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Vertical Mag • Bell Press Release

Bell opens MV-75 Cheyenne II Wichita assembly center, scaling U.S. Army fuselage production

Bell celebrated the grand opening of its MV-75 Cheyenne II Wichita Assembly Center, where it began fuselage manufacturing operations in October 2025. The facility is part of the U.S. Army acceleration initiative behind the FLRAA tiltrotor, supporting ramped production for fielding.

2026-04-28T09:51:25.350908-07:00
Helicopter   Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Bell and KAI sign MoU to pitch MV-75 tiltrotor for South Korea’s HSMUH

By AeroTime: Bell and KAI signed a memorandum of understanding on April 28, 2026, to study an MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor solution for South Korea's HSMUH program.

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2026-04-28T08:34:24.086223-07:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Workforce & Skills Development   Airbus  
Airbus

Airbus leads national industry launch of Spain's new combat training system

By Airbus: Getafe, Spain, April 28, 2026 – An Airbus-led group of Spanish companies presented today the industrial programme of the Spanish Air and Space Force's new Integrated Combat Training System (ITS-C).

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2026-04-28T04:24:55.386429-07:00
Satellite   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Startup targets radio segment of Golden Dome missile-defense network

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — A small startup is aiming to supply a component that could become critical to the Pentagon’s missile-defense architecture in space: compact radios capable of rapidly moving targeting data between satellites and interceptors.

2026-04-28T02:09:29.493095-07:00