BETA is scheduled to release second-quarter 2026 financial and operating results before market open and host a webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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AST SpaceMobile is estimated to report its second-quarter 2026 results on August 10, 2026.
Rocket Lab is scheduled to release second-quarter 2026 financial results and host its conference call on August 10, 2026.
Joby expects to release its second-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on August 5, 2026.
Honeywell Aerospace is scheduled to release second-quarter 2026 financial results after the Nasdaq close on August 5, followed by a 5:00 p.m. EDT investor conference call.
SpaceX confirmed that it will release second-quarter 2026 financial and operational results after market close on August 4, 2026, followed by a management webcast.
Palantir is scheduled to release results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 after the U.S. market close on August 3, 2026.
AST SpaceMobile targets an orbital launch of BlueBird satellites 11, 12 and 13 from Cape Canaveral during the first half of August 2026.
The U.S. Navy is expected to select the F/A-XX prime contractor in August 2026, with Northrop Grumman and Boeing reported as the competing finalists.
Honeywell Technologies reported that the former Aerospace Technologies segment generated $4.5 billion of second-quarter 2026 sales, 5% organic growth, and $1.1 billion of segment profit, up 2% year over year.
Lockheed Martin reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $20.1 billion and diluted EPS of $7.94, and raised its full-year sales, EPS and free-cash-flow outlooks.
Lockheed Martin confirmed that it signed the $35 billion multi-year THAAD interceptor contract, which was included in its record $230.4 billion backlog.
RTX reported second-quarter 2026 results and raised its full-year adjusted sales, adjusted EPS, and free-cash-flow outlook.
SpaceX retargeted Starship Flight 13 for July 23, 2026 after its July 16 launch attempt aborted during engine ignition.
Joby said it remains on track for its first commercial passenger-carrying flights before year-end, while confirming that prerequisites remain before FAA for-credit flight testing can begin.
Joby and Virgin Atlantic signed a definitive multi-year agreement making Virgin Atlantic Joby's exclusive UK airline partner for air taxi services.
Archer introduced Halo as the commercial variant of its jointly developed autonomous VTOL platform with Anduril and named Marubeni Aerospace Corporation as a strategic launch partner.
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a not-to-exceed $1.196 billion undefinitized contract for three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II aircraft and associated support.
AST SpaceMobile completed the $1.0 billion convertible-notes offering and the purchasers exercised their $150 million option in full, bringing the transaction to $1.15 billion.
Abra Group selected 100 CFM LEAP-1A engines for 50 Avianca A320neo-family aircraft and expanded its services arrangement to include spares and long-term support.
Northrop Grumman raised its 2026 sales outlook by $250 million to $43.75-$44.25 billion and its MTM-adjusted EPS outlook by $1.20 to $28.60-$29.10 after second-quarter results.
Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics successfully launched its Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods to begin a commercial geosynchronous-orbit servicing mission.
RTX's Raytheon business received a $1.8 billion U.S. Navy contract extension for SPY-6 radar production and sustainment.
The U.S. Space Force awarded Rocket Lab USA a $266 million firm-fixed-price contract for 12 suborbital launches from Alaska, with six additional launches optional.
BETA and Loganair signed a term sheet for five ALIA CTOL CX300 aircraft, with options for five additional aircraft.
BETA supported GE Aerospace, NASA, and Boeing in completing a hybrid-electric flight above 30,000 feet, with BETA serving as systems integrator and supplying pilots.
BETA and Sikorsky agreed to integrate Sikorsky's MATRIX autonomy suite into the newly unveiled MV250, after integrating and flying the system on BETA's CX300 test aircraft.
GE Aerospace and Shield AI completed AVEN thrust-vectoring-nozzle integration and engine light-off testing on the F110-GE-129E for the X-BAT aircraft.
GE Aerospace announced that its megawatt-class hybrid-electric system completed the first hybrid-electric flight above 30,000 feet and was publicly demonstrated at the Farnborough International Airshow.
CFM International signed an MoU with IndiGo covering more than 1,000 LEAP-1A engines for 510 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, plus MRO-facility and long-term material-services support.
UK Export Finance and GE Aerospace signed a five-year £750 million financing framework to support qualifying airline engine-maintenance work at GE sites in Wales and Scotland.
Palantir USG filed a pre-award protest challenging the Defense Intelligence Agency’s ASTRA solicitation for custom software development.
British Airways selected RTX's Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for up to 63 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, with a 12-year service agreement.
RTX's Pratt & Whitney Canada received a nine-year, $1 billion contract from V2X to overhaul engines for the U.S. JPATS T-6 trainer fleet.