Aerospace
Arcfield Wins Navy Support Contract With $156.5 Million Potential Value
Arcfield announced on November 5, 2026, that it had received a follow-on U.S. Navy prime contract with a potential total value of approximately $156.5 million for engineering, technical and fabrication services supporting undersea imaging, radar and electronic warfare systems. The…
Wheels Up Orders Six Embraer Phenom 300E Jets for About $90 Million
Wheels Up announced on November 5, 2026 that it had ordered six factory-new Embraer Phenom 300E jets for approximately $90 million, subject to certain discounts and customary adjustments. The order is its first direct purchase of new aircraft from Embraer…
NASA’s Artemis Push and the Business of Lunar Exploration
Returning astronauts to the Moon requires more than a powerful rocket. It requires separately built vehicles, flight software, ground teams, and equipment to work together in the right sequence. A delay or failure at one connection can disrupt everything that…
Wheels Up Q3 Net Loss Widens as Fleet Transition Lifts Margins
Wheels Up Experience announced third-quarter results on November 5, 2026: revenue fell 11% year over year to $164.8 million and its net loss widened to $89.4 million from $83.7 million, even as gross profit and adjusted margins improved during its…
DARPA Awards Redwire $20 Million for Scaled Otter Flight Test
Redwire announced on November 5, 2026 that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded it a $20 million contract for additional testing and experimentation on a scaled SabreSat spacecraft, funding a precursor flight test in very low-Earth orbit (VLEO)…
Joby Reports Nearly $37 Million in Air Force Autonomy Commitments
Joby Aviation announced on November 4, 2026 that additional U.S. Air Force funding had brought the service’s total commitment to its autonomous-flight work to nearly $37 million across two primary contracts. Awarded through AFWERX, the Air Force’s innovation arm, the…
Signia Aerospace Signs Definitive Deal for Heads Up Technologies
Signia Aerospace, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, announced on November 4, 2026 that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Heads Up Technologies, a portfolio company of JLL Partners. The proposed acquisition would add aircraft cabin…
ST Engineering iDirect Joins KT SAT-Led South Korean Maritime Upgrade
ST Engineering iDirect announced on November 4, 2026 that it had been selected as part of a KT SAT-led consortium to provide the satellite ground system for a South Korean government project to modernize and expand secure maritime communications. KT…
Bristow Q3 Profit Rises to $27.7 Million as Revenue Climbs
Bristow Group reported on November 3, 2026, that third-quarter revenue rose to $437.9 million from $411.8 million in the second quarter, while net income attributable to the company increased to $27.7 million, or $0.93 per diluted share, from $21.2 million,…
Intuitive Machines Wins NASA JPL Platform Work for FALCON-RADAR
Intuitive Machines announced on November 3, 2026, that NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) had selected it to provide the IM 300 spacecraft platform and system-level integration for FALCON-RADAR, an Earth observation mission that will study clouds and convection from space.…
CACI Wins $108 Million Air Force Financial Systems Contract
CACI International announced on November 3, 2026, that the U.S. Air Force awarded it a five-year, US$108 million contract to sustain and modernize the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS). The work concerns the financial infrastructure behind Air Force…
SatPort Completes Speedcast Teleport Acquisition Adding 12 Sites
SatPort Infrastructure announced on November 3, 2026 that it had completed the acquisition of Speedcast’s teleport infrastructure business, adding 12 teleports across 11 countries and five continents. The companies did not disclose a purchase price or other financial terms. More…
Palantir Awards L3Harris $53 Million TITAN Production Contract
L3Harris Technologies disclosed on November 2, 2026 that Palantir Technologies awarded it a definitized $53 million contract in September 2026 for Production Phase IV of the U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) program. L3Harris characterized the award as…
L3Harris Books $121 Million in Army Data Radio Production Orders
L3Harris Technologies has received multiple U.S. Army production orders with a combined value of US$121 million for its Low-Cost Data Radio system, according to a company announcement dated November 2, 2026. The system, abbreviated LOCODA, is intended to support Army…
Detroit Defense Secures Four-Year Army Vehicle Software IDIQ
Detroit Defense received a four-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a $49.9 million ceiling from Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal to develop, integrate, field and sustain the U.S. Army’s Data Integration for Ground Systems (DIGS) and Digital Logbook capabilities, according to its November…
