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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 9, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 6 July 09, 2024
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Weekly Debrief

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The Debrief: Federal Charges Revive 'RQ-180' Claims By Ex-USAF Engineer

Jul 08, 2024
An ex-U.S. Air Force civilian employee allegedly transmitted classified information about the vulnerabilities of Air Force aircraft to unauthorized people between November 2020 and March 2021.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

RTAF F-16
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U.S. Offers Thailand Loan For F-16 Bid

Jul 08, 2024
The U.S. has reportedly offered a loan to the Royal Thai Air Force to acquire a fleet of F-16 Block 70s in a bid to trump Sweden's competing JAS-39 Gripen offer.
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DOD Determines Sentinel ICBM Needed Despite 81% Cost Growth

Jul 08, 2024
The Pentagon will continue with the Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, despite an 81% cost increase.
Italian Eurofighter Typhoon
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Italy Begins Political Process For Eurofighter Top-Up Buy

Jul 05, 2024
Italy has begun the process for a follow-up order of Eurofighters, which would make Italy the third of the four Eurofighter partners to place a top-up order,.
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U.S. Army Revives Hypervelocity Projectile For Air Defense

Jul 08, 2024
A cannon-fired, off-board-guided, hypervelocity projectile could become a new, low-cost layer of the U.S. Army’s defenses against air and missile threats.
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Diehl, MBDA, Kongsberg Team Up For Development Of Supersonic Strike Missile

May 13, 2024
Norway’s Kongsberg has joined forces with the German business of MBDA and Diehl Defense to develop a next-generation, high-speed strike missile.
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Airbus Signs $2.3B German Military Satcom Deal

Jul 04, 2024
Germany has awarded Airbus a €2.1 billion ($2.3 billion) contract to build the new SatcomBW 3 constellation due to be deployed before the end of the decade.
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L3Harris Passes First Design Check On F/A-18 EW Upgrade Bid

Jul 08, 2024
The winner of the Advanced Electronic Warfare suite will replace the F/A-18E/F’s existing system, which combines subsystems supplied by both companies.
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Firefly Deploys NASA Cubesats In Alpha Launch

Jul 04, 2024
Firefly Aerospace has deployed eight cubesats for NASA with a flight of its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, amid operational expansion efforts.
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ESA Says Avio, Arianespace Agree To Vega C Handover

Jul 05, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) said that launch service provider Arianespace and Italian space company Avio have agreed to the handover of responsibility for Vega C rockets.

Funding & Policy

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Poland Considers Sending More MiG-29s To Ukraine

Jul 08, 2024
Poland is examining whether it can deliver another squadron of MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine as part of a new defense agreement between the two countries.
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Sweden Lays Out Defense Space Ambitions

Jul 08, 2024
Sweden wants to become a defense space player in Europe.
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Germany Pledges 2% Defense Budget To Meet NATO Spending Target

Jul 05, 2024
The German government says it will meet the NATO target of spending at least 2% on defense in its 2025 budget and following years.

Business

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Daily Memo: Boeing’s Proposed Plea Agreement Offers Little To Anyone

Jul 08, 2024
The plea deal offers little to anyone looking for regulatory or court-ordered consequences forcing fundamental changes at Boeing.
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Saudi, Turkish Defense Companies Sign Cooperation Agreements

Jul 05, 2024
Saudi Arabian defense companies have signed cooperation agreements with their Turkish counterparts during a visit by Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud.

Operations

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Vertical Cancels Plans For Farnborough Demonstrations

Jul 05, 2024
Vertical Aerospace has dropped plans to perform flight demonstrations at the Farnborough Airshow, citing a need to prioritize its flight test program.

Contracts