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Aviation Week - Executive Editor, Defense & Space
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Rheinmetall eyes partnership with Raytheon around naval missiles
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November 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Rheinmetall's satellite ambitions go beyond the joint venture with ICEYE for synthetic aperture radars.
"We will go also into electro-optic and also into the communication satellites with other partners,” says CEO Armin Papperger
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Rheinmetall Nears First Satellite-Making Deal | Aviation Week Network
Rheinmetall forecasts an immediate need for 40 satellites. The production line is now being built up.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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“We can’t subsidize Yeovil forever,” Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani says aviationweek.com/defense/budg...
Leonardo Has Concerns Over Yeovil, Avio Space Strategy | Aviation Week Network
Leonardo is seeing its defense business booming as Europe spends more on defense, but there are issues worrying management.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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After Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy criticized delays, SpaceX issued a lengthy progress report on its Starship-based Human Landing System (HLS) that is being developed for landing astronauts on the Moon. aviationweek.com/space/space-...
After Criticism, SpaceX Issues Starship HLS Progress Report | Aviation Week Network
SpaceX has yet to demonstrate critical pieces of its Starship HLS architecture, including in-space refueling in low Earth orbit.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Airbus CEO says not dropping rate 14 goal for A220, just moving it back. Keeps rate 14 timeline vague
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Airbus adjusts A220 production ramp plan; given "the current balance between supply and demand" Airbus now aims to reach rate 12 in 2026
October 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Airbus CEO says more work has to be done to reach breakeven on the A220 program
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Airbus adjusts A220 production ramp plan; given "the current balance between supply and demand" Airbus now aims to reach rate 12 in 2026
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Airbus had 32 A320s lacking engines at end of Q3, CEO says
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Airbus adjusts A220 production ramp plan; given "the current balance between supply and demand" Airbus now aims to reach rate 12 in 2026
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Boeing officially moves 777X EIS to 2027 as it takes a $4.9 billion charge on the program in its Q3 results
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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@thedewline.bsky.social reveals Project Lotus - Northrop Grumman’s secret autonomous aircraft aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Project Lotus, Northrop Grumman’s Secret Autonomous Aircraft Revealed | Aviation Week Network
Northrop Grumman has secretly built a large new uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), dubbed Project Lotus.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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BAE, after Turkey finalizes deal for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons, says it anticipates that it will recognise around £4.6 billion including through its shareholding in MBDA, from the deal
October 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Kratos Defense will utilize the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed (MACH-TB) program. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Kratos To Use Hermeus’ Supersonic Aircraft For MACH-TB | Aviation Week Network
Kratos Defense will use the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s MACH-TB program.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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+ Saab CEO sees need for another Gripen production hub aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Saab eyes Gripen ramp up needs given Ukraine's interest as CEO details GlobelEye interest from Denmark, Germany, NATO, and more
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Ukraine's Gripen Plan Adds Pressure On Saab To Scale Up | Aviation Week Network
Saab is considering adding a new production hub to help address demand for Gripen production elsewhere, CEO Micael Johansson says.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Saab CEO still sees Gripen deal with Colombia close this year
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Airbus, Leonardo and Thales move forward on their plan to consolidate some of their space operations, eyeing a 2027 start of the combined entity and promising around €400 million to €600 million in synergies starting around 2032

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Airbus, Leonardo, Thales Set 2027 For Start Of New Satellite Venture | Aviation Week Network
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have joined forces to gain critical mass in the satellite business amid slumping demand for the largest telecommunications spacecraft and hot competition in other segments.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Milestone order or wishful thinking? Ukraine has taken a first step in acquiring as many as 150 Saab Gripen Es through a long-term agreement with Sweden to modernize the Ukrainian air force. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... @rotorfocus.bsky.social
Ukraine Selects Gripen E For Rebuilt Fighter Fleet | Aviation Week Network
Ukraine has taken a first step in acquiring as many as 150 Saab Gripen Es through a long-term agreement with Sweden.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Spoiled for choice: the South Korean government will have at least two alternatives next year for a scheduled decision on whether to buy an additional batch of Boeing P-8As. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... vi @thedewline.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Shield AI, the software-focused company known for its widely used Hivemind autonomy system, plans to enter into the world of high-end aircraft development with an uncrewed fighter it calls X-BAT. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... via @beverstine.bsky.social
Shield AI Unveils High-End, VTOL Collaborative Combat Aircraft | Aviation Week Network
Shield AI, the software-focused company known for its widely used Hivemind autonomy system, plans to enter into the world of high-end aircraft development with an uncrewed fighter it calls X-BAT.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Northrop Grumman CEO sees ICBS "to be a significant double-digit growth driver" in 2026
October 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Embraer says the Brazilian government has reduced its committed KC-390 purchase by one aircraft, with 18 firm orders now on the books for the military transport from that customer. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Brazil Trims Embraer KC-390 Military Transport Aircraft Order | Aviation Week Network
Embraer says Brazil has reduced its committed KC-390 purchase by one aircraft, with 18 firm orders now on the books for the military transport.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Bell in talks to supply AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters to Ukraine aviationweek.com/defense/airc... @thedewline.bsky.social
Bell, Ukraine Assess Options Related To AH-1Z, UH-1Y Sale | Aviation Week Network
Bell has confirmed new discussions with Ukrainian government agencies over a potential Foreign Military Sale of AH-1Z and UH-1Y attack and utility helicopters.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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NASA To Open SpaceX’s Artemis III Contract To Blue Origin, Others aviationweek.com/space/space-...
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The U.S. Air Force search for a new military leader broadened to more retirees and lieutenant generals after a leading contender faced new criticism on social media report @beverstine.bsky.social and @thedewline.bsky.social

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Three-Stars, Retirees Among Options For Top U.S. Air Force Job | Aviation Week Network
The U.S. Air Force search for a new military leader broadened to more retirees and lieutenant generals after a leading contender faced new criticism on social media, sources say.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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eonardo is looking to replicate its success selling the BriteCloud active decoy to the Pentagon with its BriteStorm jammer system.
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Leonardo Targets U.S. With BriteStorm Jammer | Aviation Week Network
Leonardo is looking to replicate its success selling the BriteCloud active decoy to the Pentagon with its BriteStorm jammer system.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM