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Reuters • Mike Stone

Lockheed Martin and Pentagon Move to Accelerate AIM-260 Missile Production

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Department of War have signed a framework agreement to accelerate production and delivery of the classified AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile for F-22 and F-35 fighters. The effort comes alongside broader moves to expand missile-industry capacity and introduce modular architectures for future variants.

Bloomberg • Anthony Capaccio

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Accelerate Production of Classified Air-to-Air Missile

Bloomberg • David Welch

GM Defense Delivers First Patriot Missile Parts to Lockheed

Also: The Aviationist, defensemirror.com, defence-industry.eu, Seeking Alpha, Economic Times and 8 more

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2026-09-17T05:35:54.116303-07:00

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Bloomberg • Benedikt Kammel

Ryanair Dangles $1.6 Billion Baltic Investment as Rival Stumbles

By Bloomberg: Ryanair Holdings Plc proposed a five-year investment plan in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that includes more routes and planes, as the Irish discount carrier seeks to capitalize on the woes of Air Baltic Corp AS that just sought creditor protection.

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2026-09-17T06:20:34.219574-07:00

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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Impulse Space Raises $308M Series D Extension

By Payload: Impulse Space announced a $308M extension to its Series D round yesterday—bringing the round’s total to $808M.

1 Source

2026-09-17T05:51:13.681169-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Honeywell Aerospace led alliance makes hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

By AeroTime: A Honeywell Aerospace led alliance of 18 European companies have made a significant breakthrough developing a megawatt-class hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

1 Source

2026-09-17T06:37:24.227633-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff

By Air Data News: Severe vibrations caused parts of the cabin interior of an Iranian Boeing 737-300 to detach during a rejected takeoff at Mashhad International Airport, with video showing passengers trying to hold overhead components as the aircraft shook violently.

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2026-09-17T05:06:06.390493-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Icarus Robotics Completes Parabolic Flight Test Ahead of ISS Mission

By Payload: Icarus Robotics completed a four-flight parabolic test campaign of its free-flying robot in preparation for its first ISS mission in 2027.

Also: SpaceNews.com

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2026-09-17T06:05:10.214951-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Scott Firsing, Zolana João

Eight African nations signed the Artemis Accords. Now give them a path to the moon.

By SpaceNews.com: A year and a half ago, we took to SpaceNews to plead our case: If the United States teamed up with African nations in space, everyone would win.

1 Source

2026-09-17T06:10:44.956476-07:00

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

AURA AERO's X-VOLT hybrid-electric testbed returns to flight

By ch-aviation: AURA AERO (Toulouse Francazal) returned the X-VOLT hybrid-electric demonstrator to flight on September 16. The aircraft serves as a flying testbed for the company's future 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the ERA.

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2026-09-17T06:50:41.615247-07:00

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