Lockheed Martin said Aeronautics President Greg Ulmer will retire after more than 30 years at the company. Ulmer has led the aeronautics business since 2021; OJ Sanchez, identified as a Skunk Works leader, will take over in June.
Breaking Defense
• Aaron Mehta
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Court filings allege retired USAF pilot Gerald Brown briefed Chinese military aviators on the F-35 and electronic warfare.
Aviation Week
• Aviation Week Staff
By Aviation Week: U.S. Approves JDAM Sale To Ukraine.
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• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: DENVER — In an experiment, Ukrainian forces used handheld devices to task commercial imaging satellites, bypassing centralized intelligence workflows that typically slow delivery to the battlefield.
Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
By Breaking Defense: "SAHA has evolved from a national showcase into a genuine global meeting point for the defense and aerospace industry, and the 2026 edition will reflect this maturity," one expert said.
Aviation Week
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Divergent Space GEOx platform DENVER — A boom in commercial satellites has flooded the market with imagery, but for military users the challenge has shifted from scarcity to access.
defence-industry.eu
• Martin Chomsky Air
By defence-industry.eu: The U.S. Air Force has approved the T-7A Red Hawk for production following a Milestone C decision on April 23.
Air & Space Forces Mag
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• Matt Alderton
By SpaceNews.com: Michele Bredenkamp takes the stage for the closing keynote at GEOINT Wednesday, it will mark her first as the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) — a role she assumed with little fanfare during the government shutdown in November.
