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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 18, 2026

VOL. 297 NO. 56 September 18, 2026

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Sep 17, 2026
SIDUS SPACE partners in Slovenia... KIHOMAC announces $25m expansion in Oklahoma City... New COO at NATILUS...

In Brief

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In Brief: Synspective Plans Additional SAR Constellation Through Shared Model

Sep 17, 2026
Synspective Plans Additional SAR Constellation Through Shared Model

The Debrief

YY-20A refueling Egyptian Rafale.
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Debrief: How The PLAAF Is Testing Decentralized Command Concepts

Sep 17, 2026
Chinese air exercises test PLAAF composite-force operations, overseas command structures and tactical decision-making across diverse environments.

News

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Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Reach Long-Term AIM-260 Agreement

Sep 17, 2026
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin agree on a framework to boost AIM-260 missile production, pending congressional approval for multiyear funding.
officials on stage at world space business week
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ESA Picks Leonardo, Iceye Teams For Earth Observation Studies

Sep 17, 2026
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected teams led by Leonardo and Iceye to conduct separate architecture studies for a planned sovereign Earth-observation constellation.
RNLAF F-35
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U.S. Government Clears F-35A Sale To Saudi Arabia

Sep 17, 2026
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of up to 48 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters to Saudi Arabia.
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USAF Mobility Finds Ways To Improve Readiness Amid High Ops Tempo

Sep 17, 2026
The U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command is now looking into how it can better improve readiness while remaining heavily deployed.
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USAF Finalizing B-21 Fleet Analysis, Focusing On ‘Multifunctional’ Role

Sep 17, 2026
The U.S. Air Force is expected to tell lawmakers in the next few months how many Northrop Grumman B-21s it hopes to procure.
Erich Hernandez-Baquero
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Pentagon Sets Up New Space Technology Portfolio Executive Role

Sep 16, 2026
The Pentagon has established a new leadership position called the space technology portfolio executive, which the Air Force's new assistant secretary for space acquisition and integration is recruiting for,
boeing F-15I ra-am fighter jet
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Israel To Add Spice 1000 To F-35

Sep 16, 2026
Rafael says it is pursuing the integration of its Spice 1000 air-to-ground munition on the Lockheed Martin F-35.
carolyn cossavella of l3harris technologies and fabrizio pirondini of xoople at world space business week
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L3Harris Builds Xoople Earth-Observation Satellites For 2028 Launch

Sep 16, 2026
L3Harris Technologies has begun to build the first Earth-observation satellites for partner Xoople, which aims to turn on its new system in 2028.
Tomorrow.io’s DeepSky constellation spacecraft will use York’s M-CLASS platform. Credit: York Space Systems
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York Space Systems To Provide ‘Dozens’ Of Sats For Tomorrow.io

Sep 10, 2026
York Space Systems says it will provide “dozens” of satellites for the initial buildout of Tomorrow.io’s future meteorological early warning constellation in low Earth orbit.
three satellites orbit Earth against dark digital network backdrop
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HawkEye 360 Seeds Middle East Demand With Pre-Contract Data

Sep 16, 2026
HawkEye 360 has been working with Middle East governments to support their signals intelligence needs without formal contracts, hoping to secure future revenue.
PeruSAT-1 imaging satellite in orbit
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Peru Readies Search For Vendors In Military Space Push

Sep 17, 2026
The Peruvian government is looking to acquire an initial set of new space systems, a further sign that developing such capabilities has become a global focus.
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Space42, Viasat Open Equatys To Spectrum Holders, Nations

Sep 16, 2026
Space42 and Viasat have committed $1 billion to shared space infrastructure to formalize their Equatys joint venture plan for a direct-to-device communications constellation.
Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk
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Japan Confirms Global Hawk Crash While On Mission

Sep 16, 2026
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has confirmed that its Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk crashed at sea.