Aviation Week - Executive Editor, Defense & Spacehttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3mv65w72o3k2fFinland's President to Musk: Let Ukraine use Starlink to target Russian ballistic missile launchers https://aviationweek.com/defense/missile-defense-weapons/finland-urges-musk-allow-starlink-use-against-russia10 Sep 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv65w72o3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3mu2zm53k2s23German Ministry of Defense gets in bed on G-CAP.... ....but before you get too excited, we're talking about the "Projekt German Armed Forces – Contractor Augmentation Program (G-CAP)" an infrastructure program creating bed space for 63,000 personnel27 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2zm53k2s23https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3msighawazs26Looking beyond the B-21 https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/us-air-force-starts-search-bomber-succeed-b-2107 Aug 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msighawazs26https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3msigfcny4226Defense needs drive IRIS² expansion as the LEO segment is set to grow https://aviationweek.com/space/satellites/europe-expands-iris2-constellation-gets-green-light07 Aug 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msigfcny4226https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3msiejzgki22tEutelsat CEO says IRIS2 go-ahead is major milestone as constellation plans grow: https://aviationweek.com/space/satellites/iris2-enters-operational-phase-after-review-completed-eutelsat-ceo07 Aug 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiejzgki22thttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3msg3ifjp622xAustralia To Buy AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile https://aviationweek.com/defense/missile-defense-weapons/australia-buy-aim-260-joint-advanced-tactical-missile06 Aug 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg3ifjp622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3mrpp4ioez225Boeing CEO says work to do on Starliner program. Redesign 'going quite well,' he says 'but we've got to work with NASA to align on the launches that are going to be both the crewed and uncrewed launches.' [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpp4ioez225https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3mrpoxzcy5225Boeing CEO quips 'don't fall of your chair' during Q2 call as he says he sees 'very low risk' on the KC-46 going forward in terms of additional charges28 Jul 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpoxzcy5225https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3mrpm3onuts25Textron looks to keep MV-75 on track while awaiting Army reprogramming request progress https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/awaiting-reprogramming-funds-textron-self-fund-mv-75-activity28 Jul 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpm3onuts25https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4zo6ralut26Rheinmetall eyes partnership with Raytheon around naval missiles https://aviationweek.com/space/commercial-space/rheinmetall-nears-first-satellite-making-deal [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Nov 2025 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zo6ralut26https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4zo5rah5i2vRheinmetall'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 https://aviationweek.com/space/commercial-space/rheinmetall-nears-first-satellite-making-deal07 Nov 2025 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zo5rah5i2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4x4jd7ltw26“We can’t subsidize Yeovil forever,” Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani says https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/leonardo-has-concerns-over-yeovil-avio-space-strategy06 Nov 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4x4jd7ltw26https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4idle3j242vAfter 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. https://aviationweek.com/space/space-exploration/after-criticism-spacex-issues-starship-hls-progress-report31 Oct 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4idle3j242vhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4dyvqzhhy2wAirbus CEO says not dropping rate 14 goal for A220, just moving it back. Keeps rate 14 timeline vague [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dyvqzhhy2whttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4dyi4vqkx2rAirbus CEO says more work has to be done to reach breakeven on the A220 program [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dyi4vqkx2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4dyfaddkx24Airbus had 32 A320s lacking engines at end of Q3, CEO says29 Oct 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dyfaddkx24https://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4dvtl465m2nAirbus adjusts A220 production ramp plan; given "the current balance between supply and demand" Airbus now aims to reach rate 12 in 202629 Oct 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dvtl465m2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m4df33c6o62wBoeing officially moves 777X EIS to 2027 as it takes a $4.9 billion charge on the program in its Q3 results29 Oct 2025 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4df33c6o62whttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m473p7lzhk2l@thedewline.bsky.social reveals Project Lotus - Northrop Grumman’s secret autonomous aircraft https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/project-lotus-northrop-grummans-secret-autonomous-aircraft-revealed27 Oct 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m473p7lzhk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m46tgdw7uw2eBAE, 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 deal27 Oct 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46tgdw7uw2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m46rqpqbvk2kKratos 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. https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/kratos-use-hermeus-supersonic-aircraft-mach-tb27 Oct 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46rqpqbvk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3wt746iju2v+ Saab CEO sees need for another Gripen production hub https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/ukraines-gripen-plan-adds-pressure-saab-scale [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wt746iju2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3wt47cqqz2bSaab eyes Gripen ramp up needs given Ukraine's interest as CEO details GlobelEye interest from Denmark, Germany, NATO, and more https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/ukraines-gripen-plan-adds-pressure-saab-scale24 Oct 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wt47cqqz2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3wit6fewt2eSaab CEO still sees Gripen deal with Colombia close this year24 Oct 2025 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wit6fewt2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3tyz3xoge2aAirbus, 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 https://aviationweek.com/space/satellites/airbus-leonardo-thales-set-2027-start-new-satellite-venture23 Oct 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3tyz3xoge2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3s7bgpb732lMilestone 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. https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/ukraine-selects-gripen-e-rebuilt-fighter-fleet @rotorfocus.bsky.social22 Oct 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3s7bgpb732lhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3rkzu5d7s2dSpoiled 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. https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/kai-embraer-tout-p-8a-alternatives-south-korean-navy vi @thedewline.bsky.social22 Oct 2025 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rkzu5d7s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3rkyszix22qShield 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. https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/shield-ai-unveils-high-end-vtol-collaborative-combat-aircraft via @beverstine.bsky.social22 Oct 2025 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rkyszix22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3piyr4hsq2aNorthrop Grumman CEO sees ICBS "to be a significant double-digit growth driver" in 202621 Oct 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3piyr4hsq2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/r-wall.bsky.social/post/3m3pipfweu42bEmbraer 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. https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/brazil-trims-embraer-kc-390-military-transport-aircraft-order21 Oct 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:3ujjf5phcs5smuigbqcilgd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pipfweu42b