Aerospace / Defense News and Press Releases

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NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope, Crew-13 Launches: 7/17/2026 3:23:36 PM; Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-13 missions, both targeting launch in the coming months.
SES, Airbus and Dutch Municipality of Noordwijk to Build Satellite Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1: 7/17/2026 11:18:43 AM; SES, a space solutions company, jointly with Airbus Netherlands B.V. signed a ground lease agreement with the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk for a plot at the NL Space Campus, next to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) technical center ESTeC.
KLM and Ministry of Defence further strengthen cooperation: 7/17/2026 3:17:55 AM; One year after signing a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation on the ground and in the air, KLM and the Ministry of Defence are taking new steps in their strategic partnership.
His Majesty the King officially opens the UK Space and Defence Gateway: 7/15/2026 3:22:46 AM; His Majesty King Charles III visited the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, including RAL Space, operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
Soyuz Spacecraft Launches New Crew for Station Arrival Today: 7/14/2026 12:11:54 PM; The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft reached orbit after its 10:47 a.m. EDT (7:47 p.m. Baikonur time) launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the International Space Station.
Production of Europe’s First Sikorsky FIREHAWK® Helicopters Begins in Poland: 7/14/2026 11:12:23 AM; In a milestone for European aerial firefighting and emergency response, PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has commenced production of Europe’s first Sikorsky S-70 FIREHAWK ® helicopters.
Fans of the Arctic: 7/14/2026 6:15:04 AM; Editor’s Note: This Story is the answer to the July Puzzler . Call it an alluvial face-off. On the southern end of Severny Island in the Russian Arctic, rivers rush down from rugged terrain flanking a broad valley.
Eclipse online media briefings: 7/14/2026 6:11:20 AM; On 12 August 2026, a solar eclipse will be visible across large parts of Europe and the North Atlantic. The path of totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a small area of northeastern Portugal, while many other regions of Europe will witness a partial eclipse.
Lockheed Martin Advances Trident II D5 Modernization with $850M Award: 7/13/2026 11:40:54 AM; Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded an $850 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue design and development of the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2) program – a critical piece of the nation’s nuclear triad.
CyberCUBE, ESA’s mission to strengthen the cybersecurity of space systems, successfully launched from California: 7/13/2026 2:50:48 AM; The European Space Agency ’s (ESA) CyberCUBE mission, designed to strengthen the protection of space assets against growing cyber threats, has been successfully launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
NASA Small Satellite Could Make Global Positioning More Precise: 7/9/2026 11:42:07 AM; A NASA satellite the size of a suitcase, which aims to merge different observing systems and lead to more accurate mapping of Earth, launched July 7 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard SpaceX’s Transport-17 mission.
NATO Announces Major Contract with Accenture to Help Advance Towards a More Agile and Resilient Digital Infrastructure: 7/8/2026 1:18:41 PM; Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has signed a multi-million euro contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) for the Protected Business Network (PBN) program, marking a key step in delivering NATO’s secure, cloud-enabled digital enterprise.
Tested and Trusted: Army’s IBCS Powers Through 34th Consecutive Successful Missile Flight Test: 7/8/2026 1:14:43 PM; Summary The U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System, developed with Northrop Grumman, achieved its 34th successful missile flight test, integrating seamlessly with IFPC and LTAMDS to enhance multi-domain air and missile defense.
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Rapid Software-Driven Integration for Command and Control at Valiant Shield 2026: 7/8/2026 12:05:56 PM; Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) demonstrated Command and Control (C2) and battle management for converged fires, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and long-range targeting in support of U.S.
Lights, camera, cosmos: UK helps power universe’s greatest movie: 7/8/2026 11:10:45 AM; UK astronomers are celebrating the launch of the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), which began last night from a mountaintop in Chile. A milestone that the UK astronomy community has spent more than a decade preparing for, it’s the start of one of the most ambitious studies of the cosmos ever undertaken.
The World Cup From 250 Miles Up: 7/7/2026 1:08:35 PM; In summer 2026, sixteen stadiums across North America hosted matches as part of the FIFA World Cup. Over the years, astronauts aboard the International Space Station have captured a top-down view of the infrastructure, landscapes, and ecosystems surrounding many of these venues.
Older than the Sun: Astronomers find new clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: 7/7/2026 12:50:34 PM; Astronomers have used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) to study the composition of 3I/ATLAS, the brightest interstellar object ever seen, in detail.
SES Space & Defense Wins BPA to Deliver Flexible Satellite Connections: 7/7/2026 4:38:40 AM; SES’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SES Space & Defense, won a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide reliable and secure managed satellite services.
NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations: 7/7/2026 12:18:45 AM; On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy, aimed at ensuring a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station.
Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus Rocket Powers Mission to Extend NASA’s Swift Observatory: 7/6/2026 10:26:41 AM; Summary Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket launched a mission to extend NASA’s Swift Observatory, demonstrating flexible, precise, responsive and cost-efficient satellite deployment supporting space exploration.