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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 9, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 6 July 09, 2026

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jul 08, 2026
SASC schedules CSO confirmation hearing... LOCKHEED gets $500m award for Apache MTADS... New CTO/COO for NEO SPACE GROUP...

In Brief

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Philippines Eyes Military Satellite, Space Center By 2028

Jul 08, 2026
Philippines Eyes Military Satellite, Space Center By 2028

mbda stratus missile
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UK Spearheads European Deep Strike Push

Jul 08, 2026
The British government says it will lead a $50 billion European effort to develop deep strike weapons with a range of at least 300 km (186 mi.) to more than 2,000 km.
Air Force One
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New Air Force One Makes International Debut Amid Congress' Concerns

Jul 08, 2026
The U.S. Air Force’s new VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft made its international debut on July 8, flying President Donald Trump abroad, but for only part of the trip.
Israeli Air Force
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Trump Wants Turkish Defense Sanctions Lifted

Jul 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Turkey that could potentially pave the way for that country’s re-entry back into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
mq-9a
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Pentagon Opens Solicitation For MQ-9A Replacement

Jul 08, 2026
The Pentagon has opened a solicitation that would replace the MQ-9A Reaper fleet with a cheaper type of UAS that could be produced in mass quantities.
rendering of NASA spacecraft descending to Mars
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Firefly Aerospace To Produce Shell For NASA’s SkyFall Mission

Jul 07, 2026
Firefly Aerospace has won a contract to build the protective shell for NASA’s mission to deploy helicopters to Mars.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection H125 taking off
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Orders H125 Helicopters from Airbus

Jul 08, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ordered a new fleet of H125 single-engine light helicopters from Airbus.
skynet 5 satellite
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UK Seeks Spacecraft Self-Protection Technologies

Jul 08, 2026
The UK is seeking ideas that could foster spacecraft protection amid growing concern about the vulnerability of such technologies.
aevex
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Aevex To Scale Up Production Of Extended-Range Platform

Jun 30, 2026
Aevex will scale up production of a long-range precision strike platform under a $50 million contract from the U.S. Air Force.
hanwha aerospace manufacturing propulsion pic
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South Korean Industry Commits $204B To Southern Tech Hub

Jul 06, 2026
South Korea's leading industrial groups have committed a combined $204 billion to develop advanced manufacturing and technology infrastructure in the country's southern region.
Venus Aerospace RDRE rocket
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Venus Aerospace Targets Full-Scale RDRE Development With New Funding

Jul 08, 2026
Venus Aerospace says a newly raised $91 million will advance its rotating detonation rocket engine technology toward full-scale deployment.
MagniX
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MagniX Looks Beyond Aerospace For Electric Technology Applications

Jul 08, 2026
MagniX expands beyond aerospace, targeting defense, space, mobility and data centers with its electric powertrain technology.
New Horizons satellite rendering
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NASA's New Horizons Awakens From Lengthy Kuiper Belt Hibernation

Jul 08, 2026
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has awakened from a 321-day hibernation period and begun transmitting data gathered during the interim.
drone
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Vantis Expands BVLOS Network With Second ‘Champion Operator’

Jul 01, 2026
North Dakota’s Vantis network is expanding its beyond-visual-line-of-sight capabilities after Frontier Precision became the system’s second “Champion Operator.”

The Debrief

Credit: NATO
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Debrief: NATO’s New ‘HALO’ Brings SDA-Like Network Across The Atlantic

Jul 08, 2026
The U.S. Space Development Agency's proliferated satellite architecture may be evolving into a blueprint for organizing NATO space power in the decade ahead.