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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 5, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 47 June 05, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jun 04, 2026
JGA SPACE & DEFENSE expands in North Carolina... AEROVIRONMENT gets order for P550 UAS... New CEO for ICEYE...

In Brief

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In Brief: SpaceX Seeks $75bn Through IPO

Jun 04, 2026
SpaceX Seeks $75bn Through IPO

The Debrief

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Debrief: Is GCAP About To Get A New Co-Pilot?

Jun 04, 2026
A UK government decision to wrestle financial control of the Global Combat Air Program away from the defense ministry may place the trinational fighter program on firmer financial footing.

News

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Honeywell Expands Component Capacity For Booming Missile Market

Jun 04, 2026
Spurred by unprecedented U.S. and international demand for missiles, Honeywell Aerospace is “aggressively expanding capacity” to boost supply of key components.
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U.S. Navy Depot Delivers First Retrofit TR-3 Suite For F-35

Jun 04, 2026
A U.S. Navy depot delivered the first Lockheed Martin F-35 upgraded with a generational avionics improvement in May.
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France Tests H225M Caracals In Counterdrone Mission

Jun 04, 2026
France has conducted tests of the Airbus H225M Caracal helicopter in a counterdrone role using onboard machine guns.
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Lawmakers Again Press To Keep A-10s In Service

Jun 04, 2026
Lawmakers are again pressing the U.S. Air Force to find ways to keep the aging A-10 attack jet in service long-term.
A KC-46 seen from the remote vision system of another KC-46 during a flight test. Credit: Boeing
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Boeing, USAF Finish First Phase Of KC-46 Vision System Flight Tests

Jun 04, 2026
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed the first phase of flight testing a major upgrade to the KC-46’s remote vision system.
Photo (attached): SD Government will provide mission-critical communications services NOAA’s Lockheed WP-3D Orions. Credit: NOAA
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Gogo Business Receives NOAA Comms Contract

Jun 04, 2026
Gogo says its SD Government business has received a $7.5 million contract from the NOAA to provide comms services for the agency’s Lockheed WP-3D “hurricane hunter” aircraft.
roman
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Super Puma Final Assembly Revival Set In Romania

Jun 04, 2026
Final assembly of Airbus’ Super Puma in Romania looks set to be revived.
Credit: Northrop Grumman
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Self-Defense Lasers For CCAs Get DARPA’s Attention

Jun 04, 2026
DARPA is exploring options for installing tactical high-energy laser systems on Collaborative Combat Aircraft and ground vehicles for self-defense.
Aviation Week Defense & Space Executive Editor Robert Wall (left) moderates a space superiority panel with industry executives and Space Systems Command Deputy Commander Col. Andrew Menschner (right) at the 2026 Space Tech Expo on June 3, 2026, in Anaheim, California. Credit: Space Tech Expo // Informa
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SSC Expands Other Transaction Authority Use By 470%

Jun 03, 2026
Space Systems Command is now leaning heavily on other transaction authorities to award key contracts, the command’s deputy chief said June 3.
Finnish Air Force Gates Learjet 35A
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Finland Finalizing Air Force Learjet Replacement Plans

Jun 03, 2026
The Finnish Air Force is set to finalize a decision on a replacement for its long-serving multimission Gates Learjets this month.
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Lockheed Reveals ‘Flawless’ PRSM Increment 4 Test Result

Jun 04, 2026
Lockheed Martin said June 4 that it completed a final ground test of a U.S. Army surface-to-surface missile project before the government sent a stop-work order.
Varda Space
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Varda Space Eyes Monthly Flight Cadence

Jun 04, 2026
Varda Space Industries is looking to significantly ramp up the flight pace of its hypersonic reentry capsule.
Leonardo Helicopters
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Three Dead In UK Royal Navy AW101 Crash

Jun 03, 2026
Three UK Royal Navy personnel were killed June 3 in the nighttime crash of a Leonardo AW101 Merlin troop transport helicopter in southwestern England.
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Israeli Defense Exports Reach New Record

Jun 02, 2026
Demand for missiles and air defense equipment helped drive a 30% boost in Israeli defense exports to a new record, the country’s defense ministry says.
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Turkey’s Hava-SOJ Airborne Jammer Breaks Cover

Jun 01, 2026
The Turkish Air Force’s new Hava-SOJ standoff jammer conversion of the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet has finally broken cover.