2026
The U.S. Space Force’s senior acquisition official is telling industry to prepare for significant satellite production contracts should the fiscal 2027 budget request.
Enstrom helicopter
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FAA, EASA Approve Enstrom Turbine Crash-Resistant Fuel System

Apr 13, 2026
Enstrom Helicopter Corp. is now able to sell its turbine helicopters in the U.S. and Europe after securing approvals for its crash resistant fuel system (CRFS).
MDA Midnight spacecraft illustration
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MDA Space Pursues Rendezvous And Proximity Operations Market

Apr 13, 2026
MDA Space is jumping into rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) spacecraft, with the introduction of a vehicle designed to maneuver and detect threats.
rocket
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Rocket Lab Adds Hall-Effect Thruster To Commercial Offerings

Apr 14, 2026
Rocket Lab on April 14 added a high-performance, Hall-effect satellite thruster to its growing catalog of space technologies and flight services.

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