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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 29, 2026

VOL. 295 NO. 19 January 29, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jan 28, 2026
AIRBUS picks SKYNOPY for Pléiades NEO ground stations... NORTHWOOD SPACE closes Series B... GENTEX selected for U.S. Navy’s Next-Gen Fixed Wing Helmet

Funding & Policy

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Spacecom Chief Proposes On-Orbit ‘Apollo Maneuver’ Exercise

Jan 28, 2026
U.S. Space Command envisions a massive on-orbit exercise involving a broad swath of military satellites to stress test its supply chain.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, speaks with, second from left to right, former NASA Administrators Bill Nelson, Charles Bolden, and Sean O'Keefe following a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026,
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Debrief: The Legacy Of Challenger

Jan 28, 2026
The human spaceflight community becomes sensitive this time of year, with three memorial dates on the calendar for NASA missions that ended in disasters.

Programs

General Atomics and Kepler Communications demonstrated an air-to-space optical terminal in an August 2025 test. Credit: GA-EMS
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SDA Wants Air-To-Space Optical Terminals Within 12 Months

Jan 28, 2026
The Space Development Agency wants to install terminals on aircraft, connecting them to the low-Earth-orbit Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
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Textron Warns MV-75 Tiltrotor Faces Possible Reach-Forward Loss

Jan 28, 2026
Rising costs could trigger a $60-110 million reach-forward loss for Bell on the first production versions of the MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft.
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LiveEO Exits Stealth Mode With Twinspector Earth Observation Plan

Jan 28, 2026
German startup LiveEO says it plans to deploy a constellation of 3D Earth-imaging spacecraft, naming Reflex Aerospace as the satellite platform developer.
: Textron
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No Plans For Scorpion Revival Despite New Defense Industry Policy

Jan 28, 2026
Textron has no plans to revive the Scorpion tactical jet despite a call from the DOD for the defense industry to invest to develop new weapons systems.

Operations

NTSB investigators DCA crash
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NTSB Urges Sweeping FAA Systemic Changes In DCA Midair Collision Aftermath

Jan 28, 2026
The NTSB agreed that the accident was caused by multiple factors, led by the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a DCA approach path.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Jan. 27, 2026, from Cape Canaveral SFS, carrying the ninth GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force to medium Earth orbit.
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SpaceX Launches Ninth GPS III Satellite For U.S. Space Force

Jan 28, 2026
The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX launched the latest GPS III satellite on Jan. 27, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS.
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Russia Using Starlink-Equipped Attack Drones For Precision Strikes

Jan 28, 2026
It seems Moscow is also now making extensive use of the Starlink satellite communications system.
From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. Credit: NASA
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NASA Looks To Advance Date Of Space Station Crew-12 Launch

Jan 28, 2026
NASA plans to move up the four-person SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon mission to the International Space Station.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces In Focus: Indonesia Ramps Up Airpower Modernization

Jan 28, 2026
A key modernization priority for the Indonesian Air Force is the expansion of a mixed fighter fleet, which is expected to more than triple over the next decade.