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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 4, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 24 August 04, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Aug 03, 2026
WINDINGS acquires precision machining specialist... SIKORSKY gets VH-92 rotor blade award... New CEO for FL TECHNICS...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

Aug 03, 2026
The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

The Debrief

Credit: SpaceX
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Debrief: What SpaceX Investors Can Expect With Inaugural Earnings

Aug 03, 2026
As SpaceX for the first time approaches what has become routine for most public aerospace and defense companies—quarterly results—it is approaching them in an unusual manner.

News

valkyrie
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New Low-Cost, Air-to-Air Missile Program Emerges

Aug 03, 2026
A newly-launched project expands the U.S. military’s months-old search for a low-cost, counter-air missile.
ngpat
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Northrop Grumman To Provide Patriot Rocket Motors In New Deal

Aug 03, 2026
Northrop Grumman will become the second supplier of solid rocket motors for the in-demand Patriot Advanced Capability 3-Missile Segment Enhanced interceptor.
NHIndustries
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Upgraded NH90 Makes First Flight

Aug 03, 2026
A new capability upgrade for the NATO Frigate Helicopter variant of the NHIndustries NH90 rotorcraft has been flown for the first time.
pdw
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DOD Offers PDW Up To $820m Loan For Drone Component Manufacturing

Jul 31, 2026
The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital has made an up to $820 million conditional loan commitment to Performance Drone Works (PDW) to expand domestic drone component manufacturing.
starlink
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Starlink V3 Captures View Of Starlink V3

Jul 31, 2026
SpaceX released images taken by Starlink Version 3 (V3) satellites that conducted 20-min. inflight demonstrations as part of the July 24 Starship-Super Heavy flight test.
Baykar Proves Kizilelma Payload Bay Weapon Release
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Baykar Proves Kizilelma Payload Bay Weapons Release

Aug 03, 2026
Turkish uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturer Baykar has completed the first releases of weapons from the payload bay of its Kizilelma autonomous combat aircraft.
Boeing Photo: Australian F/A-18F shadowing Ghost Bat CCA
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Australia Targets Ghost Bat Integration In Exercise By 2028

Aug 03, 2026
The Royal Australian Air Force is aiming to integrate the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft into the next Exercise Pitch Black in 2028
flaggy
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Ireland Gives Green Light To Surveillance Radar Network

Jul 30, 2026
The Irish government has approved the acquisition of a military radar network to protect the country’s airspace.
TAI kaan on runway
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Turkish Aerospace Industries' Kaan Fighter Jet Begins Taxi Trials

Jul 31, 2026
Turkish Aerospace Industries has begun taxi trials of the first fully representative prototype of the Kaan combat aircraft, imagery released by the airframer reveals.
GKN facility chemical leak pic
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Melrose Unsure When GKN Industrial Incident Will Be Fully Resolved

Jul 31, 2026
GKN Aerospace has restarted some activities at its Garden Grove, California, industrial site after an industrial mishap, but parent company Melrose is not sure when the site will be fully operational again.
Credit: SES
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SES Secures Long-Lead Items For C-Band Clearing, Eyes IRIS² Milestone

Jul 30, 2026
SES has begun taking steps to ensure its satellites meet a U.S. requirement for operators to free up 160 MHz of upper C-band spectrum in time for a 2030-31 deadline.
Atropos Group
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Chaos Acquires Atropos To Expand Into Airborne Systems

Jul 30, 2026
Los Angeles-based Chaos Industries, a startup previously focused on counter-drone technology, has acquired autonomous cargo aircraft developer Atropos Group.

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