Satellite   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   Defense Policy  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Commercial Satellites as the New Arsenal: Defense and Industry Implications

Commercial satellites are evolving from civilian infrastructure into instruments of national power, supplying communications, sensing and targeting capabilities that militaries and adversaries can access rapidly. That shift forces armed forces, regulators and space companies to rethink procurement, resilience, and legal frameworks for warfighting in orbit.

2026-04-09T07:11:17.822866-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Embraer  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Knight Aerospace completes Critical Design Review for Royal Netherlands Air Force C-390 medevac system, clearing way for production

By AeroTime: Knight Aerospace completes Critical Design Review for Royal Netherlands Air Force's C-390 aeromedical evacuation system, clearing the program for production.

2026-04-09T03:46:25.891133-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Korean Air rolls out first production-standard MUAV in Busan; service entry planned for 2027

By FlightGlobal: The first mass production example of a new South Korean unmanned air vehicle designed to monitor North Korea has been rolled out, with service entry set for 2027.

Also: defence-blog.com, Aviation Week and nextgendefense.com
2026-04-08T21:11:41.458893-07:00