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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 6, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 26 August 06, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Aug 05, 2026
ASPERION AEROSPACE launches... ZENATECH files drone firefighting patents... New CEO for QUANTUMSPACE...

In Brief

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In Brief: Skykraft Names Former Top FAA Official To Its Board

Aug 05, 2026
Skykraft Names Former Top FAA Official To Its Board

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Report Outlines Issues Delaying Boeing’s VC-25B

Aug 05, 2026
A new government report outlines key risks driving ongoing delays to Boeing’s VC-25B program to create the next Air Force One.
Impact Drones Caption: Impact is developing the jet-powered Sable as a high-speed pursuit drone interceptor
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Impact Launches Air Defense As Service Using Drone Interceptors

Aug 05, 2026
U.S. startup Impact Drones has launched out of stealth offering drone interceptors as a service to protect data centers, airports, power grids and other infrastructure.
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Singapore Leverages F-16 Upgrade As F-35 Era Nears

Aug 05, 2026
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is leveraging the enhanced capabilities of its upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Blk. 52 fighters during Exercise Pitch Black.
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NHV Sale To Chinese-Owned GDHF Blocked By Belgium

Aug 05, 2026
The acquisition of Belgium-based offshore rotorcraft operator NHV by a Chinese-owned lessor GD Helicopter Finance has been blocked by the Belgian government.
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Pentagon Awards More Space-Based Airborne Target Tracking Contracts

Aug 04, 2026
The U.S. Space Force has awarded $615 million across three further contracts to work on Space-Base Airborne Moving Target Indicator capabilities.
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Kratos Sees Second Source Engine Opportunity With JASSM, LRASM

Aug 04, 2026
Kratos sees an opportunity to build thousands of engines with partner GE Aerospace to power Lockheed Martin’s family of stealthy cruise missiles.
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Northrop Grumman To Repurpose HALO Tech For Moon Base Demos

Aug 05, 2026
Northrop Grumman plans to repurpose technologies intended for the canceled Lunar Gateway space station for Moon Base technologies demonstrations.
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Kreios Space Plans Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion Demo

Aug 04, 2026
Kreios Space has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics to provide the satellite to test its air-breathing electronic propulsion concept to operate in very low Earth orbit.
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Starfighters Readies For F‑104 ‘Wind Tunnel In Sky’ Testing

Jul 31, 2026
Starfighters Space, an aerospace company with a fleet of Mach 2-capable Lockheed F-104s, expects to start flight tests before year-end of a purpose-built adapter capable of evaluating multiple high-speed designs and experiments.
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Japan Conducts First Tomahawk Live-Fire Test

Jul 31, 2026
Japan has conducted its first live-fire test of the RTX BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile.
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UK Royal Air Force Seeking Industry Partner For Air Cadet Gliders

Aug 05, 2026
The UK Royal Air Force has launched an effort to modernize the gliders and associated launch systems flown by the service’s Air Cadets.
From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
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NASA To Ramp Up ISS Mission Cadence To Hasten Rotation Rate

Aug 03, 2026
NASA plans to move up the launch of four crewmembers to the International Space Station (ISS) to help hasten the crew rotation rate.

The Debrief

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Debrief: Can Japan Ace ACE?

Aug 05, 2026
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is exploring dispersed operating concepts for its Lockheed Martin F-35A fleet.