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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 29, 2026

VOL. 296 NO. 62 June 29, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jun 26, 2026
SAFRAN confirms EXAIL talks... RAYTHEON gets $1.1b AIM-9X award... NASA promotes acting CIO...

In Brief

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Mitsubishi Electric Picks MDA Space For Japan’s Milsatcom Program

Jun 26, 2026
Mitsubishi Electric Picks MDA Space For Japan’s Milsatcom Program

new image of the fcad demonstrator
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BAE Combat Air Demonstrator Progresses Critical GCAP De-Risk Efforts

Jun 26, 2026
BAE Systems has reached the "business end" of developing its Future Combat Air Demonstrator, the aircraft that will pave the way for the fighter emerging from the tri-national Global Combat Air Program.
kf-21
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Indonesia Settles Final KF-21 Development Payment

Jun 26, 2026
Indonesia has settled its remaining financial obligation under the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 Boramae fighter development program.
ghost bat at Exercise Valiant Shield
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Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat Makes Large-Force Exercise Debut

Jun 26, 2026
The Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft is participating in Exercise Valiant Shield, its first involvement in a major multinational exercise.
Air Force Special Operations Command
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Investigation Finds Trainer Pilot Error Caused First OA-1K Crash

Jun 26, 2026
A pilot in training accidentally activated the fuel shutoff valve during an initial qualification flight on the L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II, causing the armed overwatch aircraft to crash.
saab gripen
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Sweden Launches Study On Future Fighter Options To Succeed Gripen

Jun 26, 2026
The Swedish government has launched a review to study the economic, defense, security and foreign policy effects associated with potential plans for a future fighter program.
airbus mrtt
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Poland Closing In On Airbus Tanker Purchase

Jun 26, 2026
Poland has signaled it is ready to acquire its first tanker aircraft following discussions with the Spanish government.
Nine companies are on the vendor list for space-based AMTI. Credit: Alamy
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Legacy Primes, New Space Companies In SB-AMTI Vendor Pool

Jun 26, 2026
When the U.S. Space Force recently announced it had awarded nine base contracts for one of its marquee new programs, it opted to disclose only one provider: SpaceX.
Beyond Gravity builds the Ariane 6 payload fairing.
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RUAG International Gets Debt Green Light In Military Space Push

Jun 24, 2026
The Swiss government has given RUAG International a new strategic roadmap to 2029 that includes the approval to take on debt as it seeks to increase the state-owned business’s military space focus.
Firefly's Blue Ghost lander captured footage of the Moon during its third lunar orbit maneuver on February 24 that inserted the spacecraft in a near-circular low lunar orbit.
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Firefly Buys AI Firm For Autonomous Space Ops

Jun 25, 2026
Firefly Aerospace has acquired the company that provided the vision navigation software to land its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the Moon.
Eurodrone
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Airbus, Kawasaki Partner On Eurodrone ASW Variant

Jun 26, 2026
Airbus and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed an MOU to jointly study and develop an anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone.
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Aero Vodochody Wins African, North American Orders For L-39NG Trainer

Jun 25, 2026
Czech airframer Aero Vodochody has secured additional orders for its L-39NG Skyfox training aircraft from Africa and North America.
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Belgian Air Force Receives First Airbus H145M

Jun 25, 2026
The Belgian Air Force has joined the growing number of Airbus H145M operators after taking delivery of its first aircraft of the type on June 23.

The Debrief

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Debrief: Readiness—Or Lack Of It—Shapes Navy Thinking On Next-Gen Aviation

Jun 26, 2026
Historians may come to categorize military aviation as Before F-35 and After F-35, such is the Joint Strike Fighter’s impact on combat capability, interoperability, program execution and oversight.

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