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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 13, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 31 May 13, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

May 12, 2026
ELECTRIC BOAT gets $2.3b Virginia-class sub award... QUANTUM SPACE expands in Tulsa... New NASA director of launch ops...

In Brief

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In Brief: Swissto12 To Use Unfurling Antenna For GEO Broadcast To Phones

May 12, 2026
Swissto12 To Use Unfurling Antenna For GEO Broadcast To Phones

The Debrief

DARPA Sprint
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Debrief: DARPA's Sprint, Speed And The Need To Hide

May 12, 2026
DARPA's Sprint project develops a high-speed tiltrotor to address contested logistics and runway vulnerabilities with advanced V/STOL technology.

News

Credit: Northrop Grumman
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CBO Report Puts Golden Dome Program Cost At $1.2 Trillion

May 12, 2026
The stand-up and operation of a notional Golden Dome missile defense architecture would cost about $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years, the Congressional Budget Office says in a new report.
XA102
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GE XA102 Review Clears Engine For NGAP Build

May 12, 2026
GE Aerospace has taken another step toward building the first XA102 adaptive-cycle engine under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program.
South Korea’s KF-21 program
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South Korea Weighs KF-21 Block 2 Production Delay Amid Rising Costs

May 12, 2026
South Korea considers delaying KF-21 Block 2 production to 2035 as rising costs, inflation and supply chain issues impact the program.
AIRO
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AIRO Updates Range, Schedule For Jaunt Cargo UAS

May 12, 2026
AIRO unveils Jaunt UAS with five-fold range increase, adds ISR variant for military and civil uses and targets delivery by 2027.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg SFB, California, on May 11, 2026, carrying the NROL-172 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Credit: SpaceX
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NRO Confirms Its LEO-Based Constellation Supports GMTI Mission

May 12, 2026
The National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated satellite architecture is supporting a new mission area for space-based sensing and targeting.
Aselsan
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Turkey Adds Capabilities To Steel Dome Air Defense

May 11, 2026
Turkey is planning to add defensive electronic warfare capabilities to its Steel Dome air defense umbrella.
AST SpaceMobile
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AST SpaceMobile ‘Optimistic’ About New Glenn Pad Return

May 12, 2026
AST SpaceMobile plans satellite launches with Blue Origin and SpaceX, aiming to expand its constellation and integrate AI tools for better performance.
Caption: A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 on April 27 at 8:53 p.m. EDT carrying 29 satellites for the Amazon Leo broadband constellation. Photo Credit: ULA
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ULA Preps For First Amazon Launch On Vulcan Amid SRB Probe

May 11, 2026
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the first launch of its Vulcan rocket in support of Amazon’s Leo broadband constellation deployment.
Armelsan Gokbey
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Gokbey Rotorcraft Being Prepared For Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission

May 07, 2026
Turkish Aerospace Industries is working with domestic industry to adapt the new Gokbey twin-engine utility helicopter into an anti-submarine warfare platform.
sky
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Italy’s MAGroup, Asfat Team Up On Light Aircraft Production In Turkey

May 06, 2026
Turkish defense firm Asfat looks set to become the country’s next aircraft manufacturer through an agreement with Italy’s MAGroup.
The RTX facility in Largo, Florida, will expand to support FAA radar production.
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RTX Expands Facility To Produce Radars For FAA

May 11, 2026
RTX’s Collins Aerospace is expanding a facility in Largo, Florida, to accelerate production of radars for the FAA’s air traffic control modernization push.