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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 7, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 27 May 07, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

May 06, 2026
AAR announces new corporate structure... AMENTUM gets T-6 sustainment award... GARMIN honored by EMBRAER...

In Brief

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In Brief: New Zealand’s Syos Aerospace Prepares Wider Drones Tests In Ukraine

May 06, 2026
New Zealand’s Syos Aerospace Prepares Wider Drones Tests In Ukraine

The Debrief

Credit: Pixxel
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Debrief: India’s Pixxel Eyes AI Sovereignty With Orbiting Data Center

May 06, 2026
Space sovereignty is taking on additional geopolitical significance as Pixxel of Bengaluru announces plans to launch an orbiting data center for India.

News

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New Heavy Bomber Study Appears In U.S. Air Force Spending Plans

May 06, 2026
The U.S. Air Force plans to launch an analysis of alternatives study next year for a New Heavy Bomber aircraft.
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USAF Unretires B-1B As It Changes Bomber’s Long-Term Plan

May 06, 2026
The U.S. Air Force has revived a retired Rockwell B-1B Lancer as it reversed its long-term plan for the swept wing bomber fleet.
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Space Force To Add $4.4 Billion To RG-XX Contracting Vehicle

May 06, 2026
The U.S. Space Force plans to add $4.4 billion for a nascent program to build next-generation space domain awareness satellites for geosynchronous orbit.
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Northrop Finally Flies DARPA’s Hybrid-Electric XQR-73 Shepard UAS

May 06, 2026
Northrop Grumman has flown an experimental hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft designed under a DARPA X-Prime project.
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U.S. OKs Philippines For Bell 505 Helicopter Training Package

May 06, 2026
The U.S. State Department has approved the Philippines’ request for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X training package, valued at approximately $150 million.
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USMC Plans To Buy 17 UC-12s In Two Years

May 06, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps plans to buy 10 UC-12W support aircraft in fiscal 2027, almost doubling the service’s fleet in one year, with another seven to follow in 2028.
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Kongsberg Awaits Zone 5 Acquisition OK From U.S.

May 06, 2026
Kongsberg is hoping to get word from the U.S. government in the coming weeks about its proposed acquisition of low-cost missile developer Zone 5 Technologies.
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Lockheed Taps Skunk Works Boss For Next Aeronautics President

May 06, 2026
The head of Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics division will retire and be replaced by Orlando “OJ” Sanchez, the leader of Skunk Works.
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Departing Leonardo CEO Projects Continuity

May 06, 2026
Leonardo’s departing CEO expects the new management team to largely stay the course even if some adjustments to plans may take place, Robert Cingolani said on his last day on the job.
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MQ-9B Airborne Early Warning Version Nears First Flight

May 06, 2026
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Saab are close to the first flight of an MQ-9B Reaper equipped to perform airborne early warning (AEW) duties.
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NATO Plans Space Domain Awareness Marketplace

May 06, 2026
The North Atlantic Treat Organization is looking to set up a space domain awareness marketplace similar to the U.S. Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) effort.
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Hensoldt Sees German Air Defense Radar Growth, Jammer Plane Progress

May 06, 2026
German defense electronics specialist Hensoldt expects Germany to boost its commitment to the TRML-4D air defense radar system tenfold.
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Turkish Industry Develops One-Way Attack Drone Options

May 05, 2026
With conflicts near its borders increasingly dominated by one-way attack drones, Turkey’s defense industry is accelerating efforts to develop domestic options.
The International Space Station was photographed by ESA (European Space Agency)
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NASA, Roscosmos Address Space Station Cracks

May 04, 2026
Experts from NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos continue to pursue the cause and implications of structural cracks in a Russian segment of the ISS.
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EU Seeks Ukraine Drone Alliance Participants

May 05, 2026
The EU launched a call for participation in the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance aimed at fostering development of UAS and ways to defend against them.