Supply Chain   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Reuters • Heejin Kim, Hyunjoo Jin

Explosion kills five at Hanwha Aerospace propellant-mixing center in Daejeon

Five people died and two were injured after an explosion and fire at Hanwha Aerospace’s rocket propellant production line in Daejeon, South Korea, on June 1. Authorities say the blast occurred in the facility’s propellant-mixing center and are investigating the cause.

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2026-06-01T06:49:11.464699-07:00
Supply Chain   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
DefenseNews.com

Pentagon’s ‘innovative commercial models’ cited for increased missile production | Defense Dollars

By DefenseNews.com: Lockheed Martin’s president of missiles and fire control talks about how the company is expanding production under the DoD’s increased drive for more munitions.

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2026-06-01T06:11:50.345679-07:00
Europe   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Romania orders two extra Leonardo C-27J transports for civil contingency missions

By FlightGlobal: New assets will be employed during tasks including disaster relief. Leonardo has secured a follow-on contract from Romania to provide another two C-27J tactical transports, with the new assets to be employed by the nation’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

2026-06-01T01:45:33.006187-07:00
Leadership   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

How Steve Parker has recast Boeing’s defence business

By FlightGlobal: Steve Parker has spent nearly two years stabilising Boeing's defence business. He says the hard work is paying off. After nearly two years leading Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Steve Parker says that key focus areas are customers and programme execution, and that keeping abreast of the details is essential.

2026-06-01T03:31:28.940609-07:00