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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

TAI expands Simsek-K UAV launch options with rocket-boosted rail launch

Turkish Aerospace has demonstrated a new launch method for its Simsek-K UAV, successfully deploying the vehicle from a rail using a rocket booster. The test expands the system’s launch flexibility and underscores Turkey’s continued investment in domestically developed unmanned aircraft capabilities.

2026-08-25T21:20:12.358801-07:00
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
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Bloomberg • Jen Judson, Roxana Tiron

Northrop CEO Expects ‘Decent Share’ of Golden Dome Contracts

By Bloomberg: Northrop Grumman Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden said the Trump administration’s Golden Dome space defense system was becoming “very tangible” for defense contractors and that her company will end up with a “decent share” of a program that may eventually cost more than $1 trillion.

2026-08-25T13:06:01.370155-07:00
China   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Bangladesh drafts agreement for Chinese fighters, Turkish attack helicopters

By AeroTime: Bangladesh has prepared draft documents for negotiations over J-10CE fighters and attack helicopters, with funding sought for fiscal 2026-27.

Also: India Defense News and Daily Sabah
2026-08-25T07:50:08.188833-07:00
Hypersonic   M&A   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation  
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Ursa Major to go public in $2.3 billion SPAC deal

By SpaceNews.com: GTON — Ursa Major, a Colorado-based defense technology company that has expanded from building rocket engines into hypersonic missiles and solid rocket motors, plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal valuing the combined business at about $2.3 billion.

Also: Aviation Week and Defense Daily
2026-08-25T05:45:42.539902-07:00
Europe   North America   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy   Boeing  
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defence-blog.com • Dylan Malyasov

U.S. Air Force C-17 lands in Moscow, no reason given

By defence-blog.com: Key Points A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III flew from Riga, Latvia, to Vnukovo International Airport near Moscow on August 25. Neither the U.S. Air Force nor the Department of War has publicly confirmed the flight's purpose or destination.

Also: aviationnews.eu, grosswald.org, FlightGlobal, AeroTime, CBS News, Aviation A2Z, UK Defence Journal, Simple Flying, Aviation24, ANI News Agency, The Independent, Economic Times and 3 more
2026-08-25T03:05:24.820744-07:00