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Reuters • Mike Stone

Lockheed Martin Unveils Next-Generation Air-to-Air Missile and Accelerates Production

Lockheed Martin has disclosed details of a next-generation air-to-air missile designed to counter threats from China and reached an agreement with the Defense Department to accelerate production as the Pentagon works to replenish depleted munitions stockpiles.

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, Economic Times, Seeking Alpha and 5 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.

1 Source

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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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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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

SatPort to Build Landing Stations for Telesat Lightspeed

By Via Satellite: SatPort Infrastructure will develop, build, and host landing stations for the Telesat Lightspeed constellation, to connect Lightspeed to terrestrial networks.

1 Source

2026-09-17T05:20:13.941883-07:00

aviation Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

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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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