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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 7, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 4 July 07, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jul 06, 2026
LOCKHEED gets F-35 diminishing manufacturing sources order... H.I.G. CAPITAL acquires PFG... NORDSPACE opens Ottawa office...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

Jul 06, 2026
The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

The Debrief

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Debrief: Time To Buckle Up For The NATO Summit

Jul 06, 2026
When the NATO summit kicks off July 7 in Ankara, there are a couple of things predictably on the agenda—spending commitments and transatlantic tension—but equipment issues also are poised to be front and center.

News

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NASA Releases Draft RFP For ISS Replacement Plan

Jul 06, 2026
NASA released a long-awaited draft solicitation July 6 for industry partners to design, build and operate a commercial space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) to succeed the International Space Station.
Edgewing rendering of GCAP
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Edgewing Secures $6B Contract To Advance GCAP Development

Jul 03, 2026
Development of the combat aircraft at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) is set to accelerate after prime contractor Edgewing was awarded a ÂŁ4.6 billion contract.
diehl air defense
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Diehl Eyes Brazilian Ground-Based Air Defense Market

Jul 06, 2026
Diehl says it is looking to expand its partnership with Brazil’s AEL Sistemas as the German company eyes the Brazilian ground-based air defense market.
Azerbaijani JF-17
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Azerbaijan Reveals JF-17 Deliveries

Jul 06, 2026
Azerbaijan has begun receiving long-awaited deliveries of its new fleet of JF-17 combat aircraft.
Leonardo AW101
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Canadian Rotorcraft And Tanker Programs Hit Milestones In Europe

Jul 06, 2026
Leonardo Helicopters has completed the first flight of new-build AW101 helicopters destined for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s search and rescue fleet.
Barracuda
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Anduril’s Barracuda-500M Missile To Be Made In Poland By PGZ

Jul 06, 2026
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and Anduril have signed an agreement for the Polish defense firm to produce the U.S. startup's Barracuda-500M cruise missile.
BAE simulator facility
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BAE Systems Exploring Typhoon And CCA Control Concepts

Jul 06, 2026
BAE Systems is conceptualizing how to control and direct CCAs in battle using the wide-area display planned for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
ITO05 air defense system
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Finland Plans Saab Short-Range Air Defense Deal

Jul 03, 2026
Helsinki says it plans to buy Saab RBS 70 NG air defense systems.
Type 094 submarine
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China Conducts Rare Pacific Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test

Jul 06, 2026
China conducted a submarine-launched ballistic missile test into the Pacific Ocean, with Australia, Japan and New Zealand among the countries notified shortly before the launch.
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EU Launches Common Interest Defense Programs Spanning From Drones To Space

Jul 03, 2026
The EU is proposing a new multi-billion initiative to finance joint programs covering a diverse set of priority activities including drones, air and missile defense, and space.
MH-60R and DDG-51 at sea
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Lockheed Martin Buys Ultra Maritime For $3.45 Billion

Jul 06, 2026
U.S.- and UK-based Ultra—which produces sonars, sonobuoys and radars—will become part of Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems business area.
Nyan
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Royal Navy Experiments With One-Way Maritime Attack Drone

Jul 06, 2026
The UK Royal Navy has demonstrated the launch of the Nyan one-way attack drone from a ship.
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Pegasus Rocket Launches Link To Save Swift Observatory

Jul 03, 2026
Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket has deployed a Katalyst Space spacecraft it plans to use to boost the orbit of its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

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