Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
Lockheed Martin is opposing Northrop Grumman’s effort to remove a 2018 consent-order firewall that Northrop says is constraining its ability to ramp solid rocket motor production for critical munitions. The dispute highlights how legacy regulatory remedies can limit near-term industrial capacity expansion.
politico.eu
• Victor Goury-Laffont
By politico.eu: France wants to ensure the safe passage of ships through the strait but is wary of getting involved in the war.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: MBDA will help the Indian Air Force set up local MRO capability for MICA missiles used by India’s Rafale fleet.
stratpost.com
By investors.lockheedmartin.com: BETHESDA, Md., May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that Aeronautics President Greg Ulmer has decided to retire after more than 30 years of service to the company.
Breaking Defense
Air & Space Forces Mag
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.
SpaceNews.com
• 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.
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.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
