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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 14, 2026

VOL. 295 NO. 9 January 14, 2026
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Programs

SNC
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SNC Buys Another Global 6500 For U.S. Army ISR Program

Jan 13, 2026
Sierra Nevada Company has used its own funding to buy another Bombardier Global 6500 for the U.S. Army’s future ME-11B surveillance aircraft fleet.
MH-60R Seahawk helicopter from the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 prepares to land on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) after delivering fresh water to the Republic of the Philippines in support of Operatio Contributor: MixPix
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Lockheed Reveals Extended-Range Seahawk Concept Proposals

Jan 13, 2026
Lockheed Martin is developing two concepts for greatly extending the range of the Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk to offer to the U.S. Navy.
Axiom Space
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Axiom Space Details Plan To Build Space Station

Jan 13, 2026
Axiom Space has revealed new details of its space station assembly plan.
kf-21
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KF-21 Deployment Could Slip Amid South Korean Budget Constraints

Jan 13, 2026
South Korea’s Finance Ministry instructed DAPA to revise the mass-production schedule and budget allocation for the KF-21.
satellite ohb
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Eumetsat Formally Approves EPS-Sterna Constellation For 2029 Launch

Jan 13, 2026
Europe’s meteorological agency Eumetsat gave the formal go-ahead to the EPS-Sterna program, which aims to grow a system of 20 weather monitoring satellites.
piaggio p.180
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Baykar To Ramp Piaggio P.180 Production, Plans Upgrade

Jan 13, 2026
Baykar is planning a new version of Piaggio’s P.180 Avanti and looking to ramp up production of the twin-turboprop transport aircraft.
Iceye satellite images Stockholm
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Sweden Joins Iceye SAR Satellite Club

Jan 12, 2026
Sweden is joining the list of European countries buying Iceye synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
fly
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Firefly Plans Alpha Rocket Upgrade

Jan 13, 2026
Firefly Aerospace plans to introduce upgrades to its Alpha rocket after the company suffered several mishaps with the launcher.
OneWeb
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Eutelsat Places Airbus Satellite Top-Up Order For OneWeb

Jan 12, 2026
Eutelsat says it will buy another tranche of satellites from Airbus to build out its OneWeb low-Earth-orbit broadband communication system.

Daily Brief

In Brief

india scramjet ground test equipment
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India Marks Scramjet Ground Test Milestone

Jan 09, 2026
The Indian government says its efforts to develop a homegrown air-breathing hypersonic missile have advanced with a recent ground test.

Technology

Lockheed Martin and GE Aerospace
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GE/Lockheed Tests Raise Bar For Rotating Detonation Maturity

Jan 13, 2026
A recent series of ground tests validated a rotation detonation ramjet linked to a supersonic inlet for the first time.

Funding & Policy

Patriot launch
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Pentagon Unveils $1 Billion Equity Investment In Rocket Motor Company

Jan 13, 2026
The U.S. military plans to spend $1 billion to take an ownership stake in a future L3Harris Technologies spin-off focused on solid rocket motor production for tactical missiles.
The Pentagon will invest $150 million to produce gallium at an alumina refinery in Louisiana Image credit: Phil Degginger/Alamy Stock Image
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DOD Invests $150 Million In Louisiana Gallium Production

Jan 13, 2026
The Department of Defense will invest $150 million to produce gallium in Louisiana.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks Jan. 12, 2026, at SpaceX's Starbase facilities in Brownsville, Texas. Credit: Defense Dept.
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Pentagon Reveals New AI ‘Acceleration’ Strategy

Jan 13, 2026
The Defense Department has unveiled a new strategy meant to hasten the adoption of new artificial intelligence technologies.
israel ministry of defense photo
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Israel Agreed To Almost $7B In U.S. Orders In 2025

Jan 13, 2026
Israel’s Defense Ministry says it signed $6.91 billion in orders for U.S. equipment in 2025.

Business

Hunter
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Edge Agrees To Spanish Loitering Munitions Production Plan With Indra

Jan 13, 2026
The United Arab Emirates' defense company Edge Group plans to build loitering munitions in Spain as part of a production partnership with local supplier Indra.

The Debrief

Credit: Array Labs
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Debrief: Array Labs' Old-New School Approach To Space-based AMTI

Jan 13, 2026
Startup Array Labs is attempting to develop formation-flying radar satellites to study the feasibility of conducting “persistent, wide-area” airborne moving target indication missions from space.

Air Forces In Focus