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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 9, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 49 June 09, 2026
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In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Jun 08, 2026
The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jun 08, 2026
YORK SPACE SYSTEMS shipping Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites... HONEYWELL announces record date for spinoff... QUANTUM SPACE to go public via SPAC...

AH-1Z and UH-1Y. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
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Solicitation Details USMC’s Goals For AH-1Z, UH-1Y Replacement

Jun 08, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps is starting anew with an effort to replace its Bell AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopter fleet with a new, potentially uncrewed aircraft.
The U.S. Space Force is looking for launch providers who are interested in using Space Launch Complex-9 at Vandenberg SFB, California. Credit: U.S. Space Force
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USSF Seeking Small, Medium-Launch Providers At Vandenberg

Jun 08, 2026
The U.S. Space Force is opening up an undeveloped site at its Western Range to support small- and medium-lift launch missions.
Royal Danish Air Force
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U.S. OKs Denmark For JASSM-ER Cruise Missile Buy

Jun 08, 2026
The U.S. has OK'd Denmark for a potential foreign military sale of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range air-launched cruise missiles.
Airbus U145
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Airbus To Reveal Uncrewed U145 At ILA Berlin Airshow

Jun 08, 2026
Airbus Helicopters is getting ready to unveil an uncrewed variant of its H145 twin-engine light helicopter at Berlin’s ILA Airshow, which opens June 10.
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L3Harris, Launch Providers In Talks For Xoople Earth Imaging Push

Jun 05, 2026
L3Harris Technologies is in talks with launch service providers to support the planned rollout of a new Earth imaging system it is developing with Xoople.
Lufthansa Technik
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Lufthansa Technik Eyes Larger Defense Activities

Jun 08, 2026
Lufthansa Technik is preparing to ramp up its defense activities as Germany starts introducing into service a range of new aircraft.
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South Korea Restores Original KF-21 Production Plan

Jun 08, 2026
South Korea has reversed plans to scale back production of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 fighter, restoring the program to its original schedule.
X-59's flight display reads Mach 1.077 (highlighted) as the low-boom testbed goes supersonic for the first time
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NASA’s Low-Boom X-59 Breaks The Sound Barrier

Jun 08, 2026
NASA’s Lockheed Martin-built X-59 Quesst low-boom demonstrator conducted its first supersonic flight on June 5, reaching Mach 1.1 on an 81-min. mission.
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ISS Crewmembers Shelter Briefly As Cosmonauts Try To Fix Latest Leak

Jun 05, 2026
Five of the International Space Station's (ISS) seven crew temporarily retreated to the docked SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon capsule as a safe haven on June 5.
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Czech Astronaut ISS Bound Under Vast Mission

Jun 08, 2026
A Czech astronaut is poised to travel to the International Space Station under a Vast private astronaut mission, the European Space Agency said.

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The Debrief

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Debrief: How Ukraine’s Battlefield Shifts Destinus’ Business Plan

Jun 08, 2026
Destinus is preparing the next step in its push to become a full-fledged rival to the likes of MBDA by designing rockets not just for the battle in Ukraine today, but for conflict tomorrow.