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The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to develop and build the Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Prototype (PTS-P).

A missile resembling the AIM-260 is spotted on a Navy F/A-18F, advancing U.S. air-to-air capabilities.

NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests.

Corrosion and spare parts shortages reduce UK F-35 mission rates as officials address engineering gaps and delayed infrastructure plans.

Elbit wins $34M contract to develop external fuel tanks for Israeli F-35s, boosting range and flexibility for long-range missions.

DARPA's Sprint project develops a high-speed tiltrotor to address contested logistics and runway vulnerabilities with advanced V/STOL technology.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the first launch of its Vulcan rocket in support of Amazon’s Leo broadband constellation deployment.

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The head of Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics division will retire and be replaced by Orlando “OJ” Sanchez, the leader of Skunk Works.

Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor won’t rule out pursuing the Starlab commercial low-Earth-orbit space station without NASA backing.

Lockheed Martin is joining an existing partnership between Firefly Aerospace and Seagate Space Corp. to explore offshore launch capabilities, a senior company executive announced May 4.

Israel has given the green light for the procurement of additional Lockheed Martin F-35s and Boeing F-15IAs.

The U.S. Army on April 30 released a 3 1/2-year schedule for reselecting a supplier for the Precision Strike Missile (PRSM) Increment 4 program.

Lockheed is planning self-funded demonstration flights to show not only technical capability for rendezvous and proximity operations, but also the ability to do so “at scale."

The U.S. plans to spend about $15.6 billion on development and production of the Lockheed Martin AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, documents show.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Australia approved a follow-on acquisition of Lockheed Martin Himars and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), expanding land-based long-range strike capability.

The Trump administration’s first long-range spending plan raises planned outlays for offensive missile procurement sevenfold.

Demand for all sorts of missiles—from air defense interceptors to deep-strike weapons—is starting to flow through to the earnings of major defense companies.

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The U.S. Space Force has identified the 12 companies currently on contract to develop space-based interceptors ahead of a planned 2028 demonstration.

After the success of Artemis II, Lockheed Martin proposes an upgraded Orion for NASA’s commercial deep-space needs and fast-tracks the next three vehicles.

The competition to build the U.S. Navy’s next-generation trainer has narrowed.

Lockheed Martin encountered development problems with its latest F-16 configuration, denting earnings along with issues on the C-130J Hercules.