aviation   777X   Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
The Air Current • Jon Ostrower, Julie Johnsson

Boeing scraps a dormant 777X airframe after years of rework and storage

Boeing has quietly scrapped a Boeing 777-9 airframe that sat dormant for roughly six years at an airfield north of Seattle. The stored aircraft had its engines weighed in place and missing engine components covered, underscoring a looming “massive” rework challenge for the program.

2026-07-18T18:13:22.134484-07:00
defense   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
Wall Street Journal • Jared Malsin, Robbie Gramer, Summer Said

Turkey Aims to Offload Russian Air-Defense System as It Seeks to Buy U.S. F-35s

By Wall Street Journal: ISTANBUL—Turkey is in talks to transfer a sophisticated Russian air-defense system to the United Arab Emirates in hopes of clearing American objections to its purchase of advanced F-35 warplanes, U.S.

2026-07-18T16:30:28.387956-07:00
space   Satellite   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Pentagon awards $7.1 million to expand U.S. production of cover glass for satellites

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon awarded $7.1 million to Martin Materials Solutions to expand U.S. manufacturing of space-qualified cover glass, a specialized material used to protect the solar cells that power satellites.

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2026-07-18T10:04:15.510008-07:00