Leadership   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Boeing Defense leader Steve Parker says BDS stabilization is translating into better customer focus and program execution

Steve Parker, nearly two years into leading Boeing Defense, Space & Security, says his stabilization work is now paying off. He frames the BDS reset around two priorities—deep customer engagement and disciplined programme execution—arguing that maintaining day-to-day detail is essential to sustained delivery performance.

2026-06-01T03:31:28.940609-07:00
Europe   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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.

Also: Air Data News and defenceturkey.com
2026-06-01T01:45:33.006187-07:00
Satellite   Space Force   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization  
Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

SpaceX wins $4.16B Space Force contract to detect airborne moving targets

By Breaking Defense: "While this OTA agreement establishes initial SB-AMTI capability, the Space Force anticipates issuing multiple awards in the coming year ," the service said today.

Also: Defense Scoop, Reuters, Bloomberg, SpaceNews.com, Aero-News, Air & Space Forces Mag, keeptrack.space, interestingengineering.com, The Verge, insidedefense.com, Times of India, TechCrunch and 10 more
2026-05-29T10:10:15.681121-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Honduras evaluates Embraer A-29 Super Tucano during Tegucigalpa visit

By Air Data News: Honduran Air Force describes demonstration as the start of a potential strategic partnership Embraer has showcased its A-29 Super Tucano to the Honduran Air Force (FAH) during a visit to Tegucigalpa , revelead the service in a social media post.

2026-05-31T00:39:17.545638-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Middle East   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Bloomberg • Gerry Doyle

Americans Injured in Iranian Missile Strike on Kuwaiti Air Base

By Bloomberg: An Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base within the past 24 hours caused minor injuries to several Americans and seriously damaged two MQ-9 Reaper strike drones, even as US President Donald Trump considers a deal to extend a tenuous ceasefire.

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Headlines — May 29

Also: India Defense News, Times of India and Times of India
2026-05-29T21:59:06.521143-07:00