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USAF-T-7 Red Hawk data-rights dispute: $1.5B “doomsday plane” data in $1.5B engine “horse trade”

Breaking Defense reports the Air Force is weighing a high-cost, high-stakes sustainment and requirements trade to keep the T-7 Red Hawk viable—while Boeing and the service clash over data rights. A prospective deal could have the Air Force spend about $1.5B for access to “doomsday plane” data tied to a T-7 engine arrangement.

2026-06-24T07:55:05.943866-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Space Force awards Boeing up to $2B to build and support two next-generation MUOS satellites (through 2035)

2026-06-23T15:25:14.939653-07:00

Reuters

France renews DGA program of record for Harmattan AI Sonora drones, scaling to 5,000 after Orion 2026 exercise

2026-06-23T03:42:35.867850-07:00

Via Satellite

MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon in $620M cash deal

2026-06-22T13:12:43.343356-07:00

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Breaking Defense

USAF-T-7 Red Hawk data-rights dispute: $1.5B “doomsday plane” data in $1.5B engine “horse trade” Breaking Defense reports the Air Force is weighing a high-cost, high-stakes sustainment and requirements trade to keep the T-7 Red Hawk viable—while Boeing and the service clash over data rights. A prospective deal could have the Air Force spend about $1.5B for access to “doomsday plane” data tied to a T-7 engine arrangement.

2026-06-24T07:55:05.943866-07:00

USAF-T-7 Red Hawk data-rights dispute: $1.5B “doomsday plane” data in $1.5B engine “horse trade”

SpaceNews.com

Space Force awards Boeing up to $2B to build and support two next-generation MUOS satellites (through 2035) The U.S. Space Force awarded Boeing a fixed-price incentive contract worth up to $2 billion for two Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) communications satellites and launch support, extending and sustaining one of the Pentagon’s most heavily used military satcom networks. Funding impacts are slated for FY2026, with delivery coverage through 2035.

2026-06-23T15:25:14.939653-07:00

Space Force awards Boeing up to $2B to build and support two next-generation MUOS satellites (through 2035)

Vertical Mag

Bristow: Rising defense budgets could accelerate privatized military SAR programs Bristow argues that as defense budgets increase, governments are more likely to expand or outsource search-and-rescue (SAR) capabilities, creating growth opportunities for private operators. The company frames privatization as a near-term lever to increase SAR capacity and responsiveness while budgets stay on an upward trajectory.

2026-06-23T06:28:27.726682-07:00

Bristow: Rising defense budgets could accelerate privatized military SAR programs

Reuters

France renews DGA program of record for Harmattan AI Sonora drones, scaling to 5,000 after Orion 2026 exercise France’s DGA has renewed its program of record with Harmattan AI, ordering 5,000 Sonora quadcopter drones—an increase from prior deliveries—after operational success during the Orion 2026 exercise. The award highlights rapid scale-up by the early-stage French startup and a continued pivot toward local small-UAS production.

2026-06-23T03:42:35.867850-07:00

France renews DGA program of record for Harmattan AI Sonora drones, scaling to 5,000 after Orion 2026 exercise

Via Satellite

MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon in $620M cash deal MDA Space is acquiring spacecraft maker Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon for an all-cash $620 million deal. The purchase is intended to strengthen MDA’s U.S. defense position, expand its satellite-guidance component supply, and scale a space-defense manufacturing pipeline.

2026-06-22T13:12:43.343356-07:00

MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon in $620M cash deal

Bloomberg

EU Eastern-Flank Pressure on Brussels to Accelerate Air-Defense Funding as Cross-Border Drones Increase EU nations on the bloc’s eastern flank are urging Brussels to speed up approval of air-defense funding as Russian- and Ukraine-linked drones increasingly enter EU airspace, according to people familiar with the matter. The push highlights urgency in counter-UAS financing and the need to match capability delivery to fast-changing threat activity.

2026-06-18T21:38:08.141168-07:00

EU Eastern-Flank Pressure on Brussels to Accelerate Air-Defense Funding as Cross-Border Drones Increase

Space Intel Report

France weighs industrial and policy responses to Germany’s ramp-up in military space spending Paris faces a complex challenge after Berlin’s decision to throttle down and thereby reshape its planned increase in space spending—particularly for military space. The cluster of reactions underscores the knock-on effects for France’s space-industrial base, procurement leverage, and broader Europe capability planning.

2026-06-16T10:26:00.281696-07:00

France weighs industrial and policy responses to Germany’s ramp-up in military space spending

Wall Street Journal

GM in talks with Lockheed Martin to manufacture weapons components, as missile reserve concerns mount General Motors is reportedly in discussions with Lockheed Martin to manufacture components for the defense contractor’s weapons systems, according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal. The reported effort comes amid growing concerns about America’s missile reserves, underscoring continued pressure on munitions supply chains.

2026-06-15T17:04:04.622158-07:00

GM in talks with Lockheed Martin to manufacture weapons components, as missile reserve concerns mount

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USAF-T-7 Red Hawk data-rights dispute: $1.5B “doomsday plane” data in $1.5B engine “horse trade”

Space Force awards Boeing up to $2B to build and support two next-generation MUOS satellites (through 2035)

France renews DGA program of record for Harmattan AI Sonora drones, scaling to 5,000 after Orion 2026 exercise

MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon in $620M cash deal

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