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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 31, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 43 August 31, 2026

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Aug 28, 2026
AV building $100m unified California campus... PRATT gets F135 engineering award... New CEO for TEXTRON AVIATION...

In Brief

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In Brief: International Space Station Receives Altitude Boost

Aug 28, 2026
International Space Station Receives Altitude Boost

Terminal Stage Interceptor
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U.S. Navy Sets 'Feisty' Schedule, Novel Funding Plan For New Missile

Aug 28, 2026
Navy accelerates Terminal Stage Interceptor development, seeking industry self-funding and modular designs to rapidly replace Standard Missile.
Gripen F two-seater
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First Two-Seat Gripen F Flies In Sweden

Aug 28, 2026
Saab has flown the first two-seat Gripen F, beginning flight testing ahead of delivery to Brazil.
Credit: Northrop Grumman
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U.S. Navy to Base E-130J at N.C. Marine Corps Station

Aug 28, 2026
The U.S. Navy will station the E-130J Take Charge and Move Out nuclear command and control aircraft and its training unit at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina, according to a new solicitation.
Zipline drone delivery
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FAA Expands Beyond Program To Advance BVLOS Drone Operations

Aug 28, 2026
FAA launches Beyond Phase 2, expanding partnerships to address challenges preventing routine BVLOS drone operations nationwide.
MTG-I2 satellite launches on Ariane 6
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Ariane 6 Logs First GTO Mission

Aug 28, 2026
Arianespace has completed the first geostationary transfer orbit mission with an Ariane 6 for its farthest mission so far, deploying the Thales Alenia Space MTG-I2 weather satellite for European meteorological agency Eumetsat.
finnish air force f-18 hornet
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Sweden To Bolster Finnish Airspace Surveillance

Aug 28, 2026
Sweden’s military will deploy Saab Gripen fighter jets, warships and its ground-based radar system to Finland after Helsinki requested help to monitor the airspace along its border with Russia.
MQ-9B SkyGuardian
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Typo Correction Advances MQ-9B Lease Start Date By One Year

Aug 27, 2026
A corrected Navy solicitation moves the start of GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian leasing from 2028 to 2027.
korean air kus-sx concept at adex 2023
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South Korea’s K-LUCAS Development Hit By Naval Test Failures

Aug 28, 2026
South Korea’s effort to complete development of the K-LUCAS loitering munition by September has encountered a setback after two systems crashed seconds after launch during naval testing from the helicopter assault ship ROKS Marado.
President Trump signs the order.
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POTUS Signs Executive Order To Stand Up U.S. Space Academy

Aug 28, 2026
Trump signs order creating commission to establish a NASA-led U.S. Space Academy for technical and leadership training.
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Russia To Commence New Counter-Drone Radar Production

Aug 28, 2026
Russia says it is starting series production of a new counter-drone radar system optimized to detect swarms of uncrewed aircraft.
Kawai Kwok
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NASA Extends AnalySwift Deep-Space Infrastructure Development Effort

Aug 27, 2026
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The Debrief

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walk past a Gripen fighter jet promo pic overlay
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Budget Brief: How The Defense Boom Is Reshaping Markets

Aug 27, 2026
The world is currently in the midst of its biggest defense boom in decades as nations respond to a deteriorating security environment and rising levels of strategic instability.

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