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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 29, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 42 May 29, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

May 29, 2026
BOEING gets order for four FMS P-8As ... SSC expands network in Finland... VECTOR UAS for Romania...

In Brief

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In Brief: Italy’s Sitael Sets Space Growth Targets

May 28, 2026
Italy’s Sitael Sets Space Growth Targets

The Debrief

Rocket Lab’s evolution into an end-to-end mission systems supplier has landed two SDA contracts. Credit: Rocket Lab
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Debrief: SDA Being Absorbed Into Space Force’s New PAE Plan

May 28, 2026
The Space Development Agency appears closer to disassembly than ever before.

News

Gripen
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Ukraine Finalizing Deals For Gripen Acquisition And Donation

May 28, 2026
Ukraine will receive 16 donated Saab Gripen fighters from Sweden once it finalizes the first stage of a deal to acquire new-build Gripen Es.
eus
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EU Sees Growth In Space Segments In Latest Space Market Report

May 28, 2026
The European Union is projecting a more than doubling of the global Earth observation data and services market by 2034.
gripen
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Ukraine Deal Raises Option For Gripen Canada Assembly, Saab Says

May 28, 2026
As a Canadian review of fighter acquisition plans continues, a top Saab executive says the domestic defense industry could play a role in Ukraine’s plan to acquire an initial batch of up to 20 Saab Gripen E/F fighters.
cancca
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Ottawa Startup Shaping Canada’s First Autonomous Combat Aircraft

May 28, 2026
Canada’s industrial base features all of the components necessary to develop a domestic Autonomous Collaborative Platform. And yet no company has done so.
Hermeus aircraft
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Hermeus Eyes Mass-Produced, High-Speed System With DIU Award

May 28, 2026
Hermeus has received a $159 million contract extension from the DIU to support a high-speed, uncrewed testbed aircraft and open up other opportunities.
: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the GPS III-8 mission successfully launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on April 21, 2026. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo illustration by Gwendolyn Kurzen
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In NDAA Mark, HASC Urges Greater Oversight Of PNT Portfolio

May 28, 2026
House authorizers want the Pentagon to designate a point person to oversee the Defense Department-wide position, navigation and timing (PNT) enterprise.
Chancellery of the Polish Prime Minister
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Polish-UK Defense Pact To Lead To Medium-Range Air Defense Missile

May 28, 2026
Poland and the UK are set to push ahead with development of a new medium-range surface-to-air missile.
Virgin Galactic
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Virgin Galactic Resumes Spaceship Flights For Pilot Training

May 28, 2026
Virgin Galactic has returned its first-generation SpaceShipTwo vehicle Unity to flight for pilot and ground team training.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
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Switzerland Charts Progress On F-35 Production

May 28, 2026
The Swiss government says its first Lockheed Martin F-35 has entered final assembly as the customer and company work toward first customer delivery next year.
carney
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Saab Selection By Canada Surprises, Disappoints Rival L3Harris

May 27, 2026
L3Harris executives said that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised and “disappointed” them by announcing the selection of the Saab GlobalEye.
xfire
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Thales Demos Deep-Strike Ground Launcher

May 26, 2026
Thales has demonstrated a second key element of the company's effort, with French partners, to deliver a deep-strike system of the country’s armed forces.
proteus
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Government Spending Commitments Boosting Leonardo's UK Investment

May 28, 2026
Leonardo is planning to grow its UK headcount beyond 10,000 people as the company sees greater commitments from the government on defense and security spending.
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Cosmonauts Complete Multitask Space Station Spacewalk

May 27, 2026
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev conducted a 6-hr., multitask spacewalk outside the International Space Station on May 27.