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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Redwire Sees 30% Q1 Revenue Drop as US Government Contract Awards Slip

Redwire Corporation’s first-quarter 2025 revenue plunged 30% year-over-year as delays in U.S. government contract awards pushed back shipments and billings. Leadership warned that continued timing shifts in federal procurements could keep near-term results under pressure.

2025-05-12T13:12:15.256976-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Space Force Advances $100M Laser Communication Terminal with Phase 2 Awards

2025-05-08T12:51:32.034735-07:00

Bloomberg

Blue Origin wins US contracts as Musk ally Isaacman’s NASA role raises stakes

2025-05-08T08:04:01.016399-07:00

Via Satellite

Rocket Lab Reports Q1 2025 Results, to Acquire Mynaric and Secures AFRL Launch Contract

2025-05-09T11:15:00.643770-07:00

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Air & Space Forces Mag

Polish Air Force Graduates First F-35 Pilots from USAF 85th Fighter Group Training Program On May 9, the U.S. Air Force’s 85th Fighter Group in Arkansas graduated the first cohort of Polish Air Force pilots on the F-35A Lightning II. This marks the start of a multilateral training pipeline that will expand to include additional allied nations, enhancing interoperability and readiness among F-35 operators.

2025-05-12T13:30:03.605017-07:00

Polish Air Force Graduates First F-35 Pilots from USAF 85th Fighter Group Training Program

Via Satellite

Redwire Sees 30% Q1 Revenue Drop as US Government Contract Awards Slip Redwire Corporation’s first-quarter 2025 revenue plunged 30% year-over-year as delays in U.S. government contract awards pushed back shipments and billings. Leadership warned that continued timing shifts in federal procurements could keep near-term results under pressure.

2025-05-12T13:12:15.256976-07:00

Redwire Sees 30% Q1 Revenue Drop as US Government Contract Awards Slip

tectonicdefense.com

Vatn Systems scales up with Rhode Island facility and launches new AUV Vatn Systems has opened a higher-capacity production facility in Bristol, Rhode Island, to boost output of its autonomous underwater vehicles. The company also unveiled its latest AUV model, marking a strategic push into the competitive maritime autonomy market.

2025-05-12T06:36:21.643370-07:00

Vatn Systems scales up with Rhode Island facility and launches new AUV

Axios

X-Bow to Open $105 Million Energetics Campus Near Austin with Lockheed Martin X-Bow has raised $105 million to build a new energetics manufacturing campus near Austin, Texas. Developed in partnership with Lockheed Martin, the project will expand production capacity for munitions and energetic materials, positioning the defense supplier to meet rising government demand.

2025-05-12T05:54:19.393933-07:00

X-Bow to Open $105 Million Energetics Campus Near Austin with Lockheed Martin

armyrecognition.com

Turkey Advances Hürjet Trainer into Multi-Role Light Combat Aircraft Turkish Aerospace Industries is reconfiguring its Hürjet advanced jet trainer into a multi-role combat aircraft, integrating weapons hardpoints, targeting sensors and upgraded avionics. The shift aims to address light-attack and close-air-support requirements while boosting export prospects among allied air forces.

2025-05-12T01:23:09.793383-07:00

Turkey Advances Hürjet Trainer into Multi-Role Light Combat Aircraft

Naval News

US Navy Unveils AIM-174B SM-6 Air-Launched Missile on F/A-18F at MCAS Iwakuni At MCAS Iwakuni during Friendship Day on May 4, the U.S. Navy publicly revealed its AIM-174B, the air-launched derivative of the SM-6 missile, for the first time under the wing of an F/A-18F Super Hornet. The demonstration offers a first look at the service’s expanding air-to-air arsenal.

2025-05-12T00:08:45.191734-07:00

US Navy Unveils AIM-174B SM-6 Air-Launched Missile on F/A-18F at MCAS Iwakuni

Financial Times

Campaigners File Legal Bid to Halt UK Exports of F-35 Parts to Israel UK campaigners and a Palestinian human rights organisation have filed for a judicial review seeking to block government export licences for F-35 fighter jet components bound for Israel, arguing the parts underpin extensive devastation in Gaza and breach UK arms export rules.

2025-05-11T21:09:28.526624-07:00

Campaigners File Legal Bid to Halt UK Exports of F-35 Parts to Israel

CBS News

Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey Outlines Autonomous Warfare Vision on 60 Minutes Palmer Luckey, Anduril’s founder, will outline his expansive vision for future warfare in a 60 Minutes interview airing next week. Luckey discusses how autonomous weapons and AI-driven systems developed by Anduril aim to reshape battlefield lethality and defense strategies.

2025-05-11T16:02:50.076146-07:00

Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey Outlines Autonomous Warfare Vision on 60 Minutes

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