Dassault Aviation   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Ukraine to receive first Dassault Rafale fighters by 2028 under France deal for 16 jets and licensed production of advanced weap

France’s president outlined an agreement to supply Ukraine with an initial batch of 16 combat aircraft, with the first Dassault Rafale fighters planned for delivery by 2028. The package also includes licensed production of advanced weapons, tying fleet delivery to industrial sustainment and supply.

2026-07-14T03:59:18.072133-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Associated Press • ILLIA NOVIKOV

Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to harden its air defenses

By Associated Press: 1 of 3 | French President Emmanuel Macron, right, speaks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky after the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Also: The Independent and tass.com
2026-07-14T02:59:45.048333-07:00
Helicopter   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   BAE Systems   Textron  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

RTX’s Collins Aerospace to equip US Army’s new MV-75 Cheyenne rotorcraft

By AeroTime: RTX announced that its Collins Aerospace business has been selected by Bell Textron, a Textron company, to supply existing or modified versions of five key aircraft systems for the US Army’s newest rotorcraft, the MV-75 Cheyenne.

2026-07-14T03:15:44.059464-07:00
Satellite   Space Force   LEO   L3Harris   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

L3Harris, Sierra Space to build 36 satellites to expand U.S. missile-tracking network

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency has awarded contracts worth about $1.75 billion to L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space to build the next group of missile warning and missile defense satellites for its proliferated low Earth orbit constellation, the agency said July 13.

Also: AeroTime, Via Satellite, Unmanned Airspace, keeptrack.space, marketforecast.com, Seeking Alpha, Defense Daily and 9 more
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