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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 15, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 53 June 15, 2026

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Daily Briefs

Jun 12, 2026

NORTHROP gets F-16 AESA award... TRELLEBORG opens new facility in Casablanca... New chief engineer at HORIZON AIRCRAFT...

In Brief

Upgraded Sri Lankan Kfir Fighter Takes Flight

Jun 12, 2026

Upgraded Sri Lankan Kfir Fighter Takes Flight

Boeing Drops Out Of U.S. Navy Trainer Competition

Jun 12, 2026

Boeing has decided not to bid on the U.S. Navy’s next-generation trainer competition, a surprise move by the company that was seen as a favorite.

U.S. Air Force Outlines Early NGAL Airlifter Characteristics

Jun 12, 2026

The U.S. Air Force has shared some details about what it wants to see in its next airlifter, targeting an aircraft with about the same performance as a Boeing C-17.

Starship Version 3 launch viewed from buoy

SpaceX IPO Up 19%, Raises $75B, Makes Musk Trillionaire

Jun 12, 2026

Shares of SpaceX closed up 19% in regular trading June 12 after the space and artificial intelligence giant’s record-setting initial public offering.

Greece Selects Embraer C‑390 As Hercules Replacement

Jun 12, 2026

Greece has chosen Embraer’s C-390 airlifter to replace its long-serving Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

German Ministry of Defense Caption: German defense minister Boris Pistorius agreed the government-to-government sale with his Montenegrin counterpart, Dragan Krapović.

Helicopter Sale To Montenegro Germany’s First G2G Defense Deal

Jun 12, 2026

Germany has signed its first-ever government-to-government defense sale by providing light utility helicopters to the Balkan state of Montenegro.

NATO Summit Likely To Drive Focus On Space Capabilities

Jun 12, 2026

BERLIN—The coming NATO summit in Ankara is likely to generate a push for more clarity around what space capabilities will be needed in the future, the alliance’s top military officer said.

U.S. Air Force Seeks Subsystem For Oregon-Based Warning Radar

Jun 12, 2026

The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with a plan to install an over-the-horizon radar for homeland defense on two sites in Oregon.

British Defense Ministers Resign Over Spending Concerns

Jun 11, 2026

The UK’s defense ministry is in disarray after the departure of two ministers concerned about the government’s unwillingness to provide more funding for defense.

Rohde & Schwarz Eyes Flight Trials For New Multi-Domain Comms Network

Jun 11, 2026

Rohde & Schwarz is looking to begin flight trials for its new multi-domain secure communications network architecture as early as next year, with the goal of having key elements customer-ready by the end of the decade.

Lockheed Martin's Dragonfly Group 3 drone

Skunk Works, Divergent Unveil 3D-Printed One-Way Attack Drone

Jun 11, 2026

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has revealed a one-way attack drone entirely additively manufactured and robotically assembled by partner Divergent Technologies.

Innospace Ground Tests Upgraded Rocket, Eyes Return To Flight

Jun 12, 2026

South Korean launch service provider Innospace is conducting hot-fire testing of upgrades to its Hanbit-Nano rocket in preparation for a return to flight.

The Debrief

Debrief: Starfighters Space Boosts Toward Hypersonic, Suborbital Tests

Jun 12, 2026

Florida-based Starfighters Space is seeing an uptick in U.S. defense interest in hypersonic defense testing.

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