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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 18, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 34 August 18, 2026
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 17, 2026
PENTAGON cleans academic R&D house... BOEING gets VC-25B spares award... SpaceAM gets PE investment...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Aug 17, 2026
The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

The Debrief

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Debrief: Why SpaceX May Not Be The Place For Space Investors

Aug 17, 2026
Less than two months after going public, Elon Musk has a different message for SpaceX investors and workers: The company is going to be all about AI, not space.

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L3Harris Replaces CEO After Review Of Kubasik Conduct

Aug 17, 2026
L3Harris Technologies has made a surprise leadership change, appointing Sam Mehta as its CEO and president after a review of conduct by Chris Kubasik triggered his abrupt departure from the company.
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RTX To Boost Tomahawk Missile Output

Aug 17, 2026
The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX subsidiary Raytheon a contract worth up to $22.9 billion over seven years to boost the military’s RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile output.
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Indian Government Launches Transport Aircraft Tender

Aug 17, 2026
Indian Government Launches Transport Aircraft Tender
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Ukraine Strikes Roscosmos Rocket Facility

Aug 17, 2026
Ukraine has struck one of Russian space agency Roscosmos’ key facilities in the latest of a series of long-range strikes as part of Kyiv’s defense to Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
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GE-Kratos Wins Second-Source Role For JASSM Engine

Aug 17, 2026
A GE Aerospace and Kratos partnership will become a second engine supplier for the Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) family.
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Pentagon Picks D-Orbit, Firefly, Katalyst In Deorbit-As-Service Push

Aug 14, 2026
The Pentagon has picked D-Orbit, Firefly Aerospace and Katalyst Space for an initial set of awards as it looks to foster a deorbit-as-a-service (DaaS) industry.
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NRO Awards Operational Commercial RF Contract To HawkEye 360

Aug 17, 2026
The National Reconnaissance Office has tapped HawkEye 360 to help operationalize its use of commercial radio frequency (RF) capabilities.
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Astranis Unveils Spacecraft For GEO-based Domain Awareness

Aug 13, 2026
As space domain awareness grows in importance, Astranis has introduced a new spacecraft to detect and assess objects in higher orbits.
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HawkEye 360 Plans Space-Based Angle-of-Arrival Detection Demo in 2027

Aug 14, 2026
Signals intelligence satellite specialist HawkEye 360 plans to launch an angle-of-arrival detection prototype payload next year as it looks to expand and expedite data delivery.
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Pentagon Wants Lighter Directed-Energy Weapons For Airborne Use

Aug 13, 2026
The Pentagon is looking for more compact directed-energy systems to apply the technology more widely, including in airborne applications.
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DARPA’s Lift Challenge Resets Drone Payload-To-Weight Bar

Aug 10, 2026
DARPA’s Lift Challenge pushes drone payload-to-weight limits, with Avidrone winning by carrying 3.84 times its weight over a 5-mi. course.
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Lockheed Taps Albany For Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile Aeroshell

Aug 11, 2026
Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) will provide a 3D-woven, composite aeroshell for the Lockheed Martin Next Generation Glide Body (NXGB), Lockheed announced on Aug. 10.
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Cambridge Aerospace Bolstered By $300 Million Investment

Aug 10, 2026
UK air defense startup Cambridge Aerospace has secured an extra $300 million investment to support its growth and manufacturing capabilities.

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