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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 3, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 23 August 03, 2026
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GCAP Ministers Mulling Accelerated Development

Jul 31, 2026
Defense officials from the Global Combat Air Program nations have discussed advancing the service entry of the new fighter by up to two years.
U.S. Space Force Guardians supported the joint exercise Resolute Space 2025 with an electromagnetic range environment that allowed participants to train in realistic conditions. Credit: U.S. Space Force
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USSF Sets Up Contracting Pool For $981M Test And Training Program

Jul 31, 2026
The U.S. Space Force is kicking off a decade-long program for testing and training infrastructure, and has tapped 15 companies for the contractor pool.
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B-52 Upgrades Face Growing Cost, Schedule Risks, GAO Says

Jul 31, 2026
The U.S. Air Force’s series of upgrades to the B-52 bomber face cost and schedule growth, a new report says.
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Rolls-Royce Preparing Orpheus To Be CCA Engine Family

Jul 31, 2026
Rolls-Royce's Orpheus demonstrator engine is now evolving into a family of propulsion systems with a particular focus on autonomous collaborative combat aircraft.
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Hensoldt Sees Pegasus Export Talks In Europe

Jul 31, 2026
Hensoldt is starting to see serious export interest in Europe for its Pegasus signals intelligence aircraft as it also gears up for the competition in Germany to provide the luWES airborne electronic attack system, CEO Oliver Dörre said.
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Rolls-Royce On Contract For CCA Engine Design Concept

Jul 30, 2026
Rolls-Royce is developing a scalable engine concept for Germany’s collaborative combat aircraft while expanding autonomous propulsion.
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Hermeus Demonstrates Store Separation From Quarterhorse

Jul 31, 2026
High-speed aircraft developer Hermeus has successfully deployed an inert weapon from its Quarterhorse Mk. 2.1 unpiloted vehicle over New Mexico.
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Rocket Lab To Launch HASTE Missions From Alaska Under USSF Contract

Jul 29, 2026
Rocket Lab plans suborbital launches from Alaska under a new Space Force missile defense contract through 2028.
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True Anomaly Completes Initial Spacecraft Chasing Mission Objectives

Jul 29, 2026
True Anomaly completed the first spacecraft pursuit phase of the U.S. Space Force's Victus Haze demonstration mission.

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Jul 31, 2026
SPACEX launches NROL-95... RANGEVIEW developing cast components for KRATOS...

In Brief

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In Brief: Rafael Tests Longer-Range Spyder Air Defense Interceptors

Jul 31, 2026
Rafael Tests Longer-Range Spyder Air Defense Interceptors

The Debrief

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Budget Brief: NATO Members Make Progress Against 3.5% Of GDP Goal

Jul 31, 2026
In the midst of NATO’s Ankara summit in July, the alliance released its latest set of data on the defense budgets of its member states, showing further significant increases in military spending.

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