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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 2, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 2 July 02, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jul 01, 2026
BOEING gets ALCM award... SOLSTAR SPACE receives investment... K2 SPACE expands in Seattle...

In Brief

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In Brief: Germany Names Second Arrow 3 Missile Defense Site

Jul 01, 2026
Germany Names Second Arrow 3 Missile Defense Site

The Debrief

Relativity Space Caption: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a public-private partnership with Relativity Space to advance Mars science.
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Debrief: NASA For Hire

Jul 01, 2026
NASA's reimbursable Space Act Agreement, announced June 17, goes well beyond what NASA has previously done to support the burgeoning commercial space industry.

News

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Qatar-Donated Air Force One Flies First Presidential Mission

Jul 01, 2026
President Donald Trump on July 1 flew on the Qatar-donated 747-8i for the first time, marking the initial mission of the new Air Force One.
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Dassault Aviation CEO Open To Cooperation After NGF Demise

Jul 01, 2026
Dassault Aviation’s CEO says the company is open to cooperation on whatever comes after the demise of the New Generation Fighter.
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Pentagon Creates New Autonomous Systems Role

Jul 01, 2026
The Pentagon is creating a new high-level role tasked with overseeing the development of most of the military’s autonomous systems.
Caption: Artist's rendering of Blue Origin's new concept of operations
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Blue Origin Doubles Down On Return To Flight This Year

Jul 01, 2026
Blue Origin says it has cleared all the debris from the botched preflight hotfire test the destroyed a New Glenn rocket and has started rebuilding its severely damaged launchpad.
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Israel’s Defense Ministry Exec Invokes New Security-Economic Front

Jul 01, 2026
Fallout from the war with Iran could give Israel more leeway as it looks to reset its defense industrial ties with the U.S., the Israel Defense Ministry’s Director General argues.
Caption: The Lazuli uses a novel combination of advanced materials, says Raytheon Credit: Raytheon
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Raytheon To Build Private Space Telescope For Eric Schmidt’s Nonprofit

Jun 30, 2026
Raytheon is building a private, large-aperture space telescope for billionaire Eric Schmidt’s nonprofit, Schmidt Sciences.
Vantor says its WorldView 3D product can provide updated images, for instance, of shipyards, within 24 hr. Credit: Vantor
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Vantor Satellite-based 3D Map Service Promises Updates Within 24 Hr.

Jul 01, 2026
Vantor has debuted its WorldView 3D satellite tasking product that allows users to see updated 3D satellite imagery within 24 hr.
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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
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NASA Studies Open Fan Flight Demonstrator Plan

Jun 26, 2026
NASA is soliciting proposals for an open-fan flight demonstrator as part of the agency’s technology development plan for next-generation aircraft and subsonic vehicle propulsion systems.
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Tower‑Catch Rocket Startup Validates Pre‑Cooling Ground Campaign

Jun 30, 2026
Shanghai-headquartered Cosmo Leap says it has completed a pre-cooling test of the natural circulation system for liquid methane on its Leap-1 reusable rocket.
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Weststar Targets Space Launch Capability With Australian Joint Venture

Jul 01, 2026
Weststar Group and Australia's Rocket Technologies International have signed a strategic joint venture agreement aimed at developing Malaysia's domestic space sector, including future launch capabilities.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces In Focus: Albanian Air Force Continues Helicopter-Led Modernization

Jul 01, 2026
Since the early 2000s, the Albanian Air Force has undergone a fundamental transformation, retiring its entire fixed-wing combat fleet and evolving into a helicopter-based force