Eurofighter   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Airbus Defence and Space flies first Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4 for Germany’s Project Quadriga

Airbus Defence and Space has completed the maiden flight of the first Eurofighter EF-2000 Tranche 4 aircraft built for Germany under Project “Quadriga”. Assembled at Airbus’s Manching, Bavaria, the jet is one of Berlin’s 58 aircraft on order and is expected to be delivered to the Luftwaffe later this year.

defence-blog.com • Dylan Malyasov

Germany’s newest fighter jet just made its first flight

Aviation Week • Tony Osborne

Airbus Flies First Tranche 4 Eurofighter

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2026-07-15T01:16:19.055091-07:00
Satellite   Space Force   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Defense & Militarization  
Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

Payload Field Guide: NSSL

By Payload: The Space Force added two new companies to its stable of launchers on July 8, bringing the military’s launch acquisition program to seven companies.

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2026-07-14T09:13:55.669535-07:00
Satellite   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation  
Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

NRL Awards Parsons $245M Satellite Ground Systems Contract for Tracking Facility

By Via Satellite: Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) awarded Parsons Corporation subsidiary Space Ground System Solutions a contract to continue its work supporting satellite ground systems software and operations at the Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Maryland.

2026-07-14T13:16:48.397433-07:00
Satellite   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Reuters

German minister warns against unacceptable delays to 10 bln euro satellite project

By Reuters: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday urged timetable and budget discipline for a planned ​military satellite project valued at 10 billion ‌euros ($11.45 billion), saying delays were unacceptable given current threats to security.

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2026-07-14T08:45:48.692615-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

South Korea to field EPAWSS electronic countermeasures system for F-15K fleet

By FlightGlobal: The BAE-produced Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System is meant to help the non-stealth F-15 survive against modern air defences.

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2026-07-14T06:29:50.288806-07:00