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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 1, 2026

VOL. 298 NO. 1 October 01, 2026

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Sep 30, 2026
HII gets CVN 73 RCOH award... FIREFLY signs payload customer for lunar mission... New board member for BOMBARDIER...

In Brief

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In Brief: Anduril, Voyager Agree To Deeper Cooperation

Sep 30, 2026
Anduril, Voyager Agree To Deeper Cooperation

SNC
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Pentagon Report Outlines Early E-4C ‘Doomsday Plane’ Progress

Sep 30, 2026
A newly released Pentagon report on the development of the E-4C Survivable Airborne Operations Center outlines rare good news for a program in development.
drondommy
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DIU Kicks Off $450m Phase 3 Of Drone Dominance For 60,000 UAVs

Sep 30, 2026
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is asking for proposals for Phase III of its Drone Dominance program, an effort to buy 60,000 one-way attack drones.
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U.S. Air Force Seeks Defensive Upgrade For F-15EX

Sep 30, 2026
The U.S. Air Force opened a search on Sept. 29 for a missile warning system for infrared-guided weapons on the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II.
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Pentagon Creating Four-Star Autonomy Command

Sep 30, 2026
The Pentagon will create a new four-star command focused on autonomous warfare over the next year.
Stratolaunch
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Stratolaunch Selects Boeing 777 As New Carrier For Hypersonic Tests

Sep 30, 2026
Stratolaunch has selected a Boeing 777-200ER as the latest addition to its air launch platform carrier fleet to join the hypersonic test company’s existing Roc and 747-400 aircraft.
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Azerbaijan Orders Hurkus Trainers, Secures Turkish Industry Presence In-Country

Sep 30, 2026
Azerbaijan orders 14 TAI Hurkus-II trainers as part of major Turkish defense deals including JF-17 fighters, Su-25 upgrades, and a new Aselsan production facility.
Lockheed Martin tested its PrSM Inc. 4 design in June 2026. Credit: Lockheed Martin
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Five Companies To Build PrSM Increment 4 Prototypes

Sep 30, 2026
Five companies will create prototypes as part of the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 4 under new other transaction authority agreements.
US Air Force Rockwell B-1B Lancer bomber plane taxiing for take off at RAF Fairford
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‘Strong Indications’ Iran Behind Foiled RAF Fairford Attack, UK Says

Sep 30, 2026
UK authorities believe Iran was behind a suspected foiled plot to attack a base housing U.S. Air Force bombers in England last weekend.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Ukraine Seeks Boost In F-16 Fleet, Jet-Powered-Drone Interception

Sep 30, 2026
Ukraine is looking to secure a boost to its F-16 force before year-end while also pursuing a rapid increase in output for systems that can address the growing threat from Russian jet-powered drones.
Caption: Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements, speaks Sept. 14, 2026, at the Air & Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Credit: Air & Space Forces Association
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White House Nominates Next U.S. Space Command Commander

Sep 30, 2026
The White House has tapped U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller, currently the service’s deputy for strategy, plans, programs and requirements, to receive his fourth star and to lead Spacecom.
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Poland Secures Domestic Apache Engine Servicing With GE Aerospace

Sep 29, 2026
Poland signed contracts with GE Aerospace to domestically service T700 engines for its $10 billion Boeing AH-64 helicopter fleet.
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NATO Steps Up Military Space Discussion

Sep 29, 2026
NATO has begun high-level military discussions on formalizing space policy and strategy across its 32 member states.
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Rolls-Royce Invests $400M In UK Manufacturing Facilities

Sep 28, 2026
Rolls-Royce is investing £300 million ($400 million) in its UK manufacturing and engineering facilities, primarily to expand civil aerospace operations.
Credit: Skyrora
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Skyrora Performs Hot-Fire Test For Orbital Launcher

Sep 29, 2026
British rocket startup Skyrora says it has completed a key hot-fire test for its future orbital launch system.

The Debrief

Boeing Starliner returned from a third flight test—sans its crew—at 12:01 a.m. EDT Sept. 7, 2024. Boeing and NASA are aiming for a fourth flight between December 2026-January 2027.
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Debrief: NASA Ups Its Stake In Boeing Starliner

Sep 30, 2026
Starliner stumbled during its debut uncrewed flight test in December 2019 and was unable to reach the ISS.