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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 31, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 22 July 31, 2026
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U.S. Navy Reveals Details Of Standard Missile Replacement Plan

Jul 30, 2026
A newly obtained document reveals the full scope of the U.S. Navy’s preliminary plans for replacing all members of the venerable, RTX-made Standard Missile.
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USAF Progresses On HH-60W VIP Mission With Training Plan

Jul 30, 2026
The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead on its plan to have the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II take on the continuity-of-government and VIP transport role in the Washington area
AC-130J. Credit: Air National Guard
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SOCOM Wants Air-Launched Drones From Special Ops Aircraft

Jul 30, 2026
U.S. Special Operations Command wants its unique gunships to serve as mother ships for small drones.
Missile hot-fire test
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L3Harris Delays Missile Solutions Unit IPO

Jul 30, 2026
L3Harris Technologies has pulled plans for the IPO of its missile solutions business and plans to try to float the operations again next year.
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First Standard 2 NH90 Helicopter Delivered To French Military

Jul 30, 2026
Airbus has begun deliveries of a new version of the NH90 battlefield transport helicopter to the French military.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches July 25, 2026, carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Credit: SpaceX
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SpaceX Secures $1.6 Billion To Launch Space-Based Sensing Sats

Jul 30, 2026
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $1.6 billion for 18 Falcon 9 rocket launches to deploy sensing and targeting satellites, the service announced July 29.
GCAP model at FIA
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BAE Boss Sees Window Closing For New GCAP Partners

Jul 30, 2026
Expansion of the Global Combat Air Program to other partners should not come at the price of slowing the program, says BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn.
EUMET engine combustion diagram
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MTU, Safran FCAS Engine Partnership Poised to Wither

Jul 30, 2026
MTU and Safran's FCAS engine partnership is increasingly unlikely to survive Europe’s fighter program split.
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GKN Reveals Role In Brontanax CCA Prototype Manufacture

Jul 30, 2026
GKN Aerospace supplied composite flight structures for BAE’s Brontanax CCA ahead of planned 2027 flight testing.
Bell and Boeing commemorated the V-22 Osprey production milestone during a ceremony at Bell's Amarillo, Texas, assembly center on July 28. Credit: Bell Textron
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Bell Wraps Up MV-22 Deliveries To U.S. Marine Corps

Jul 29, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps accepted its final MV-22 as the Navy completed its transition to the CMV-22.
Interlune excavator
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Interlune, Vermeer To Develop Lunar Construction Equipment

Jul 30, 2026
Interlune and Vermeer expanded their partnership to develop lunar construction equipment supporting future Moon base infrastructure.
Credit: John Baylouny/Leonardo DRS
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Raft Deal Adds AI To Leonardo DRS

Jul 30, 2026
Leonardo DRS of Arlington, Virginia, will acquire eight-year-old Raft of nearby McLean for $450 million in cash.

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jul 30, 2026
ROCKET ONE licenses NASA avionics system... SOPHIA SPACE receives space data center patent... New CFO for SIDUS SPACE...

In Brief

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In Brief: EU Approves Gripen Funds For Ukraine

Jul 30, 2026
EU Approves Gripen Funds For Ukraine

The Debrief

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Debrief: Edgewing Thinking Differently About GCAP Flight Testing

Jul 30, 2026
Edgewing, the trinational joint venture serving as prime contractor for the GCAP's next-generation fighter, is considering a different approach to flight testing.