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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 8, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 28 May 08, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

May 07, 2026
BOEING gets Air Force One long-lead parts award ... HOWMET AEROSPACE reports strong quarter ... New EVP for strategy at AIRBUS...

In Brief

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In Brief: UK Plans Two-Year eLoran Technology Deployment

May 07, 2026
UK Plans Two-Year eLoran Technology Deployment

The Debrief

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Debrief: Turkey’s Hybrid Approach To Lunar Exploration

May 07, 2026
A Turkish rocket propulsion company is at the heart of the country’s efforts to establish a presence in lunar exploration.

News

Credit: U.S. Army
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DARPA Wants Autonomous UAS Swarms, Storage

May 07, 2026
DARPA wants the ability to autonomously store, launch and recover swarms of Group 1 through 3 drones.
ENGRT project Caption: Low-speed wind tunnel testing of the ATA concept was conducted under a European Defense Fund project
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Tests Confirm Performance Benefits Of Leonardo’s Advanced Tiltrotor

May 07, 2026
Wind tunnel tests of an advanced tiltrotor concept developed by Leonardo have confirmed double-digit gains in aerodynamic efficiency.
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JAXA Joins Ramses Mission With H3 Launch To Asteroid

May 07, 2026
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan’s space agency, has agreed to work with the European Space Agency on the Ramses planetary defense mission.
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Norway Restricts Export Of Naval Strike Missile To Malaysia

May 07, 2026
The Norway government has restricted the export of Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) technology to Malaysia.
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Rheinmetall Eyes MQ-28 Ghost Bat Production At F-35 Site

May 07, 2026
Rheinmetall would plan to build Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bats collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) at its facility that is also building Lockheed Martin F-35 parts if it can convince the German government to buy the drone.
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Uruguay Plans Satcom Regeneration Effort

May 07, 2026
The government of Uruguay is looking to rebuild its satellite communications capability, particularly with an eye on military needs.
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Anduril Confirms Internal Hypersonic Program, Teaming With Rocket Lab

May 07, 2026
Anduril plans to conduct three company-funded tests of a hypersonic vehicle launched by a Rocket Lab rocket, the launch company said May 7.
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Indonesia Signs Up To Acquire Baykar’s Kizilelma UCAV

May 07, 2026
Indonesia could become the first international customer for Baykar’s Kizilelma autonomous combat aircraft.
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HawkEye 360 Eyes $416M IPO Haul

May 07, 2026
HawkEye 360 is looking to raise around $416 million in its initial public offering (IPO), the company said hours before its first day of trading.
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UK Set For Tactical UAS Downselect

May 07, 2026
The UK Defense Ministry is getting close to picking a tactical UAS under the so-called Corvus program and replacing the Thales Watchkeeper system.
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U.S. Air Force Plans To Fast-Track Heavy Pylon For B-52s

May 06, 2026
The U.S. Air Force released plans to fast-track the development of a new weapons pylon for the Boeing B-52 bomber that can carry weapons loads up 20,000 lb.
Spire Global
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Spire Global Establishes German Satellite Site

May 07, 2026
Spire Global has opened its satellite manufacturing facility in Munich.
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Roketsan Grows Turkish UAS Weapons Options

May 06, 2026
Turkish missile developer Roketsan has unveiled a new version of its Smart Micro Munition (MAM) family of glide bombs.
Satellite-based InSAR promises to detect small changes to the Earth's surface Credit: Capella Space
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Capella Space Debuts InSAR Sat Service For Surface Monitoring

May 04, 2026
Capella Space has commercially debuted its Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) service.
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GKN Aerospace Additive Fabrication Emerging As Catalyst For Growth

May 01, 2026
GKN Aerospace is turning to additive fabrication as a “big play” to secure positions on next-generation aircraft programs and improve production efficiency.