I posted this message yesterday in the Workaround Section because I had the same problem.
But I found an easy workaround. Hope it work for you as well !
EDIT: Just tested it again because I saw that there other people with the same problem. The Workaround works (Hit the "I" Key from the I/R communication option. I have a binding on my Hotas and it worked again with this option)
My other posting
"I had a little problem with Mission 4 yesterday and today. I needed to cancel it for two times.
As I spotted and flied over the smuggler ship, it says to use the F10 Option to give an update to Knight but there was no F10 Option available. So I was not able to proceed from this point.
Then I remembered that you refreshed the campaign to the I/R system and I tried it again today. This time as I was asked to inform Knight about the smuggler it was also no F10 Option available but this time I only pressed my "I" Key for the I/R system and this triggered the correct message to Knight and I was able to proceed and finish the mission.
Might be a user error from my side but I wanted to share it. So if you are not receiving a F10 Option at the smuggler ship at Mission 4 just hit the "I" Key from the I/R system and it will work.
Have Fun "