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Europe’s space economy grows on defense-led spending: 2025 outlays rise 12% to €13.5B

A July 13 ESA report says European government space spending will climb 12% to €13.5 billion in 2025, reversing a 3% global decline. The uptick is attributed to higher national defense budgets, underscoring defense demand as a key driver of space investment.

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2026-07-13T15:30:55.758959-07:00

DefenseNews.com

Drone-hunting and counter-UAS scale-up: UK-backed low-cost interceptors, SkyValor at US southern border, and Russia’s A-50U/Su-5

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2026-07-13T01:58:52.441116-07:00

Breaking Defense

Space Force TacRS adds at least three more Victus demonstration projects, seeking $300M from FY2027–2031

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2026-07-13T08:16:13.069667-07:00

Bloomberg

Rocket shortage exposes Europe’s gap in indigenous launch capacity for space power projection

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2026-07-12T21:14:18.684747-07:00

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Europe’s space economy grows on defense-led spending: 2025 outlays rise 12% to €13.5B A July 13 ESA report says European government space spending will climb 12% to €13.5 billion in 2025, reversing a 3% global decline. The uptick is attributed to higher national defense budgets, underscoring defense demand as a key driver of space investment.

2026-07-13T15:30:55.758959-07:00

Europe’s space economy grows on defense-led spending: 2025 outlays rise 12% to €13.5B

Breaking Defense

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Space Force TacRS adds at least three more Victus demonstration projects, seeking $300M from FY2027–2031 The U.S. Space Force’s TacRS program has at least three additional Victus demonstration projects planned, including more Victus Haze activity. The effort includes a combined $300 million request spanning FY2027 through FY2031, aimed at operationally relevant spacecraft experimentation.

2026-07-13T08:16:13.069667-07:00

Space Force TacRS adds at least three more Victus demonstration projects, seeking $300M from FY2027–2031

DefenseNews.com

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Drone-hunting and counter-UAS scale-up: UK-backed low-cost interceptors, SkyValor at US southern border, and Russia’s A-50U/Su-5 The UK MoD has awarded GBP 3.16 million to three suppliers to develop low-cost drone interceptors under LCADE, while CACI’s SkyValor C-UAS is set for deployment at the US southern border. On the battlefield, Russia is reportedly using A-50U AWACS and Su-57 fighters to hunt Ukrainian kamikaze drones amid pressure on ground air defenses.

2026-07-13T01:58:52.441116-07:00

Drone-hunting and counter-UAS scale-up: UK-backed low-cost interceptors, SkyValor at US southern border, and Russia’s A-50U/Su-5

Bloomberg

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Rocket shortage exposes Europe’s gap in indigenous launch capacity for space power projection Global powers are accelerating investment to project military capability in orbit, but Europe faces a strategic disadvantage tied to limited indigenous launch-vehicle capacity. The resulting imbalance risks leaving European defense planning behind competitors in any “space wars” scenario driven by launch throughput.

2026-07-12T21:14:18.684747-07:00

Rocket shortage exposes Europe’s gap in indigenous launch capacity for space power projection

Wall Street Journal

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Airlines and hyperscalers drive renewed demand for scarce turbine components, with only a handful of manufacturers able to suppl Airlines and large cloud providers are increasingly competing for turbine power capacity—both for jet engines and for data-center generation. The surge is concentrated in a small set of companies that produce the specialized turbine parts needed to meet fast-growing requirements.

2026-07-10T02:45:24.439315-07:00

Airlines and hyperscalers drive renewed demand for scarce turbine components, with only a handful of manufacturers able to suppl

AeroTime

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Raytheon UK training overhaul, USAF LAIRCM missile-defense upgrade and Army C2/anti-drone wins underscore rapid counter-UAS and Multiple defense awards and test updates target digitally enabled readiness and onboard survivability: the British Army’s 15-year Collective Training System contract; a sole-source USAF deal for LAIRCM enhanced sensor development through 2029; Army orders for L3Harris NGC2 manpack Falcon systems; and autonomous/UAS fleet technology sourcing alongside initial NUBURU laser dazzler counter-UAS test results in Italy.

2026-07-10T01:58:52.441351-07:00

Raytheon UK training overhaul, USAF LAIRCM missile-defense upgrade and Army C2/anti-drone wins underscore rapid counter-UAS and

Via Satellite

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Telesat to supply Military Ka-band capacity for Canada’s ESCP-P Polar satellite program Telesat has agreed with the Canadian government to provide military Ka-band satellite capacity for Canada’s Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P). The deal is positioned to support Arctic connectivity requirements through dedicated access to satellite communications capacity in the Polar mission context.

2026-07-09T13:15:10.877092-07:00

Telesat to supply Military Ka-band capacity for Canada’s ESCP-P Polar satellite program

SpaceNews.com

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Pentagon accelerates directed-energy: Lockheed/nLIGHT high-energy lasers; Space Force funds Pulse Space $40M for laser power and The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin and nLIGHT Defense contracts to transition high-energy laser weapon systems into field-ready, production-oriented platforms to defeat drones and cruise missiles. Separately, the Space Force funded Pulse Space’s $40 million effort for laser-based power beaming and orbital tracking. The Space Force also finalized an acquisition-structure reform creating nine mission-area portfolio acquisition executives.

2026-07-09T06:15:31.858085-07:00

Pentagon accelerates directed-energy: Lockheed/nLIGHT high-energy lasers; Space Force funds Pulse Space $40M for laser power and

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