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By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman and NASA on June 26 conducted the first test of its Booster Obsolescence Life Extension solid rocket motor.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
News in brief.
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By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is considering the optimal way to build out a vast and critical data transport satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
LOCKHEED gets F-35 logistics system award... U.S./SWEDEN technology safeguards agreement... ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES working with NASA on PV power beaming...
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By Steve Trimble
Proposed cuts to stealth fighters and attack helicopters could drop U.S. Defense Department aircraft procurement to modern lows in fiscal 2026.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The USAF will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using diverted funds.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brandon Patrick
To cost-conscious operators who already rely on Huey-based legacy fleets, the 412EPX’s blend of modernity and familiarity may prove attractive.
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By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan faces several significant challenges in efforts to detect, track and mitigate potential hazards posed by NEOs.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s minimal budget request for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation fighter will keep the program limping along as it awaits a decision on its future.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus Defense and Space is helping Hynaero—a startup company created in 2023 in Bordeaux—raise funds to launch a new firefighting amphibian aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. strikes on Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Enrichment facility were 15 years in the making.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Continued, extensive cost growth was a main driving factor in canceling the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force despite previous efforts to lower costs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 budget request carries the imprint of recent conflicts, with a big investment in air and missile defense systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
After having demoed the ability to target high-altitude balloons using fighters, the French Air and Space Force will test the capacity at even higher altitudes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Crewmembers on Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission, Ax-4, were welcomed onboard the International Space Station early June 26.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
Cessna’s SkyCourier twin-turboprop transport could find a role as a “light strategic transport” aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has advanced the development of its firefighting capability for the A400M airlifter after completing a series of test drops and demonstrations in France.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
SoftBank is injecting capital into Sceye so that the airship developer can provide HAPS solutions over Japan.
Connected Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
New images circulating on Chinese social media of the Shaanxi KJ-3000 provide further insights into the AEW&C aircraft's configuration and potential capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Rocket Lab says ESA has picked the company to deploy the first two low-Earth-orbit positioning navigation and timing satellites using its Electron rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
News in brief.
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
New satellite facility for UMBRA SPACE... NORTHROP donates to Smithsonian renovation... PARAZERO regains Nasdaq compliance...
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By Vivienne Machi
Lawmakers want to give the U.S. Space Force $1 billion to support the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle program under the proposed budget reconciliation bill.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Three GOP lawmakers introduced a new measure to authorize a series of new procurement and development efforts for the Golden Dome missile defense shield.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
An accurate assessment of the performance of the Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator in its combat debut in Iran could take several days to complete.
Missile Defense & Weapons