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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 7, 2024

VOL. 290 NO. 28 November 07, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Nov 07, 2024
MERCURY SYSTEMS repored first quarter fiscal 2025 (ended Sept. 27) revenues of $204.4m, compared to $181m in the prior-year period. Total bookings were $247.7m, for a book-to-bill ratio of 1.21 for the quarter.

In Brief

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HondaJet Accident Kills Five, Injures One In Mesa, Arizona

Nov 07, 2024
Five people were killed and one was seriously injured after a HondaJet HA-420 light business jet crashed during an aborted takeoff Nov. 5 in Mesa, Arizona.

Funding & Policy

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The Debrief: A Campaign-Themed Preview Of Trump’s Military Priorities

Nov 06, 2024
Military spending rose 14% over President Biden’s four-year term to $841.4 billion in the fiscal 2024 appropriations bill signed into law last December.
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Closer European Defense Ties Urged For New Trump Era

Nov 06, 2024
Germany Defense Minister Boris Pistorius waited less than 24 hr. to travel to Paris to meet his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu.
Russian warplanes over the Kremlin
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Budget Brief: Russian Military Spending Hits Post Cold War High

Nov 04, 2024
Russia's 2025 budget will take defense spending to around 6.5% of GDP, the country's highest level since the end of the Cold War.

Programs

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Testing Underway On Anglo-French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapons

Nov 06, 2024
The program is currently in the assessment and risk reduction phase.
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UK Royal Air Force Switching To Capability-Based Typhoon Support

Nov 06, 2024
The new contract will replace the current Typhoon Total Availability eNterprise (TyTAN) arrangement in 2026.
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China Signals Induction Of J-35A Fighter

Nov 06, 2024
The J-35A is set to make its debut appearance at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow.
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Major E-2D Electronics Upgrade Passes First Design Check

Nov 06, 2024
The milestone clears the upgrade for the carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft to move toward a critical design review in 2025.
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Hensoldt Sees Pegasus Sales Beyond Germany, But Not Yet

Nov 06, 2024
Hensoldt, with partners Lufthansa Technik and Bombardier, recently celebrated the first flight of the heavily modified Global 6000.
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NASA Seeks Partner For X-Ray Telescope

Nov 06, 2024
The agency, in a Nov. 5 solicitation, said the work will relate mainly to an X-ray mirror assembly for AXIS.
L3Harris pitches airborne ISR system in Morocco
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L3Harris Eyes Morocco For Airborne ISR Deal

Nov 01, 2024
L3Harris is hoping to add Morocco to the list of countries operating its advanced, business-jet-based airborne ISR aircraft.

Operations

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SpaceX Eyes Nov. 18 For Next Starship Flight Test

Nov 06, 2024
SpaceX said it would try to launch another Starship-Super Heavy vehicle as early as 5 p.m. EST Nov. 18.
japan h3 launch
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Japan Launches Military Communications Satellite On H3 Rocket

Nov 04, 2024
Japan successfully launched an X-band communications satellite using the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket.

Business

UAC Chief Vadim Badekha
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Russia’s UAC Appoints UEC Exec To Top Job

Nov 06, 2024
United Aircraft Corp. announced that Vadim Badekha, who previously led UAC propulsion supplier United Engine Corporation (UEC), will now lead UAC.
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Former Raytheon Exec To Lead Voyager’s National Security Line

Nov 04, 2024
The Denver-based company is perhaps best known as a co-developer of the free-flying Starlab commercial space station for NASA.