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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

NATO officials press for more satellite capacity as Satcom Services 6 relies on federated national space assets

NATO officials have emphasized the need for additional satellite capacity to meet alliance requirements, including through the existing capacity-sharing framework under NATO Satcom Services 6. The approach depends on national satellite contributions from the US, France, Britain, Italy, Spain and Luxembourg—raising questions about scalability for emerging surveillance and telecom needs.

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2026-07-29T04:59:13.240016-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

How CAE is helping defence customers train for interoperability and multi-domain missions

By FlightGlobal: CAE's President, Defense & Security Pascal Grenier explains how the company is preparing operators for the complexities of modern conflict readiness.

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2026-07-29T05:30:17.567459-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

How DARPA plans to get nuclear power in the size of a ‘AA battery’

By Breaking Defense: Seven teams are competing as part of DARPA's Rads to Watts program to create a new kind of miniature power cell that last for years or decades without recharging.

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2026-07-29T05:14:41.930213-07:00

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Axios • Colin Demarest

What we know about Lockheed's new Patriot missile

By Axios: "People trust our products to work, and they know they can get lots of them from us.".

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2026-07-29T04:14:36.612401-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Safran picks France as FCAS fighter engine runs out of fuel

By AeroTime: Safran will develop only one next-generation fighter engine and will prioritize French requirements as Franco-German FCAS propulsion funding ends in September.

FlightGlobal

Team Tempest partners power ahead with FCAS funding boost from UK

Also: India Defense News

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2026-07-29T02:45:49.150786-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Team Tempest partners power ahead with FCAS funding boost from UK

By FlightGlobal: Industry team outlines significant progress made on airframe, sensor, weapons and propulsion technologies since 2018 launch.

Also: AeroTime and India Defense News

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2026-07-29T04:29:53.930058-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

HawkEye 360 Awarded Multi-Year Contract to Enhance Indian Ocean Region Maritime Domain Awareness

By SpaceWatch Global: HawkEye 360 has won a multi‑year contract to deliver space‑based RF data and analytics to the Indian Navy and regional partner nations.

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2026-07-29T01:13:33.020795-07:00

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Reuters • Alexander Dziadosz, David Lewis, Reade Levinson

UN experts say aircraft linked to a Boeing 727 operation carried weapons and drones for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

By Reuters: United Nations experts have found that Boeing 727s linked by Reuters to a U.S. military contractor's business network transported mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, according to a draft U.N.

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2026-07-28T22:28:46.661279-07:00

NATO officials press for more satellite capacity as Satcom Services 6 relies on federated national space assets

How CAE is helping defence customers train for interoperability and multi-domain missions

How DARPA plans to get nuclear power in the size of a ‘AA battery’

What we know about Lockheed's new Patriot missile

Safran picks France as FCAS fighter engine runs out of fuel

Team Tempest partners power ahead with FCAS funding boost from UK

Team Tempest partners power ahead with FCAS funding boost from UK

HawkEye 360 Awarded Multi-Year Contract to Enhance Indian Ocean Region Maritime Domain Awareness

UN experts say aircraft linked to a Boeing 727 operation carried weapons and drones for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

How CAE is helping defence customers train for interoperability and multi-domain missions

How DARPA plans to get nuclear power in the size of a ‘AA battery’

Mega-constellation, federated spaceports, Arctic telecom, surveillance: How many NATO space initiatives can survive?

Team Tempest partners power ahead with FCAS funding boost from UK

What we know about Lockheed's new Patriot missile

Safran picks France as FCAS fighter engine runs out of fuel

USAF explores CCA employment in realistic conditions

Air Force will rename Charleston base after Lindsey Graham

Boeing posts wider loss than expected as Air Force One costs weigh on results

Anduril marks Arsenal-1 milestone with first YFQ-44A production drone

Boeing logs record $715B backlog while Air Force One VC-25B replacement costs balloon

France deploys Airbus A400M for first forest-firefighting mission, debuting cargo-bay retardant drops

Bell wins $300M SPINE upgrade contract for up to 49 US Marine Corps H-1-family helicopters

USAF to restart B-52 radar testing after June crash; replacement test bomber targeted for end-2026 completion with AN/APQ-188

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