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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 14, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 32 May 14, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

May 14, 2026
VOYAGER reports ISS data center milestone... New defense chief at PERATON... MOOG gets V-22 component repair award...

In Brief

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In Brief: UK Police Approved To Acquire More Airbus H135s

May 14, 2026
News in Brief

The Debrief

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Daily Memo: Why This Wave Of Aerospace Manufacturing Digitalization Is Different

May 06, 2026
While AR/VR has undoubtedly matured from earlier rollouts, its growing adoption in aerospace and defense is more about the yawning gap in the workforce.

News

Leidos’s LCCM
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Pentagon Strikes Missile Deals With Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos, Zone 5

May 13, 2026
Pentagon plans to buy 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles and 500 hypersonic missiles annually, expanding its industrial base and accelerating procurement timelines.
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KC-46 Recovery Plan Moves Vision System Upgrade To 2028

May 13, 2026
A recovery plan for the Boeing KC-46 pushes the arrival of the Remote Vision System (RVS) 2.0 upgrade by more than a year.
Patriot
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Switzerland Sees More Patriot Delays, Eyes Alternative Bidders

May 13, 2026
Bern expects to assess French, German, Israeli, and South Korean air and missile defense options to augment its needs given expanding issues with delivery of the U.S. Patriot systems.
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Starship Version 3 Prepped For May 19 Debut

May 13, 2026
After a seven-month hiatus, SpaceX is preparing to resume flight tests of the Starship-Super Heavy with launch of a re-engineered, orbital-class vehicle slated for May 19.
Vampire
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Small Bombers Added To Drone Dominance Program Shopping List

May 13, 2026
The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program is expanding to include the acquisition of recoverable “bomber” types of uncrewed aircraft systems.
Onyx
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U.S. Air Force Orders One-Way Attack Drones From Aevex

May 13, 2026
The U.S. Air Force has ordered a batch of one-way attack drones and support services from Aevex, according to the U.S. company which has supplied thousands of similar systems to Ukraine.
Star Catcher’s technology is designed to use Fresnel lenses to collect and concentrate sunlight Credit: Star Catcher
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Star Catcher Plans Orbital Power-Beaming Demo This Year

May 13, 2026
Startup Star Catcher Industries plans to demonstrate orbital optical power beam before the end of the year.
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Metrea To Demonstrate Fireswift To European Firefighting Agencies

May 13, 2026
Aviation services company Metrea is gearing up to demonstrate its Fireswift aerial firefighting aircraft to European governments in the coming weeks.
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Rheinmetall, Deutsche Telekom Team On Drone Defense Of Infrastructure

May 13, 2026
Rheinmetall and Deutsche Telekom have teamed on an initiative to improve drone defense of urban areas and critical infrastructure.
SES
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SES Sees Several More Weeks On IRIS² Review

May 13, 2026
SES reviews IRIS² participation as financial viability remains key, cancels two satellites and adjusts fleet plans to align with return criteria.
Skyview
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Switzerland Sees Turnaround With Beleaguered Air Surveillance Program

May 13, 2026
The Swiss government said it will lean more heavily on RUAG to help manage development of an expansive military and civil air traffic surveillance program that it now believes may come in on time and on budget.
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South Korean, Singaporean Entities Partner To Support Space Startup Expansion

May 13, 2026
BlueTide and KARI partner to expand South Korean space startups into Singapore, focusing on commercialization, investment access and global market entry.
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SkyFi Secures SOCOM Contract, Explores Asia-Pacific Shared Imagery Platform

May 13, 2026
SkyFi secures SOCOM contract to develop imagery tools for troops and explores Asia-Pacific partnerships for sovereign intelligence and shared imagery platforms.