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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 19, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 57 June 19, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jun 18, 2026
BOEING gets P-8A awards... New senior VP of global services at SITA... STELLAR SOLUTIONS promotes intel VP...

In Brief

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In Brief: MBDA’s Diamond Loitering Munition Cements UAE Ties

Jun 18, 2026
MBDA’s Diamond Loitering Munition Cements UAE Ties

The Debrief

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Debrief: German Army Prepares For Post-Tiger Era

Jun 18, 2026
Germany’s army aviation units have begun the transition from the Airbus Tiger attack helicopter to Airbus’ H145M LKH light attack helicopter.

News

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ESA Studies Doubling Ariane 6 Flight Cadence

Jun 18, 2026
ESA is assessing the feasibility of hiking the launch cadence for the Ariane 6 rocket to as many as 20 flights per year to address an anticipated shortage of European launch capacity in a few years.
Kawasaki EC-2 standoff jammer aircraft
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Japanese Standoff Jammer Begins Development Trials

Jun 18, 2026
Japan has dispatched its Kawasaki EC-2 standoff jammer aircraft to its flight development center after taking flight earlier this year.
Credit: Relativity Space Caption: Relativity is nearing completion of the Terran R first stage qualification article.
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Relativity Unveils Privately Funded Mars Orbiter

Jun 18, 2026
Under new owner and CEO Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, California-based Relativity Space is setting its sights on Mars.
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Rheinmetall Expands Space Partnerships With Vantor

Jun 18, 2026
Rheinmetall has signed a agreement with satellite imagery services provider Vantor in the German armored vehicle maker’s expanding push into space.
Art credit: JetZero Caption: JetZero's BWB demonstrator will feature V tails and winglets rather than the original wingtip rudders
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JetZero Reveals Revised BWB Design As Demonstrator Takes Shape

Jun 18, 2026
JetZero has revealed key design changes to its blended wing body demonstrator as it moves toward the first flight readiness assessment at the end of the year.
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ESA Targets Faster Moon Lander Missions

Jun 18, 2026
The European Space Agency is looking to assert its relevance in lunar exploration, with an eye on pulling forward some its planned Argonaut lander missions.
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Finland Greenlights Small Diameter Bomb Buy For F-35

Jun 18, 2026
The Finnish government has given the go-ahead for the country’s Defense Forces Logistics Command to procure RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II munitions to equip its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As.
: Mach Industries Caption: Mach's Atlas UAS is designed to carry existing munitions on strike missions from warship flight decks
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Mach, Whisper To Demo Warship-Based Near-VTOL Strike UAS

Jun 16, 2026
U.S. startup Mach Industries has confirmed it has won a Defense Innovation Unit contract to demo a hybrid-electric uncrewed long-range strike aircraft.
Divergent developed in-house a large 3D printer Credit: Divergent
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Divergent Unveils Large 3D Printer, Second Factory

Jun 17, 2026
Divergent Technologies has unveiled a large laser powder bed fusion 3D printer that it developed in-house and plans for a second factory in Long Beach, California.
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Startup Katalyst Aims To Boost NASA Telescope On Its Space Debut

Jun 17, 2026
Startup Katalyst prepares June 27 to demonstrate satellite reboost services on NASA's Swift telescope using its LINK spacecraft.
Safran weapons
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Safran Plans Edge Joint Ventures Around Hammer, UAVs

Jun 16, 2026
Safran and Edge Group signed said they have agreed around a joint venture to work on the French manufacturer’s Hammer precision weapon.
Rheinmetall missiles at eurosatory
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Rheinmetall-Destinus JV Plan Prioritizes Long-Range Cruise Missile

Jun 18, 2026
Rheinmetall and Destinus plan to accelerate the fielding of the 2,000-km-class (1,080 nm.) Ruta Block 3 cruise missile as part of the brewing partnership.
nLight laser demo
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nLight CEO Says Megawatt Demo Is On Track

Jun 16, 2026
nLight confirms 1-MW laser demo on track for year-end test as Pentagon eyes transition to production.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: Indonesian Air Force Fleets + Deliveries 2026-2036

Jun 18, 2026
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