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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 10, 2026

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In Brief

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In Brief: UK Seeks Counter-Drone Electronic Warfare Options For Ukraine

Jul 09, 2026
UK Seeks Counter-Drone Electronic Warfare Options For Ukraine

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jul 09, 2026
COLLINS AEROSPACE’s Wolverhampton center of excellence opens... NORTHROP gets LAIRCM award... X-BOW continuing MDA work on high-performance SRMs...

The Debrief

Credit: Presidential Office of Ukraine
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Debrief: Ukraine Pitches Tech Deals After Recent War Successes

Jul 09, 2026
After demonstrating recent battlefield successes, Kyiv is making a big push to market its military technology expertise to the world.

News

german laser
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Germany Green-Lights Responsive Launch Demo, CCA And Laser Efforts

Jul 09, 2026
German legislators have signed off on a highly anticipated CCA procurement, rapid space launch demo and plans to introduce a high-energy laser counter-drone capability.
German Eurofighters
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NATO Upgrades Baltic Air Policing Mission For Faster Response Times

Jul 09, 2026
NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission is to be upgraded to an air defense mission, Estonian and Lithuanian officials have confirmed.
f/a-18
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U.S. Navy Advances Raytheon F/A-18E/F Electronic Warfare Upgrade

Jul 09, 2026
The U.S. Navy is moving forward with the upgrade of the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s electronic warfare system, with plans to buy upgrade kits from RTX’s Raytheon unit.
nato triton
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Northrop Grumman Sees Triton Skirting NATO AGS Certification Issues

Jul 09, 2026
Northrop Grumman is confident the certification challenges that delayed introduction of NATO's Global Hawk-based Alliance Ground Surveillance system can be avoided.
tomahawk missile being fired
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Tomahawk Missile Sale To Germany Approved, Merz Says

Jul 09, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the Trump administration agreed to sell RTX Tomahawk cruise missiles after weeks of uncertainty over the potential deal.
pentagon
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Pentagon Awards Two Contracts For Directed Energy Systems

Jul 09, 2026
The Pentagon has funded nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed Martin Aculight to build laser systems to defend against next-generation cruise missiles and uncrewed aircraft systems.
raaf p-8a
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Australia Receives Boeing P-8A Upgraded To Increment 3 Blk. 2

Jul 09, 2026
The Royal Australian Air Force received its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon upgraded to the Increment 3 Blk. 2 configuration.
Aubert et Duval metal production
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Airbus, Safran Buy Tikehau’s Share In Metal Supplier Aubert & Duval

Jun 25, 2026
Airbus and Safran acquire Tikehau’s stake in metal supplier Aubert & Duval to secure critical aerospace materials supply.
Eurofighter Typhoon (top) and Lockheed Martin F-35
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UK Aerospace Resilient Despite Rising Costs And Uncertainty

Jul 08, 2026
The UK's aerospace sector may be booming, but it is also being throttled by geopolitical uncertainty, rising costs and supply-chain pressures, trade association ADS says.
KTF5500 turbofan engine
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South Korea's First Indigenous UAS Engines Break Cover

Jul 08, 2026
Hanwha Aerospace and South Korea's Agency for Defense Development have unveiled prototypes of two domestically developed uncrewed aircraft system engines.
ispace mobile cargo system on the lunar surface
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Ispace Books Starship Slot For New Lunar Transportation Service

Jul 08, 2026
Japan’s Ispace says it has secured capacity on a SpaceX Starship launch to expand its lunar transportation ambitions.
drones air traffic management simulation
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Project Orion Tests Tactical Deconfliction Layer For Dense Drone Ops

Jul 06, 2026
Cornell University researchers are looking to fill the gap between preflight strategic planning and last-resort collision avoidance for dense drone operations.