Applied Aerospace & Defense raises $650M in IPO, plans debt reduction. Shares trade June 3, 2026, valuing company at $3.4B in space and defense sectors.
Impulse Space closes $500M Series D, reaching $4.26B valuation to scale spacecraft mobility and expand workforce across aerospace sectors.
Lockheed Martin Canada invests $9.5M CAD to maintain Air Inuit’s Boeing 737-800 combi aircraft, supporting critical northern routes under Canada’s ITB policy.
RTX invests $69M to expand Collins Aerospace landing gear production in Tajęcina, Poland, creating 190 jobs and boosting capacity by 25%.
Experts say space nuclear power challenges are logistical and economic, not technical. DRACO canceled; focus shifts to nuclear reactors in space and on the Moon.
Davis-Monthan AFB completes last A-10 engine build as USAF extends aircraft service life through 2030, ending a 50-year maintenance mission.
Leonardo signs contract with Romania for two Next Generation C-27J Spartans funded by EU SAFE, enhancing emergency and civil protection capabilities.
Sweden agrees to provide Ukraine 36 Saab Gripen fighter jets, with UK manufacturing 30% of components and EU funding supporting the purchase.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket was destroyed in a test explosion, damaging Launch Complex 36 and delaying Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite launch.
V2X will integrate LAIRCM systems on USMC KC-130J aircraft at Crestview, FL, enhancing protection against heat-seeking missile threats.