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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 22, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 16 April 22, 2026
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 21, 2026
LOCKHEED gets Romanian F-35 contract... New president for P&W CANADA... RAYTHEON gets Zumwalt integration contract...

The Debrief

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Debrief: No Plan, Rising Pressure: UK Defense Strategy Still Missing In Action

Apr 21, 2026
Nearly five months into 2026, the UK government appears no closer to delivering its long-awaited Defense Investment Plan (DIP).

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Pentagon Details Reconciliation Plan To Reach $1.5T Topline

Apr 21, 2026
The Pentagon has broken down its $350 billion reconciliation budget request into multiple areas.
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Pentagon Wants Major F-35 Plus Up, Block 4 Acceleration

Apr 21, 2026
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes a major increase in F-35 procurement and spares after last year’s reduction.
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Budget Records Reveal MACE As Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile

Apr 21, 2026
U.S. budget documents released on April 21 reveal that the U.S. Navy plans to buy 4,500 air-launched hypersonic missiles for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs over the next five years.
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Cut Out Of Budget Request, USAF Evaluates E-7 Spending Options

Apr 21, 2026
The Pentagon is again zeroing out funding for the U.S. Air Force’s Boeing E-7A Wedgetail program.
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Lockheed Offers Hypersonic Defense Option With PAC-3 For U.S. Navy

Apr 21, 2026
Lockheed Martin will integrate the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement into the Aegis Combat System under a roughly $200 million contract from the U.S. Navy.
Acting Space Development Agency Director GP Sandhoo speaks to reporters April 15, 2026, at the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Credit: Space Foundation
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USSF Fiscal 2027 Request Reveals Space Development Agency Shift

Apr 21, 2026
One of the U.S. Space Force’s main acquisition offices could soon undergo a significant revamp.
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Northrop Discloses Sale Of Company-Owned B-21 Test Asset To U.S. Air Force

Apr 21, 2026
Northrop Grumman says a previously undisclosed company-owned test aircraft has been sold to the USAF as part of a B-21 Raider production acceleration pact.
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Thales Sees Air Defense Interest From Iran War, Aerospace Uncertainty

Apr 21, 2026
Thales expects the Iran war to drive long-term air defense demand, while noting air travel disruptions could be a headwind for commercial aviation activities.
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Ukraine Air Defense Scenario Demands Change To Western Logistics Plans

Apr 21, 2026
Western militaries need to rethink their plans to marshal and resupply frontline troops given the lessons from Ukraine, argues the head of Norway’s Defense Logistics Organization.
The crew of Artemis II inspect the outside of the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of the recovery vessel USS John P. Murtha, the day after their April 10 splashdown in the Pacific.
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Lockheed Accelerates Orion Build Plan For NASA

Apr 21, 2026
Lockheed Martin is speeding up work to complete the next three Orion spacecraft for NASA’s restructured Artemis lunar program.
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Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Look At Future E-2D Radar Upgrade

Apr 20, 2026
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman are exploring a future radar mission upgrade for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye as the current Block II modernization effort prepares to ramp up.
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U.S. Space Force Cancels Long-Troubled GPS Ground System

Apr 20, 2026
The U.S. Space Force on April 20 announced it is canceling its long-delayed GPS ground control system after lengthy speculation on its future.
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Boeing Unveils GBU-75 Powered JDAM For U.S. Navy

Apr 20, 2026
Boeing demonstrated a turbojet-powered GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR) for the U.S. Navy in early April.
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U.S. Air Force To Extend Three A-10 Squadrons

Apr 20, 2026
The U.S. Air Force will keep two Fairchild Republic A-10 squadrons in service until 2030 to “preserve combat power.”
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Blue Origin Eyes BE-3U Thrust Deficiency In New Glenn Launch Failure

Apr 21, 2026
Blue Origin says initial data suggests one of two BE-3U upper-stage engines did not deliver sufficient thrust to dispatch the AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 satellite to its intended orbit.
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Australia, Japan To Collaborate On Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat

Apr 20, 2026
Australia has signed an agreement with Japan to work together in the field of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) using the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat.