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July 23, 2026, 10:25 PM

July 7, 2026

9:21 PM · Defense One
9:21 PMNATO snubs Boeing, picks Saab to build alliance’s next radar plane — Defense One
9:00 PM · SpaceNews
9:00 PMD-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space — SpaceNews
7:10 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:10 PMSamsung Mass Produces Storage Drives for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin — Bloomberg — Technology
6:45 PM · SpaceNews
6:45 PMOrbit Fab hires new CEO and raises funding to support satellite refueling business — SpaceNews
6:41 PM · SCMP — Tech
6:41 PMFCC denies US firm with Chinese links approval to provide telecoms services — SCMP — Tech
6:10 PM · Breaking Defense
6:10 PMDIU seeks cheaper drones to carry out Reaper missions — Breaking Defense
6:00 PM · Nikkei Asia
6:00 PMFiber-optic demand helps Japan's Fujikura move on from failed expansion — Nikkei Asia
4:59 PM · Naval News
4:59 PMPhilippines Confirms Deal to Acquire Five Japanese Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts — Naval News
4:41 PM · SCMP — Tech
4:41 PMUS strikes Iran, revokes oil waiver after attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz — SCMP — Tech
4:16 PM · Naval News
4:16 PMUK and Netherlands Sign £2.4 Billion Deal for Next-Gen Amphibious Ships — Naval News
4:15 PM · Nikkei Asia
4:15 PMJapan's Shimizu bets on humanoid robots to tackle construction labor crunch — Nikkei Asia
3:00 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:00 PMSemiconductor Worker Shortfall Endangers US Chip Factory Revival — Bloomberg — Technology
2:46 PM · SpaceNews
2:46 PMSpirit Electronics Announces Managed Access to U.S.-Based Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense Programs — SpaceNews
2:40 PM · Breaking Defense
2:40 PMUK to join US Army’s PrSM program, buy $254M in long-range missiles — Breaking Defense
2:23 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine
2:23 PMGAO: T-7 Delays Push Full-rate Production Decision Back Two Years — Air & Space Forces Magazine
1:52 PM · SpaceNews
1:52 PMArianespace opens door to GEO rideshare opportunities from 2029 — SpaceNews
1:27 PM · Tom's Hardware
1:27 PMSouth Korea's $880 billion chip and AI plan faces big power and water challenges — a single megacluster requires a quarter of Seoul's total power demand — Tom's Hardware
1:00 PM · Breaking Defense
1:00 PMHow the Commerce Department plans to win more foreign defense sales — Breaking Defense
12:13 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:13 PMChinese memory and storage firm expected to post more than 60,000% jump in profits due to exploding demand — Lexar owner Longsys forecasts nearly $1.5 billion profit for 1H26 compared to $2.1 million last year — Tom's Hardware
11:56 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
11:56 AMSolstice Buys Element Solutions — Bloomberg — Technology
11:15 AM · Breaking Defense
11:15 AMFrom GlobalEye to Triton, first wave of NATO Summit deals bet big on aerial capabilities — Breaking Defense
10:59 AM · Naval News
10:59 AMPAL Aerospace Adapts Dash 8s for Greenland Maritime Surveillance — Naval News
10:27 AM · Naval News
10:27 AMU.S. Navy Boosts Lionfish UUV Production with New HII Contract Option — Naval News
10:16 AM · SCMP — Tech
10:16 AMHong Kong’s war-risk pool testament to collaboration, insurance leader says — SCMP — Tech
9:18 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
9:18 AMApple Supplier Luxshare Prices $3.1 Billion HK Listing at Top — Bloomberg — Technology
9:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
9:00 AMChina achieves microwatt milestone with self-reliant carbon-14 nuclear battery — SCMP — Tech
8:46 AM · Payload Space
8:46 AMTransporter-17 Sends the First Commercial Nuclear Sat to Orbit — Payload Space
8:34 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:34 AMUK gives data centers option to apply for 'national importance' status that overrides local regulations, cuts timeline by a year — eligible projects to bypass local councils, save more than a billion dollars in NIMBY fights — Tom's Hardware
8:28 AM · Payload Space
8:28 AMNASA Releases CLD Draft RFP — Payload Space
8:01 AM · Naval News
8:01 AMFinland Signs Multi-Million Euro Framework Agreement for Forcit Blocker Naval Mines — Naval News
8:01 AM · SpaceNews
8:01 AMSimera Sense to provide imagers for Canary Islands constellation — SpaceNews
8:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AMAmazon Seeks to Raise at Least $25 Billion From Bond Sale — Bloomberg — Technology
8:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:00 AMChina extends gold-buying binge to 20th month amid Beijing’s de-dollarisation push — SCMP — Tech
7:54 AM · Defense News
7:54 AMGermany set to become first international site for ATACMS missile production — Defense News
7:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:30 AMGeothermal Startup Raises $144 Million to Drill Superhot Rocks — Bloomberg — Technology
7:15 AM · Ars Technica
7:15 AMULA's last six Atlas Vs can't launch anything besides Boeing's Starliner — Ars Technica
7:10 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:10 AMKioxia and Sandisk sample world's densest 3D NAND — new 332-Layer beats Samsung’s 400-Layer NAND — Tom's Hardware
7:02 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:02 AMVC Money Doubles In Defense Tech as the Next Big Bet — Bloomberg — Technology
6:33 AM · Defense News
6:33 AMPolish defense giant PGZ to produce Anduril’s Barracuda cruise missile — Defense News
6:20 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:20 AMEx-Tesla Scientist Unveils Plans For European Humanoid Robot — Bloomberg — Technology
5:40 AM · SCMP — Tech
5:40 AMHuawei’s new computing cluster, world’s first AI agent phone to debut at China AI summit — SCMP — Tech
5:00 AM · TechCrunch
5:00 AMThe first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine — TechCrunch
4:28 AM · Naval News
4:28 AMFour NATO Allies to Procure Up to Five MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs — Naval News
4:00 AM · SpaceNews
4:00 AMIsar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site — SpaceNews
3:38 AM · Breaking Defense
3:38 AMNATO to acquire “up to” 10 Saab GlobalEyes for E-3 replacement, says Secretary General — Breaking Defense
3:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:30 AMBAE-Backed Venture Capital Firm Expeditions Raises €197 Million Fund for European Defense Startups — Bloomberg — Technology
2:59 AM · Naval News
2:59 AMIndonesia Signs BrahMos Missile Deal with India — Naval News
2:28 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
2:28 AMSpaceX Shares Win Early Bullish Calls From Wall Street Brokers — Bloomberg — Technology
2:13 AM · SCMP — Tech
2:13 AMChina’s chip equipment rally faces earnings test as memory boom fuels bets on local tools — SCMP — Tech
1:30 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:30 AMGoogle and RWE Back German Nuclear Startup Proxima Fusion at €2.4 Billion Valuation — Bloomberg — Technology
1:24 AM · Naval News
1:24 AMCanada Selects TKMS as Preferred Bidder for CPSP Submarine Program — Naval News
1:01 AM · Nikkei Asia
1:01 AMToyota to invest $3.6bn in Texas plant for Tacoma pickup production — Nikkei Asia
12:15 AM · Nikkei Asia
12:15 AMJapan ultra-fast maglev train project advances on key construction approval — Nikkei Asia
12:00 AM · The Guardian — World
12:00 AMEurope faces up to prospect US may be unable to arm Nato allies — The Guardian — World

July 6, 2026

10:09 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
10:09 PMChinese Firms Leave Nvidia for Local AI Suppliers, Survey Shows — Bloomberg — Technology
10:00 PM · SCMP — Tech
10:00 PMChina records most new unicorn start-ups in 5 years as AI and robotics boom — SCMP — Tech
9:10 PM · SCMP — Tech
9:10 PMAustralia’s Lynas partners South Korea’s JS Link for Malaysian magnet factory — SCMP — Tech
8:40 PM · DefenseScoop
8:40 PMDIU reshaping its tech priorities and portfolio teams under new leadership — DefenseScoop
8:30 PM · SCMP — Tech
8:30 PMHong Kong inaugurates trial operation of gold clearing and settlement system — SCMP — Tech
8:28 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
8:28 PMWiseTech Shares Jump After Billionaire White Steps Down as Chair — Bloomberg — Technology
7:01 PM · The Guardian — World
7:01 PMScotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy — The Guardian — World
6:46 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:46 PMSamsung Scores Profit Beat Due to Runaway Demand for AI Memory — Bloomberg — Technology
6:27 PM · Bloomberg — Technology
6:27 PMIntel-Backed AI Chip and Software Maker Syntiant Files for IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
4:03 PM · Breaking Defense
4:03 PMOndas makes $876M acquisition of DYZNE, latest in acquisition spree — Breaking Defense
3:02 PM · SpaceNews
3:02 PMIridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business — SpaceNews
12:20 PM · Tom's Hardware
12:20 PMChina-made CXMT memory now supports faster speeds on MSI's AMD motherboards — new BIOS adds DDR5-8200 validation on dual-DIMM, DDR5-7200 on quad-DIMM models — Tom's Hardware
11:57 AM · SpaceNews
11:57 AMNASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program — SpaceNews
11:19 AM · C4ISRNET
11:19 AMThales to buy French underwater-drone maker Exail in $4.5 billion deal — C4ISRNET
9:55 AM · Naval News
9:55 AMLockheed Martin to Acquire Ultra Maritime Solutions — Naval News
9:33 AM · Tom's Hardware
9:33 AMNvidia's Kyber rack for Rubin Ultra reportedly delayed to 2028, stopgap solution also axed due to customer pushback — Analyst firm SemiAnalysis says PCB midplane problems led to the delay — Tom's Hardware
9:22 AM · Naval News
9:22 AMFincantieri Acquires Four Companies to Expand Underwater Drone Business — Naval News
9:00 AM · SpaceNews
9:00 AMBAE microchip designed for strategic defense missions passes radiation test — SpaceNews
8:55 AM · Payload Space
8:55 AMExclusive: Ravee Optics Raises $6M Seed to Build Compact Laser Terminals — Payload Space
8:51 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:51 AMNvidia and Intel tout homegrown American chip supply chain prowess as country bolsters local production, but gaps remain — crucial Blackwell packaging steps remain offshore as projects grow in scope and scale — Tom's Hardware
8:48 AM · Breaking Defense
8:48 AMEuropean next-gen GCAP fighter program pushes ahead with $6.1 billion contract — Breaking Defense
8:31 AM · Tom's Hardware
8:31 AMChina’s Huawei to enter South Korean AI chip market with new Atlas SuperPods, clusters pack 8,192 Ascend 950 accelerators per deployment — reportedly challenges Nvidia dominance with 'tripled inference performance' of H20 at one-quarter the cost — Tom's Hardware
8:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:30 AMHuawei’s next smartphone chip taps new scaling law for performance boost: paper — SCMP — Tech
8:00 AM · SCMP — Tech
8:00 AMBeijing opens lithium futures to foreign traders to cement pricing power over US — SCMP — Tech
7:30 AM · SCMP — Tech
7:30 AMIndia and Japan to develop stealth technology for warships as faith in US wavers — SCMP — Tech
7:07 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
7:07 AMBrookfield’s Data Center Firm Csquare Seeks $1.35 Billion in IPO — Bloomberg — Technology
7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
7:00 AMWisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft's 'world's most powerful AI data center' due to data center noise — plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution from $7.3 billion facility — Tom's Hardware
6:00 AM · SpaceNews
6:00 AMCentre for Space Futures, Novaspace and SpaceTech Gulf Sign Agreement to Develop Global Space Capability Mapping Dashboard — SpaceNews
4:45 AM · Nikkei Asia
4:45 AMJapan's Sapporo to invest $643m in Carlsberg Singapore venture — Nikkei Asia
3:03 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
3:03 AMTaiwan Chip Firm Unimicron Seeks Up to $1.4 Billion in Offering — Bloomberg — Technology
2:05 AM · TechCrunch
2:05 AMThis humanoid robotics company is going public, but its CEO isn’t promising a robot in your home anytime soon — TechCrunch
1:28 AM · Naval News
1:28 AMIndia and Japan to Co-develop Naval Radio Antenna Based on UNICORN — Naval News
1:00 AM · Bloomberg — Technology
1:00 AMEQT Agrees to Acquire Australian Smart Parking Tech Firm Orikan — Bloomberg — Technology
12:17 AM · SCMP — Tech
12:17 AMChina’s Biren seeks US$900m to fund GPU push and challenge Nvidia amid AI boom — SCMP — Tech
12:00 AM · The Guardian — World
12:00 AMUkraine hopes to sign ‘drone deals’ with seven Nato countries by end of year — The Guardian — World

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