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Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Boeing CEO Steadies Planemaker After Tumultuous Year, Confronts Production and Defense Hurdles

Kelly Ortberg, one year into his tenure amid Boeing’s deepest crisis, has arrested cash burn and halted reputational decline following a mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX. He now faces major tests in scaling jet output, reviving the Defense and Space division, and restoring profitability.

2025-08-08T03:44:41.530978-07:00

SpaceNews.com

NASA to Fast-Track Lunar Fission Reactor Deployment by 2030 in Strategic Cislunar Race

2025-08-08T12:56:36.401247-07:00

Reuters

Rolls-Royce poised to offload £4 billion pension liabilities to PIC

2025-08-08T02:55:55.834823-07:00

New York Times

3,200 Boeing Machinists Strike at St. Louis Fighter Jet Facilities

2025-08-03T13:04:38.429243-07:00

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SpaceNews.com

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NASA to Fast-Track Lunar Fission Reactor Deployment by 2030 in Strategic Cislunar Race NASA has issued a new directive to accelerate development of a compact nuclear fission reactor for the Moon, targeting installation by 2030 to power Artemis infrastructure and secure U.S. leadership ahead of Chinese and Russian lunar power initiatives.

2025-08-08T12:56:36.401247-07:00

NASA to Fast-Track Lunar Fission Reactor Deployment by 2030 in Strategic Cislunar Race

AeroTime

Embraer clinches C-390 and A-29 defense deals across Europe and Africa, inks Lithuanian MoUs Embraer has secured multiple C-390 Millennium medium transport orders this year—including Sweden’s first purchase, add-ons from Portugal and Lithuania’s selection—while its A-29 Super Tucano has landed wins in Africa and follow-on orders from Paraguay. It also inked eight MoUs with Lithuanian partners to deepen defense cooperation.

2025-08-08T04:31:52.300308-07:00

Embraer clinches C-390 and A-29 defense deals across Europe and Africa, inks Lithuanian MoUs

Reuters

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Boeing CEO Steadies Planemaker After Tumultuous Year, Confronts Production and Defense Hurdles Kelly Ortberg, one year into his tenure amid Boeing’s deepest crisis, has arrested cash burn and halted reputational decline following a mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX. He now faces major tests in scaling jet output, reviving the Defense and Space division, and restoring profitability.

2025-08-08T03:44:41.530978-07:00

Boeing CEO Steadies Planemaker After Tumultuous Year, Confronts Production and Defense Hurdles

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Rolls-Royce poised to offload £4 billion pension liabilities to PIC Bloomberg reported that Rolls-Royce is poised to transfer nearly £4 billion of pension liabilities to Pension Insurance Corporation, a move that would relieve the aero-engineer’s balance sheet of long-term obligations and free up capital for engine development and operational investments.

2025-08-08T02:55:55.834823-07:00

Rolls-Royce poised to offload £4 billion pension liabilities to PIC

Breaking Defense

DoD Weighs ‘Czar’ Oversight for Navy Submarines, Air Force Programs The US Department of Defense is exploring the appointment of dedicated “czar” roles to manage submarine procurement and other critical Navy and Air Force acquisition efforts. These leaders would report directly to the deputy defense secretary to centralize oversight, accelerate decision-making, and boost accountability across high-stakes defense programs.

2025-08-07T13:04:14.287395-07:00

DoD Weighs ‘Czar’ Oversight for Navy Submarines, Air Force Programs

Vertical Mag

Archer snaps up Overair patents and composites plant to fast-track hybrid autonomous VTOL defence programme Archer has acquired a patent portfolio with key Overair personnel and a 60,000-sq-ft composite manufacturing facility from Mission Critical Composites to accelerate its hybrid autonomous VTOL defence aircraft programme under its Anduril partnership, aligning with the Pentagon’s $13.4 billion request for autonomous military systems.

2025-08-07T07:12:06.854530-07:00

Archer snaps up Overair patents and composites plant to fast-track hybrid autonomous VTOL defence programme

SpaceNews.com

Space Pros Weigh Current Climate for Space Investment

2025-08-07T04:04:58.907787-07:00

Space Pros Weigh Current Climate for Space Investment

FlightGlobal

Canada to Equip Halifax-Class Frigates with Six MDA Space VTOL UAS Ottawa will acquire up to six vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles from Canadian manufacturer MDA Space for integration aboard the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class multi-role frigates. The UAS will bolster the RCN’s long-range surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting operations in littoral and open-ocean environments.

2025-08-05T15:08:06.526488-07:00

Canada to Equip Halifax-Class Frigates with Six MDA Space VTOL UAS

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