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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 23, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 58 June 23, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jun 22, 2026
USAF NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER gets new executive director... HII receives aircraft elevator maintenance/repair award... BOEiNG gets Poseidon retrofit contract...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Jun 22, 2026
The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

The Debrief

French Air and Space Force
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Debrief: How France Is Trying To Make A400M More Tactically Relevant

Jun 22, 2026
When Airbus embarked on the A400M program, one of its selling points was that it could serve as a strategic transport and a tactical aircraft.

News

Credit: U.S. Space Force/Rocket Lab
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Rocket Lab Launches Second USSF Victus Haze Spacecraft

Jun 22, 2026
The call came before sunrise in Mahia, New Zealand. Less than 17 hr. later, Rocket Lab launched a company-built satellite to space with its Electron rocket.
austrian black hawk
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Austria Approved For Black Hawk Top-Up Order

Jun 19, 2026
Austria has been approved to acquire 12 more Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, as the country expands its military and consolidates its helicopter fleets.
Air Force One
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Qatar-Gifted 747 In Final Stages Of ‘Air Force One’ Preparation

Jun 19, 2026
The U.S. Air Force has officially received the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8i, which is now set to enter service in the coming weeks.
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Pentagon To Raid Navy Aircraft Procurement To Fund Boeing E-7

Jun 22, 2026
The Pentagon wants to raid the Navy’s aircraft and broader Pentagon procurement funding to reverse course on developing the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail.
eurofighter
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Rapid APKWS Integration On Eurofighter Prompts International Interest

Jun 19, 2026
BAE Systems says it is seeing global interest from Eurofighter Typhoon operators in the integration of guided rockets for the anti-drone role.
T-7
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BAE Claims T-7 'Best Solution' For Hawk Replacement

Jun 19, 2026
BAE Systems is committed to performing final assembly and development work on the T-7 Redhawk in the UK if the platform is selected as the RAF's Hawk replacement.
brakestop launch
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MBDA, MGI, Rotron Picked For UK Brakestop Long-Range Missile Program

Jun 22, 2026
A trio of UK manufacturers have been shortlisted to develop long-range missiles for Ukraine’s military to strike Russia.
nyan
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BAE's Nyan One-Way Effector To Join British Army After Ukraine Debut

Jun 22, 2026
BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a one-way, low-observable effector called Nyan that has already made its combat debut in Ukraine and is entering service with the British Army.
Amber Jean Notvest/NASA
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Roman Telescope Arrives For Launch Preparations

Jun 22, 2026
A flagship NASA observatory designed to answer questions about dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets and other astrophysical phenomena arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on June 21.
x fire launcher
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Hanwha, Thales To Integrate Chunmoo Missiles With X-Fire Launcher

Jun 19, 2026
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace and Thales have agreed to integrate the Chunmoo family of guided rockets and missiles with Thales' X-Fire launcher.

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