Satellite   Space Force   LEO   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

SDA awards $1.75B to L3Harris and Sierra Space for Tranche 3 Tracking Layer satellites

The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded $955 million to L3Harris Technologies and $798 million to Sierra Space under fixed-price OTA rapid-prototyping contracts to build 36 Tracking Layer satellites in support of proliferated low Earth orbit missile warning and defense. The Tranche 3 satellites are targeted for delivery by end-2028.

Also: marketforecast.com, Defense Daily and l3harris.com
2026-07-13T14:19:46.091532-07:00
Hypersonic   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Defense & Militarization  
Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Reditus readies first launch of its re-entry vehicle/hypersonic target

By Breaking Defense: The Missile Defense Agency is evaluating the company's ENOS spacecraft as a hypersonic target/testbed under the SHIELD contract, said Reditus CEO Stef Crum.

2026-07-13T13:16:22.477158-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Canada continues roll-out of C295 for search and rescue mission

By FlightGlobal: The Royal Canadian Air Force is replacing its legacy search and rescue transports with new Airbus twin-turboprops. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is continuing to expand its use of the Airbus Defence & Space C295 transport for search and rescue (SAR) missions.

2026-07-13T09:59:06.579635-07:00
Saudi Arabia   Middle East   Airports   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Associated Press • Leer En Español

Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi Arabia's Abha airport with missiles and drones in a sharp escalation

By Associated Press: 1 of 5 | Multiple blasts were seen at Sanaa airport in Yemen on Monday in what Iran-backed Houthi rebels said were Saudi airstrikes while the internationally recognized government in Yemen said they were meant to prevent an Iranian plane from landing.

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2026-07-13T04:45:16.531736-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Satellite   AI   Hypersonic   Europe   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy   Airbus  
DefenseNews.com • Rudy Ruitenberg

Europe’s Hydis project settles on concept for hypersonic interceptor

By DefenseNews.com: Europe's push to field a hypersonic-defense interceptor will come down to two competing projects.

Also: AeroTime, Janes, SpaceWatch Africa, Unmanned Airspace and 8 more
2026-07-13T01:58:52.441116-07:00
Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Middle East   Farnborough Airshow   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airbus   Boeing   Boeing 737  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

MQ-28 Ghost Bat to make Farnborough Airshow debut at Boeing exhibit

By Air Data News: Uncrewed combat aircraft will join the company’s commercial and defense displays at the Boeing will bring the MQ-28 Ghost Bat to the Farnborough International Airshow for the first time.

Also: Janes, The Aviationist, Aviation24, Aeronews, AeroTime, Seeking Alpha and 4 more
2026-07-13T03:13:46.205743-07:00