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Trump’s 2026 “Skinny Budget” Proposes 24% NASA Cut, Axes SLS, Orion, Gateway and Mars Sample Return

The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget blueprint proposes cutting NASA’s funding by $6.34 billion (24%) from FY25 levels, eliminating the Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, Gateway lunar station and Mars Sample Return mission. It also calls for scaling back ISS operations and redirecting resources toward select human exploration priorities.

2025-05-02T08:40:43.602197-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Lockheed Martin Delivers Flight-Ready Orion Capsule for Artemis II Moon Mission

2025-05-02T04:56:48.280553-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha Rocket Failure Detains Lockheed Martin Satellite

2025-04-29T08:51:45.188340-07:00

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RAF Unveils StormShroud Autonomous EW Drones to Bolster NATO SEAD Capabilities

2025-05-02T03:52:43.877618-07:00

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Denmark to Disperse F-35 Fleet Across Civilian and Military Airfields to Reduce Vulnerability Facing the risk of concentrated assets at its new billion-dollar Vandel base, the Royal Danish Air Force will spread its F-35A Lightning II jets across a network of civilian and military airfields nationwide to mitigate the impact of a single strike and bolster operational resilience.

2025-05-08T15:30:43.648231-07:00

Denmark to Disperse F-35 Fleet Across Civilian and Military Airfields to Reduce Vulnerability

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Eglin AFB Stands Up First F-35 Lightning II Combined Test Force Eglin Air Force Base stood up the first F-35 Lightning II Combined Test Force (CTF) on May 1, 2025, uniting developmental and operational test squadrons under one command. The CTF will integrate flight, systems and weapons testing to accelerate delivery of new capabilities across USAF, USN and USMC F-35 variants.

2025-05-08T15:26:23.496984-07:00

Eglin AFB Stands Up First F-35 Lightning II Combined Test Force

Wall Street Journal

F-35 Production Set for Cost Hike as U.S. Tariffs Hit Foreign Suppliers The F-35, the world’s most expensive weapon system, is poised for a price increase after Washington imposed tariffs that could impact its foreign supply chain. With key components sourced internationally, the program faces potential delays and budget overruns as costs for parts from Europe and beyond rise.

2025-05-05T02:59:11.041304-07:00

F-35 Production Set for Cost Hike as U.S. Tariffs Hit Foreign Suppliers

FlightGlobal

Obscure Designer Stavatti Seeks US Navy Undergraduate Trainer Jet Contract Stavatti, a little-known aircraft design firm without a prototype, has filed to bid on the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System, pitting it against established players Lockheed Martin, Textron and Boeing in a multi-billion-dollar trainer competition.

2025-05-04T20:18:50.117167-07:00

Obscure Designer Stavatti Seeks US Navy Undergraduate Trainer Jet Contract

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Trump’s 2026 “Skinny Budget” Proposes 24% NASA Cut, Axes SLS, Orion, Gateway and Mars Sample Return The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget blueprint proposes cutting NASA’s funding by $6.34 billion (24%) from FY25 levels, eliminating the Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, Gateway lunar station and Mars Sample Return mission. It also calls for scaling back ISS operations and redirecting resources toward select human exploration priorities.

2025-05-02T08:40:43.602197-07:00

Trump’s 2026 “Skinny Budget” Proposes 24% NASA Cut, Axes SLS, Orion, Gateway and Mars Sample Return

SpaceNews.com

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Lockheed Martin Delivers Flight-Ready Orion Capsule for Artemis II Moon Mission Lockheed Martin has handed over the fully tested and assembled Orion spacecraft to NASA ahead of its Artemis II mission, set to carry four astronauts around the Moon in early 2026. The delivery marks the completion of Orion development and transitions the program into launch preparations.

2025-05-02T04:56:48.280553-07:00

Lockheed Martin Delivers Flight-Ready Orion Capsule for Artemis II Moon Mission

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RAF Unveils StormShroud Autonomous EW Drones to Bolster NATO SEAD Capabilities The Royal Air Force has unveiled StormShroud, its first operational autonomous electronic warfare drones built around Tekever’s AR3 UAS and Leonardo’s BriteStorm jammer, to accompany F-35B Lightning II and Eurofighter Typhoon jets on suppression of enemy air defences missions and strengthen NATO deterrence in contested airspace.

2025-05-02T03:52:43.877618-07:00

RAF Unveils StormShroud Autonomous EW Drones to Bolster NATO SEAD Capabilities

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Maj. Zachary Sessa Named Marine Aviator of the Year After Leading F-35C Yemen Combat Sorties Maj. Zachary Sessa led the F-35C Lightning II’s first combat missions targeting Houthi weapons storage in Yemen, earning him the Marine Corps’ Alfred A. Cunningham Award and the title of Marine Aviator of the Year. His leadership underscored the F-35C’s carrier-based strike capability in high-threat environments.

2025-05-01T18:43:10.009021-07:00

Maj. Zachary Sessa Named Marine Aviator of the Year After Leading F-35C Yemen Combat Sorties

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