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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 3, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 45 June 03, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jun 02, 2026
COLLINS AEROSPACE expands Polish landing gear facility ... NXGENCOMM unveils “Barn Owl” EW system ... MDA SPACE supporting BAE’s MEO EPOCH 2 ...

In Brief

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Explosion At Hanwha Aerospace Munitions Facility Kills Five

Jun 02, 2026
Explosion At Hanwha Aerospace Munitions Facility Kills Five

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Poland, Romania Sign European Security-Funded Defense Contracts

Jun 02, 2026
European countries have begun signing off on major defense equipment spending using Security Action for Europe loans.
U.S. Capitol
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Key Lawmaker: GOP Has ‘Framework’ Of New Reconciliation Bill

Jun 02, 2026
Congressional Republicans have a self-imposed deadline of late July to finish a new reconciliation bill.
NASA
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NASA Backs Off Plan For U.S.-Owned, Post-ISS Module

Jun 02, 2026
NASA is rescinding a proposal to anchor a post-International Space Station commercial platform with a government-owned module.
Demand for rideshare and kick stage transportation is growing Impulse Space's order backlog Credit: Impulse Space
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Impulse Space, Orbital Transfer Vehicle Developer, Raises $500m

Jun 02, 2026
Impulse Space, an orbital transfer vehicle and rocket motor developer, has raised a $500 million Series D to fund expansion of its manufacturing capacity.
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Blue Origin Eyes Return To Flight Before Year-End

Jun 02, 2026
Despite extensive damage from the the explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on its launchpad, the company is aiming to return to flight before year-end.
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U.S. Air Force Preps For Next Gen Penetrator Production

Jun 02, 2026
The U.S. Air Force says it is preparing for the production and sustainment phase of a program developing a Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) bomb.
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Draco Aircraft In Final Investor Push To Launch Development Program

Jun 01, 2026
Draco Aircraft is looking to secure a third investor that should give it sufficient capital to launch a development and certification program of its Wilga PZL-104-based platform.
Saab
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First Brazilian Two-Seat Gripen Unveiled In Sweden

Jun 02, 2026
Saab has rolled out the first of eight two-seat F-39F Gripen fighters ordered by the Brazilian air force at the company’s original final assembly line.
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Voyager Technologies Boosts Lunar Ambition With Astrobotic Tech Deal

Jun 02, 2026
Voyager Technologies disclosed the purchase of Astrobotic Technology to burnish its lunar exploration capabilities.
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GE Hybrid-Electric Evaluation Paves Way For Flight Tests

Jun 02, 2026
GE Aerospace is moving toward flight tests of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine system on a modified Saab 340B testbed.
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Firefly Subsidiary Wins U.S. Air Force Fusion Work

Jun 02, 2026
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Firefly Aerospace subsidiary SciTec a contract to supply the operational data fusion system for the Cloud-Based Command and Control program.

The Debrief

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Debrief: Can New AI Agents Cut Engineering From Weeks To Hours? Nvidia Thinks So

Jun 02, 2026
Nvidia revealed partnerships for its AI agent infrastructure, which it calls an Agent Toolkit, to support autonomous work in several engineering applications.

Air Forces In Focus