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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 13, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 8 July 13, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jul 10, 2026
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE ties up with ENIGMA... KONGSBERG gets OTH weapon system award... New CFO for HESTON MATERIALS...

In Brief

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Australia And U.S. Test-Fire New SM-2-Based Air Defense System

Jul 10, 2026
Australia And U.S. Test-Fire New SM-2-Based Air Defense System

M903 Patriot launching station
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U.S. Army Kicks Off Cheap Interceptor Competition

Jul 10, 2026
The U.S. Army has kicked off a competition to build an interceptor with a goal of testing within the next several months and possibly fielding it within a year.
S-400
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Turkey In Talks With Russia Over S-400 Transfer

Jul 10, 2026
Turkey has begun talks with Russia to enable it to sell on the controversial S-400 air defense system, the purchase of which got it banished from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
B-21 refueling in flight
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U.S. Air Force To Keep Two Pilots For B-21s

Jul 10, 2026
The U.S. Air Force will go ahead with keeping a two-pilot crew for its new B-21 bomber, despite a push from the prior leader of Air Force Global Strike Command.
missile interceptor system
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USMC Successfully Tests New Medium-Range Intercept System

Jul 10, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps on June 30 successfully test-fired its new mobile medium-range air defense system in an exercise at the service’s newest base.
CASC Catch
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China Achieves Booster Net-Recovery In Long March 10B Mission

Jul 10, 2026
China for the first time has recovered a booster of one of its rockets, marking an important milestone in Beijing's push to maintain pace in the space-race with the U.S.
Starmind
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SpaceX Brands Data Center Satellites As Starmind

Jul 10, 2026
SpaceX plans to operate its future data center satellites under the name Starmind.
missile launcher
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Ukraine Eyes Patriot-Like Missile Defense System

Jul 10, 2026
Ukraine will try to develop a missile defense system with performance similar to the U.S. Patriot but with an eye on easier interceptor production.
President Trump wearing a USA cap
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Trump Administration Rekindles Commercial Aircraft Trade Uncertainty

Jul 10, 2026
The Trump administration has sparked new uncertainty for the commercial aerospace industry after releasing an executive order that threatens to disrupt trade deals for aircraft, engines and components.
Boris Pistorius and Pål Jonson
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Sweden, Germany Outline Defense Cooperation Plans

Jul 09, 2026
Sweden and Germany are exploring cooperation in CCA and a range of other activities spanning from electronic warfare to space.
Credit: SpaceX
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Open Cosmos Readies Immediate Start Of Operational Service

Jul 10, 2026
Remote sensing startup Open Cosmos is looking to begin operational service using its newly launched spacecraft as soon as on-orbit verification is complete, with the first taskings already planned.
Thales Toulouse ATC
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Cyber Security An Issue In FAA Automation Upgrade

Jul 07, 2026
Multinational companies vying to provide the FAA with a core air traffic management software platform are defending their systems against cyber security concerns.
Space Defense Squadron members operate the ATLAS system
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ATLAS System's 2027 Upgrades To Include ‘Five Eyes’ Data Sharing

Jul 10, 2026
The U.S. military’s key intelligence partners will soon be able to use the U.S. Space Force’s new domain awareness platform ATLAS thanks to forthcoming upgrades.

The Debrief

JetZero
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Debrief: How AI Agents Can Design A Better BWB

Jul 10, 2026
JetZero uses AI agents and nTop’s geometry platform to accelerate design changes for its blended wing body aircraft across multiple configurations.

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