Robert Wall
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Aviation Week - Executive Editor, Defense & Space
Finland's President to Musk: Let Ukraine use Starlink to target Russian ballistic missile launchers aviationweek.com/defense/miss...
Finland Urges Musk To Allow Starlink Use Against Russia | Aviation Week
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb urged SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to loosen restrictions on Ukraine’s use of the company’s Starlink service in its battle against Russia.
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German Ministry of Defense gets in bed on G-CAP.... ....but before you get too excited, we're talking about the "Projekt German Armed Forces – Contractor Augmentation Program (G-CAP)" an infrastructure program creating bed space for 63,000 personnel
Defense needs drive IRIS² expansion as the LEO segment is set to grow aviationweek.com/space/satell...
Europe Expands IRIS² As Constellation Gets The Green Light | Aviation Week
The EU and the Spacerise industrial consortium working to deploy IRIS2 have agreed to expand the planned constellation by 66 low-Earth-orbit (LEO) spacecraft.
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Eutelsat CEO says IRIS2 go-ahead is major milestone as constellation plans grow: aviationweek.com/space/satell...
IRIS² Enters Operational Phase After Review Completed: Eutelsat CEO | Aviation Week
The European Union’s flagship IRIS2 broadband satellite constellation process has passed the so-called Rendezvous One review, allowing the program to progress to its operational phase, Eutelsat CEO Je...
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Australia To Buy AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile aviationweek.com/defense/miss...
Australia To Buy AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile | Aviation Week
Australia has committed an initial A$736 million ($518 million) toward acquiring the Lockheed Martin AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM).
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Boeing CEO says work to do on Starliner program. Redesign 'going quite well,' he says 'but we've got to work with NASA to align on the launches that are going to be both the crewed and uncrewed launches.'
Robert Wall@r-wall.bsky.social · 3mo agoBoeing CEO quips 'don't fall of your chair' during Q2 call as he says he sees 'very low risk' on the KC-46 going forward in terms of additional charges
Boeing CEO quips 'don't fall of your chair' during Q2 call as he says he sees 'very low risk' on the KC-46 going forward in terms of additional charges
Textron looks to keep MV-75 on track while awaiting Army reprogramming request progress aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Awaiting Reprogramming Funds, Textron To Self-Fund MV-75 Activity | Aviation Week
Textron will temporarily fund MV-75 work to maintain schedule while awaiting congressional approval of Army reprogramming.
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Rheinmetall eyes partnership with Raytheon around naval missiles aviationweek.com/space/commer...
Rheinmetall Nears First Satellite-Making Deal | Aviation Week Network
Rheinmetall forecasts an immediate need for 40 satellites. The production line is now being built up.
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Robert Wall@r-wall.bsky.social · 11mo agoRheinmetall's satellite ambitions go beyond the joint venture with ICEYE for synthetic aperture radars. "We will go also into electro-optic and also into the communication satellites with other partners,” says CEO Armin Papperger aviationweek.com/space/commer...
Rheinmetall's satellite ambitions go beyond the joint venture with ICEYE for synthetic aperture radars. "We will go also into electro-optic and also into the communication satellites with other partners,” says CEO Armin Papperger aviationweek.com/space/commer...
Rheinmetall Nears First Satellite-Making Deal | Aviation Week Network
Rheinmetall forecasts an immediate need for 40 satellites. The production line is now being built up.
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“We can’t subsidize Yeovil forever,” Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani says aviationweek.com/defense/budg...
Leonardo Has Concerns Over Yeovil, Avio Space Strategy | Aviation Week Network
Leonardo is seeing its defense business booming as Europe spends more on defense, but there are issues worrying management.
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After Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy criticized delays, SpaceX issued a lengthy progress report on its Starship-based Human Landing System (HLS) that is being developed for landing astronauts on the Moon. aviationweek.com/space/space-...
After Criticism, SpaceX Issues Starship HLS Progress Report | Aviation Week Network
SpaceX has yet to demonstrate critical pieces of its Starship HLS architecture, including in-space refueling in low Earth orbit.
