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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 4, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 24 May 04, 2026
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U.S. Air Force
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Qatar-Donated 747 Finishes Mods, Flight Tests For Air Force One Role

May 01, 2026
The Boeing 747-8i given to President Trump to serve as an interim Air Force One has completed flight testing and will roll out this summer, the service says.
Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

May 01, 2026
COLLINS gets Chinook avionics award... THINKOM announces new C-UAS... IRELAND to sign Artemis Accords...
petro
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In Brief: Kennedy Space Center Director Petro Retires

May 01, 2026
Kennedy Space Center Director Petro Retires
prsm
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U.S. Army Restarts Competition For Long-Range PRSM

May 01, 2026
The U.S. Army on April 30 released a 3 1/2-year schedule for reselecting a supplier for the Precision Strike Missile (PRSM) Increment 4 program.
ch53
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USMC Increases CH-53K Fleet Ahead Of First Deployment

May 01, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps is increasing its adoption of the CH-53K King Stallion with 12 aircraft on Sikorsky’s production line.
Virgin Galactic
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Virgin Galactic Set For Delta-Class SpaceShip Ground Testing

Apr 30, 2026
Virgin Galactic has completed structural assembly of the first Delta-class SpaceShip.
Su-57
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Ukraine Claims Strike On Russian Su-57s

May 01, 2026
Ukraine says it has struck a facility housing Russian Su-57 fighters and Su-34 fighter bombers.
lass
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Kinetic Self-Defense Proposed For U.S. Airlifters, Tankers

Apr 30, 2026
An air-launched kinetic interceptor could soon be a self-defense option for the U.S. Air Force’s vulnerable fleet of a tankers and airlifters.
Gokbey
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Turkish Aerospace Delivers New Gokbey Helicopter To Turkish Army

May 01, 2026
Turkish Aerospace Industries has delivered the first military example of the T625 Gokbey twin-engine medium helicopter to Turkey’s army.
moonsuv
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Lunar Outpost Responds To Faster NASA Timeline With ‘Sporty’ Rover

Apr 27, 2026
Lunar terrain vehicle developer Lunar Outpost is prioritizing the design of a “sporty” lighter weight utility rover over its larger Eagle vehicle.
Terra Drone Caption: The longer-range Terra A2 is part of a two-layer approach to low-cost drone interception
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Japan’s Terra Drones Boosts Stake In Drone Defenses

Apr 29, 2026
Japan’s Terra Drones has acquired its second stake in a Ukrainian manufacturer of interceptor drones.
Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess
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White House Nominates Third Chief Of Space Operations

May 01, 2026
The White House has nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess to serve as the Pentagon’s third Chief of Space Operations.
Soyuz-5 Medium-Lift Launcher
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Russo-Kazakh Soyuz-5 Launcher Debuts

May 01, 2026
After more than a decade of suffering an erosion of its launch prowess, Russia is trying to make a comeback with the inaugural launch of a new Soyuz rocket.

The Debrief

Credit: Lockheed Martin
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Debrief: Inside Lockheed Martin’s Plans To Prove Agility In Space Dominance

May 01, 2026
Lockheed is planning self-funded demonstration flights to show not only technical capability for rendezvous and proximity operations, but also the ability to do so “at scale."

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