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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 2, 2026

VOL. 295 NO. 21 February 02, 2026
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Programs

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
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German Chancellor Flags FCAS Specification Gap, Sees Decision In Weeks

Jan 30, 2026
German chancellor Friedrich Merz says Berlin and Paris will make a decision in a few weeks on whether to jointly pursue a future combat aircraft.
Credit: Chancellery of the Prime Minister – Poland
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Poland To Get Counter-Drone System After Russian Airspace Violations

Jan 30, 2026
Warsaw is acquiring 18 batteries of the San counter-drone system, developed by a consortium that includes Polish Armaments Group (PGZ).
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SpaceX Unveils Stargaze Space Situational Awareness System

Jan 30, 2026
SpaceX says it has developed a space situational awareness system it will make available to others to mitigate the risk of collisions.
KF-21 AESA radar at Hanwha Systems test facility
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South Korea Launches Air-To-Ground Testing Of KF-21 AESA Radar

Jan 30, 2026
South Korea has begun the air-to-ground testing phase of Hanwha Systems' AESA radar integrated on the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter.
Soyuz-5 at the assembly facility at Baikonur
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Roscosmos Reschedules Soyuz-5 Inaugural Launch For March

Jan 30, 2026
Russia plans the inaugural launch of the Soyuz-5 medium-lift vehicle at the end of March, the deputy head of Roscosmos state corporation Dmitry Baranov says.
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Blue Origin Mark 1 Lunar Lander Heads To JSC For Testing

Jan 30, 2026
Blue Origin’s first lunar lander is en route to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for thermal vacuum testing ahead of launch later this year.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

The Debrief

live fire DEW exercise in japan
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Budget Brief: Funding On Track For Tokyo’s Defense Buildup Plan

Jan 30, 2026
For Japan, 2026 marks the penultimate year of its five-year Defense Buildup Plan, initiated in 2022 in response to a perceived deterioration in the regional security environment.

Operations

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Ukraine Uses 80% Drones For Russian Target Strikes

Jan 30, 2026
Drones were used by Ukraine to strike more than 800,000 Russian targets in 2025, defense officials have revealed.

Funding & Policy

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Europe Plans Earth Observation Studies, Requirements Prep

Jan 27, 2026
The European Commission will take a few more months to finalize requirements for its future Earth Observation Government Service (EOGS) program.
Maj. Gen Crespo Zaragoza
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Spacecraft Self-Protection Needed, Says Spain’s Military Space Chief

Jan 30, 2026
Military space systems require the kind of self-protection capability long associated with combat aircraft, the Spanish Space Commander argues.

Business

Image caption: Boosting defense and space sales will be a priority for Hexcel in 2026, CEO Tom Gentile says Image credit: Joris van Boven/Alamy Stock Image
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Hexcel To Focus On Defense, Space Growth, CEO Gentile Says

Jan 29, 2026
Hexcel is “going to push very hard” to grow its defense and space business in “the immediate future,” CEO Tom Gentile said.

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