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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 22, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 15 July 22, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jul 21, 2026
PBS GROUP partners with AIRLOGIX of Ukraine... IHI, KUVA SPACE to study hyperspectral constellation for Japan.. JHUAPL gets $200m Sentinel award...

In Brief

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In Brief: Pratt & Whitney Unveils ‘Valox’ CCA Engine Family

Jul 21, 2026
Pratt & Whitney Unveils ‘Valox’ CCA Engine Family

The Debrief

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Debrief: The U.S. Military Space Leaders Waiting In The Wings

Jul 21, 2026
A trio of senior officials is on deck, ready to usher in a new era of U.S. military space.

News

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Canada Joins GCAP As An Observer

Jul 21, 2026
Canada has formally joined the Global Combat Air Program as an observer.
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Boeing Eyes Multiple MQ-28 Production Sites

Jul 21, 2026
Boeing is considering multiple operational MQ-28 Ghost Bat production sites as it pursues markets for the collaborative combat aircraft (CCA).
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Northrop Invests To Fix Software For AARGM-ER, SiAW Missiles

Jul 21, 2026
Northrop Grumman is spending money to fix software bugs that have plagued the development schedule for two new anti-radiation missiles.
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Bell Says FAA Commences 525 System Integration Lab Trials

Jul 21, 2026
The FAA has begun trials on the Bell 525 Relentless Advanced Systems Integration Lab (Rasil) as one of the final steps to secure the type certificate.
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RAF Protector Clears Weapons Qualification Hurdles

Jul 20, 2026
Weapons testing for the Royal Air Force’s new Protector UAS has been completed, paving the way for the service to use the platform in a strike role.
mbda ground-launched Asraam air defense system
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MBDA Expands Surface-Launched Asraam Air Defense System

Jul 20, 2026
MBDA has unveiled an upgrade to its ground-launched Asraam air defense system, pairing the missile with a lower-cost interceptor and other enhancements.
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Embraer Eyes KC-390 Missile Launch, More Gripen Work

Jul 21, 2026
Embraer is considering adding a missile-launch capability to the KC-390 tanker transport and is also set to expand production of Saab Gripens.
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Rafael Sees Lasers Downing Ballistic Missiles, Eyes Golden Dome

Jul 21, 2026
Israeli defense technology specialist Rafael should be able to scale its Iron Beam laser air defense technology in the coming years to be able to intercept even ballistic missiles, says Chairman Yuval Steinitz.
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NASA Payload Shifted From Vulcan To Falcon Heavy

Jul 20, 2026
NASA shifts SunRISE mission from Vulcan to Falcon Heavy as Vulcan faces delays, aiming to map solar emissions and magnetic field lines for storm warnings.
Caption: The CP-12 missions, originally scheduled for 2025, was repeatedly delayed Credit: ispace
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Ispace-U.S., Draper To End NASA CLPS Lunar Lander Partnership

Jul 17, 2026
Ispace Technologies U.S. and Draper plan to terminate their partnership to develop a lunar lander for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
Credit: Hensoldt
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Leonardo To Retain Hensoldt Stake

Jul 21, 2026
Leonardo plans to hold on to its stake in German defense electronics specialist Hensoldt, according to the CEO of the Italian defense giant, Lorenzo Mariani.
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De Havilland Canada Debuts Relaunched Sherpa ‘Pack Rat’

Jul 21, 2026
De Havilland Canada has begun a marketing tour of the “Pack Rat,” a modernized version of the Sherpa twin-turboprop cargo aircraft which last produced by the former Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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X-Bow Announces New Drone Interceptor

Jul 21, 2026
X-Bow unveiled its low-cost Buckler interceptor after successful flight testing, targeting affordable defense against Shahed-type drones.
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Bell Charts MV-75 Build Progress

Jul 21, 2026
Bell says MV-75 production is accelerating, meeting performance targets and improving manufacturing efficiency despite earlier cost and weight concerns.
Chairman and CEO John Jovanovic (left) with JetZero CEO Tom O’Leary
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JetZero, EXIM Explore Up To $3B Financing For Manufacturing Campus

Jul 20, 2026
JetZero and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) have agreed to explore up to $3 billion in potential financing support for the startup airframer’s future manufacturing campus in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Air Forces and Focus

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Air Forces In Focus: National Air Force of Angola

Jul 21, 2026
Sustaining success in Angola’s counter-insurgency missions will require continued investment in key air power capabilities, and the country’s air force has set several important modernization programs in motion.