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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

B-2 Spirit tests LRASM anti-ship missile capability; USAF also probes 1,850-km long-range air-launched weapon needs

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed the B-2 Spirit successfully fired an AGM-158 LRASM during a sinking exercise off Guam, demonstrating a long-range anti-ship strike role. In parallel, the service is assessing interest in acquiring a new air-launched weapon with a requested range of at least 1,000 nautical miles (~1,850 km) to engage air and ground targets.

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2026-07-01T10:59:22.654466-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Drones pose a new disruption risk to U.S. rocket launches, with potential delays costing millions

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2026-07-01T06:15:15.165934-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Vexcel and Vantor push faster, higher-fidelity geospatial data—Vexcel expands aerial imagery into Mexico; Vantor launches WorldV

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2026-07-01T05:44:13.422470-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Col. Sylvain Debarre outlines NATO Space Centre of Excellence’s strategic evolution in Toulouse

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2026-07-01T01:17:53.804067-07:00

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Ovzon wins new NATO-aligned defense satellite deal worth SEK 74m for Ovzon 3 GEO system Sweden-based Satcoms defense provider Ovzon has won a new defense contract with a European NATO country valued at 74 million Swedish kronor (about $7.1 million). The award is tied to Ovzon’s Ovzon 3 geostationary (GEO) satellite, expanding the company’s military communications footprint.

2026-07-01T14:16:59.995045-07:00

Ovzon wins new NATO-aligned defense satellite deal worth SEK 74m for Ovzon 3 GEO system

FlightGlobal

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B-2 Spirit tests LRASM anti-ship missile capability; USAF also probes 1,850-km long-range air-launched weapon needs The U.S. Air Force has confirmed the B-2 Spirit successfully fired an AGM-158 LRASM during a sinking exercise off Guam, demonstrating a long-range anti-ship strike role. In parallel, the service is assessing interest in acquiring a new air-launched weapon with a requested range of at least 1,000 nautical miles (~1,850 km) to engage air and ground targets.

2026-07-01T10:59:22.654466-07:00

B-2 Spirit tests LRASM anti-ship missile capability; USAF also probes 1,850-km long-range air-launched weapon needs

AeroTime

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Drone wave hits Moscow again: air defenses down 60+ aircraft and disrupt airports while Ukraine targets satcom intelligence and Ukraine launched another overnight drone strike on Moscow, with Russian air defenses claiming more than 60 intercepts and repeated airport disruptions. Separately, Ukraine said it struck a satellite communications center in the Moscow region for the second time, and also reported hits on Su-30/Su-30SM hangars at Saki airbase in occupied Crimea.

2026-07-01T07:52:59.227434-07:00

Drone wave hits Moscow again: air defenses down 60+ aircraft and disrupt airports while Ukraine targets satcom intelligence and

SpaceNews.com

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Drones pose a new disruption risk to U.S. rocket launches, with potential delays costing millions A mallwide, errant drone near U.S. rocket launch sites can force launch scrubs, triggering millions of dollars in delay costs. The risk extends beyond one operator, with follow-on impacts across multiple commercial and government launch service providers.

2026-07-01T06:15:15.165934-07:00

Drones pose a new disruption risk to U.S. rocket launches, with potential delays costing millions

SpaceNews.com

4 sources

Vexcel and Vantor push faster, higher-fidelity geospatial data—Vexcel expands aerial imagery into Mexico; Vantor launches WorldV Vexcel said it is expanding its large aerial imagery collection program into Mexico, aiming to deliver high-resolution aerial imagery and geospatial data to major metropolitan areas. Vantor (Maxar) introduced WorldView 3D, a satellite tasking product designed to return highly accurate 3D maps within 24 hours for autonomous systems, tactical operations, intelligence analysis, and digital mapping.

2026-07-01T05:44:13.422470-07:00

Vexcel and Vantor push faster, higher-fidelity geospatial data—Vexcel expands aerial imagery into Mexico; Vantor launches WorldV

SpaceWatch Global

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Col. Sylvain Debarre outlines NATO Space Centre of Excellence’s strategic evolution in Toulouse A SpaceWatchGL opinion piece by Col. Sylvain Debarre argues that the NATO Space Centre of Excellence is repositioning to meet evolving transatlantic space-security needs. The article frames Toulouse—an established aerospace hub—as the “new high ground” for coordinating future space-related defense concepts and capabilities across NATO.

2026-07-01T01:17:53.804067-07:00

Col. Sylvain Debarre outlines NATO Space Centre of Excellence’s strategic evolution in Toulouse

Via Satellite

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Es’hailSat selects Thales Alenia Space for GEO software-defined telecom satellite (Es’hail-3/Türksat-Biruni) Thales Alenia Space—Thales (67%)/Leonardo (33%)—has been contracted by Es’hailSat to build a next-generation software-defined telecommunications satellite in geostationary orbit, based on its Space INSPIRE in-orbit reconfiguration platform. The award sits within the Es’hail-3/Türksat-Biruni project framework under a Qatar–Türkiye strategic partnership.

2026-06-30T13:29:29.705660-07:00

Es’hailSat selects Thales Alenia Space for GEO software-defined telecom satellite (Es’hail-3/Türksat-Biruni)

Bloomberg

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SpaceX cuts Starlink internet prices in Memphis, Tennessee amid local data-center opposition and legal challenges SpaceX has discounted Starlink internet plans for customers in Memphis, Tennessee, as it faces blowback and legal challenges from opponents of its data center development in the area and neighboring Mississippi. The pricing shift highlights how regulatory and community pressure is affecting Starlink’s go-to-market approach at the local level.

2026-06-30T12:58:55.307450-07:00

SpaceX cuts Starlink internet prices in Memphis, Tennessee amid local data-center opposition and legal challenges

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