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Airbus CEO says not dropping rate 14 goal for A220, just moving it back. Keeps rate 14 timeline vague
Robert Wall@r-wall.bsky.social · 12mo agoAirbus adjusts A220 production ramp plan; given "the current balance between supply and demand" Airbus now aims to reach rate 12 in 2026
Airbus CEO says more work has to be done to reach breakeven on the A220 program
Robert Wall@r-wall.bsky.social · 12mo agoAirbus adjusts A220 production ramp plan; given "the current balance between supply and demand" Airbus now aims to reach rate 12 in 2026
Airbus adjusts A220 production ramp plan; given "the current balance between supply and demand" Airbus now aims to reach rate 12 in 2026
Boeing officially moves 777X EIS to 2027 as it takes a $4.9 billion charge on the program in its Q3 results
@thedewline.bsky.social reveals Project Lotus - Northrop Grumman’s secret autonomous aircraft aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Project Lotus, Northrop Grumman’s Secret Autonomous Aircraft Revealed | Aviation Week Network
Northrop Grumman has secretly built a large new uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), dubbed Project Lotus.
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BAE, after Turkey finalizes deal for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons, says it anticipates that it will recognise around £4.6 billion including through its shareholding in MBDA, from the deal
Kratos Defense will utilize the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed (MACH-TB) program. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Kratos To Use Hermeus’ Supersonic Aircraft For MACH-TB | Aviation Week Network
Kratos Defense will use the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s MACH-TB program.
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+ Saab CEO sees need for another Gripen production hub aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Ukraine's Gripen Plan Adds Pressure On Saab To Scale Up | Aviation Week Network
Saab is considering adding a new production hub to help address demand for Gripen production elsewhere, CEO Micael Johansson says.
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Robert Wall@r-wall.bsky.social · 12mo agoSaab eyes Gripen ramp up needs given Ukraine's interest as CEO details GlobelEye interest from Denmark, Germany, NATO, and more aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Saab eyes Gripen ramp up needs given Ukraine's interest as CEO details GlobelEye interest from Denmark, Germany, NATO, and more aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Ukraine's Gripen Plan Adds Pressure On Saab To Scale Up | Aviation Week Network
Saab is considering adding a new production hub to help address demand for Gripen production elsewhere, CEO Micael Johansson says.
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Saab CEO still sees Gripen deal with Colombia close this year
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales move forward on their plan to consolidate some of their space operations, eyeing a 2027 start of the combined entity and promising around €400 million to €600 million in synergies starting around 2032 aviationweek.com/space/satell...
Airbus, Leonardo, Thales Set 2027 For Start Of New Satellite Venture | Aviation Week Network
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have joined forces to gain critical mass in the satellite business amid slumping demand for the largest telecommunications spacecraft and hot competition in other segments.
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Milestone order or wishful thinking? Ukraine has taken a first step in acquiring as many as 150 Saab Gripen Es through a long-term agreement with Sweden to modernize the Ukrainian air force. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... @rotorfocus.bsky.social
Ukraine Selects Gripen E For Rebuilt Fighter Fleet | Aviation Week Network
Ukraine has taken a first step in acquiring as many as 150 Saab Gripen Es through a long-term agreement with Sweden.
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Spoiled for choice: the South Korean government will have at least two alternatives next year for a scheduled decision on whether to buy an additional batch of Boeing P-8As. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... vi @thedewline.bsky.social
Shield AI, the software-focused company known for its widely used Hivemind autonomy system, plans to enter into the world of high-end aircraft development with an uncrewed fighter it calls X-BAT. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... via @beverstine.bsky.social
Shield AI Unveils High-End, VTOL Collaborative Combat Aircraft | Aviation Week Network
Shield AI, the software-focused company known for its widely used Hivemind autonomy system, plans to enter into the world of high-end aircraft development with an uncrewed fighter it calls X-BAT.
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Northrop Grumman CEO sees ICBS "to be a significant double-digit growth driver" in 2026
Embraer says the Brazilian government has reduced its committed KC-390 purchase by one aircraft, with 18 firm orders now on the books for the military transport from that customer. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Brazil Trims Embraer KC-390 Military Transport Aircraft Order | Aviation Week Network
Embraer says Brazil has reduced its committed KC-390 purchase by one aircraft, with 18 firm orders now on the books for the military transport.
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