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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 2, 2026

VOL. 298 NO. 2 October 02, 2026

Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Oct 01, 2026
BAE’s new IFF gets Pentagon nod... L3HARRIS gets executive airlift satcom award... WES BUSH gets new GE board title...

In Brief

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In Brief: Rocket Lab Signs Up Synspective For Largest Electron Deal To Date

Oct 01, 2026
Rocket Lab Signs Up Synspective For Largest Electron Deal To Date

The Debrief

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Debrief: Shareholder Suits Against Space And Defense Techs Are Flaring

Sep 30, 2026
Shareholder lawsuits are surging against space and defense startups, as investors lose patience with pre-revenue firms repeatedly tapping markets for cash.

News

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Blackstone Unveils New Aerial Interceptor Company Falcata

Oct 01, 2026
Blackstone, the largest alternative asset management and private markets firm worldwide, on Oct. 1 unveiled Falcata, a new defense technology brand.
Boeing Seattle
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Boeing Averts Seattle Strike As SPEEA Ratifies Contracts

Oct 01, 2026
Seattle-area SPEEA professional and technical units have ratified new Boeing contracts, averting a strike that could have disrupted commercial production and new-aircraft certification.
U.S. Marine Corps
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U.S. Army Eyes Javelin Range Boost

Oct 01, 2026
After playing a starring role in the Ukraine conflict, the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile is in line for a range extension.
MD-5 ground control station. Credit: U.S. Navy
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U.S. Navy Installs MQ-25 Control Center On Second Carrier

Oct 01, 2026
The U.S. Navy has installed an uncrewed aircraft control station on a second carrier.
Antenna for Iceye-Nokia satellites
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Iceye Targets Sovereign Government LEO Satcom Market With Nokia

Oct 01, 2026
Iceye and Nokia have agreed to jointly pursue the low Earth orbit satellite communication market, setting the goal of launching their first spacecraft in two years.
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Fifteen States Sue FAA Over Delivery Drones Environmental Review

Sep 29, 2026
Fifteen states are suing the FAA over “insufficient evaluation of the environmental consequences of commercial drone package delivery.”
Crew-13 launch: SpaceX
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SpaceX Crew-13 Lifts Off For ISS

Oct 01, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS Oct. 1 to send a four-member crew to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Looking Toward Starship Flights From KSC

Oct 01, 2026
SpaceX plans at least one more flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system from Starbase, Texas, before the program launches from Kennedy Space Center.
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Customer Feedback Prompts MD Helicopters To Open MD564 Sales

Oct 01, 2026
MD Helicopters has opened sales for its MD564 derivative of the MD530 after deciding to put the single-engine light rotorcraft into production.
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UK Contract With Airbus Aims To Grow A400M Fleet Availability

Oct 01, 2026
A new maintenance and support deal with Airbus aims to grow the availability of the UK Royal Air Force’s A400M airlifter fleet by 30%.
rocket launch in daytime
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PLD Space Explores Miura 9 Launch From Kourou

Oct 01, 2026
PLD Space has signed an agreement with the French space agency CNES that could see its proposed Miura 9 rocket fly from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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ESA Boss Sees European Human Spaceflight Taking Decade To Attain

Oct 01, 2026
Europe would need about a decade to develop an independent human spaceflight capability, European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher says.
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Fire Point Targets Ballistic Missile Intercept Next Year

Oct 01, 2026
Ukrainian weapons developer Fire Point expects to achieve the first ballistic missile intercept with its new Freyja system next year, CEO Iryna Terekh said.
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Vertical Aerospace Mulls Strategic Fundraising

Sep 25, 2026
Vertical Aerospace, which just appointed former Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Fabrice Brégier as chair of its board, said it has initiated a review of strategic alternatives.