Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Breaking Defense • Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

France earmarks ~€600M to replace legacy LRU rocket launchers as Lockheed pushes HIMARS

France has allocated about €600 million to replace its legacy LRU launchers, according to the coverage. Lockheed Martin is pitching HIMARS into the effort, offering an 18-month timeline, positioning the US-made system against France’s need to refresh long-range fire support capacity.

2026-06-09T23:29:19.628225-07:00
Satellite   AI   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
Defense Daily • Cal Biesecker

NRO Awards BlackSky Multi-Million Dollar Modification To Accelerate Development Of AROS Satellite

By Defense Daily: BlackSky Technology [BKSY] on Tuesday said the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) awarded the company a contract modification to speed development of its AROS multi-spectral, broad area Earth observation satellites that will be a commercial alternative to current foundation imagery suppliers.

Also: Business Wire, orbitaltoday.com and defence-industry.eu
2026-06-09T05:42:23.550754-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
DefenseNews.com • Daniel Terrill

Pentagon reveals preferred munitions for one-way attack drones

By DefenseNews.com: The list includes Northrop Grumman and several startups competing to supply low-cost payloads compatible with any drone design.

Also: AirForceTimes and 5 more
2026-06-09T07:15:49.423679-07:00
Middle East   Supply Chain   Europe   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Middle East conflict is wild card for aerospace supply chain: report

By Runway Girl: Global aerospace supply chains "still face major challenges," as ongoing disruptions impact production and rate ramp-ups. The Middle East conflict remains a wild card, a joint report from Roland Berger, and the aerospace associations of France, Germany and the UK reveals.

2026-06-09T11:11:34.738944-07:00