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EU Launches Common Interest Defense Programs Spanning From Drones To Space

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By Robert Wall Verified
| Aviation Week Verified
Robert Wall July 03, 2026 The EU is looking to back new programs such as space-based early warning. Credit: OHB The European Union (EU) is proposing a new multi-billion initiative to finance joint programs covering a diverse set of priority activities including drones, air and missile defense, and space. The so-called European Defense Projects of Common Interest (EDPCI) also are open to Norway and Ukraine... Robert Wall Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space.
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Edgewing Secures $6B Contract To Advance GCAP Development

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By Tony Osborne
| Aviation Week Verified
Tony Osborne July 03, 2026 Credit: Edgewing LONDON—Development of the combat aircraft at the heart of the tri-national Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) is set to accelerate after prime contractor Edgewing was awarded a £4.6 billion ($6.1 billion) contract. The long-awaited 18-month contract, awarded on July 3, will complete the advanced... Tony Osborne Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs.
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NASA Launches Link Using Pegasus Rocket To Save Swift Observatory

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By Robert Wall Verified
| Aviation Week Verified
Robert Wall July 03, 2026 Credit: Northrop Grumman NASA has deployed a Katalyst Space spacecraft it plans to use to boost the orbit of its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The Lightweight In-space Navigation and Kinematics (Link) spacecraft was launched July 3 using a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket was deployed from the Stargazer... Robert Wall Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space.
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Pegasus Rocket Launches Link To Save Swift Observatory

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By Robert Wall Verified
| Aviation Week Verified
Robert Wall July 03, 2026 Credit: Northrop Grumman A Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket has deployed a Katalyst Space spacecraft to boost the orbit of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The Lightweight In-space Navigation and Kinematics (Link) spacecraft was launched July 3 using a Pegasus XL. The rocket was deployed from the Stargazer launch... Robert Wall Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space.
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MQ-28A Ghost Bat Integrates With U.S. Air Force F-15EX

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By Chen Chuanren
| Aviation Week Verified
Chen Chuanren July 03, 2026 Credit: PACAF SINGAPORE—A U.S. Air Force Boeing F-15EX and MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft have completed their first airborne integration. The milestone marks one of the first known instances of the uncrewed aircraft operating in tandem with a frontline combat platform. The milestone was disclosed...
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Japan Bolsters Military Space Organization

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By Robert Wall Verified
| Aviation Week Verified
Robert Wall July 03, 2026 Credit: Japanese Defense Ministry Japan’s Defense Ministry has established a position for space matters in its armaments planning organization as part of an effort to strengthen its capabilities in this area. The move follows Japan's plan, echoing those by other defense establishments, to make space a more formal mission of its air... Robert Wall Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space.
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Finland Plans Saab Short-Range Air Defense Deal

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By Robert Wall Verified
| Aviation Week Verified
Robert Wall July 03, 2026 Credit: Finnish Defense Forces Finland says it plans to buy Saab RBS 70 NG air defense systems. Helsinki said July 3 that it expects to spend about €108 million ($129 million) on the equipment which it would field before the end of the decade. Finland is an operator of the older Saab RBS 70 as part of the ITO05M system. The... Robert Wall Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space.
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From The Archives: Kaman UH-2C SeaSprite Twin-Engine Helicopter

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Aviation Week Staff July 03, 2026 The Kaman UH-2C SeaSprite Twin-Engine version of the Navy's SeaSprite utility and rescue helicopter on the cover of the July 4, 1966 issue, was undergoing a Navy evaluation test program at Patuxent, Md. The helicopter shown on the cover image of the July 4, 1966 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology was the second of two retrofitted with two General Electric T58-GE-8B turboshaft engines, replacing the original single T58 installation (AW&ST Feb.
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Drone Production Demands Of Pentagon's DIU Strain Small U.S. Industry

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By Garrett Reim Verified
| Aviation Week Verified
Garrett Reim July 03, 2026 U.S. military services are practicing with one-way attack drones. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps The first thing you notice about the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program—an effort to buy hundreds of thousands of one-way attack drones in just two years—is the absence of the usual primes. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX—none of the U.S.’ largest aerospace manufacturers is competing...
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UK Defense Spending Plan Bolsters Royal Air Force Combat Fleet

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By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall Verified
| Aviation Week Verified
Tony Osborne Robert Wall July 03, 2026 The Royal Air Force is embracing low-cost weapons to defend against one-way attack drones, equipping its Eurofighters with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System. Credit: Joshua Whiting /Royal Air Force If there is a winner from the UK government’s long-delayed Defense Investment Plan, it is the Royal Air Force, which walks away from the funding saga with the money to modernize and expand its combat capabilities.
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Aarons, Richard N.
Anselmo, Joseph
Asker, Jim
Batey, Angus
Beresford, Helen Massy
Bjerregaard, Lindsay
Boubaker, Amir
Boynton, Christine
Broderick, Sean
Bruno, Michael
Budzynski, Brian
Butterworth, Sonny
Caffrey, Craig
Canaday, Henry
Carey, Bill
Carreau, Mark
Charnock, Wesley
Costley, Steve
Derber, Alex
Dubois, Thierry
Everstine, Brian
Flottau, Jens
Fulco, Matthew
Garvey, William
Hollowell, Andrea
Jouppi, Matthew
Karp, Aaron
Ketkar, Swaati
Klotz, Irene
Kough, Brian
Lavitt, Michael O.
Machi, Vivienne
Maguire, Crystal
McMahon, Anne
McMahon, Anne
McMahon, Anne
McMillin, Molly
Minseok, Kim
Norris, Guy
Osborne, Tony
Patrick, Brandon C.
Pilling, Mark
Pozzi, James
Pyadushkin, Maxim
Reim, Garrett
Schofield, Adrian
Seidenman, Paul
Shay, Lee Ann
Sliwon-Stewart, Anna
Spanovich, David J.
Thomas, Donna
Toensmeier, Pat
Trimble, Steve
Veillette, Patrick R.
Velocci, Anthony L.
Wall, Robert
Wall, Robert
Warwick, Graham
Weinberger, Sharon