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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 9, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 6 January 09, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jan 09, 2025
AIRBUS gets Lakota support award... HEXAGON buying SEPTENTRIO... RED CAT gets FAA nod for aeronautical research...

Programs

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F-15E, F-15EX To Get Maritime Strike LRASM

Jan 08, 2025
LRASM is already integrated on the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer and the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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Launched Effects Survey For HADES Fleet Goes Public

Jan 08, 2025
Two sizes are being sought for the HADES program’s launched effects.
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Two Lunar Landers Set For Launch Jan. 15

Jan 08, 2025
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost vehicle will share the ride with another lunar lander owned by Japan’s iSpace.
rocket lab mars lander rendering
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Rocket Lab Makes Mars Sample Return Pitch After NASA Unveils Plan

Jan 08, 2025
Hours after NASA laid out a new plan for returning Mars samples to Earth, Rocket Lab said it could do so “faster and more affordably.”

Funding & Policy

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Defense Industry Was Booming In ’24, French Defense Minister Says

Jan 08, 2025
French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu says 2024 was the second-best year for defense exports in France’s recorded history.
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EXIM Bank OKs Financing Tool For Critical Minerals Supply Chains

Jan 08, 2025
Financing from the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative will directly support agreements between U.S. manufacturers and global minerals suppliers.
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Elevated Threat Picture Sustains Higher Defense Spending In 2020s

Dec 20, 2024
U.S. Foreign Military Sales have been booming, although the torrid pace may ease.

Operations

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Space Ops: Record 263 Orbital Launches Attempted In 2024

Jan 08, 2025
The 2024 launch rate surpassed the 223 orbital launch attempts in 2023, the previous record.
Iran's Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier blasting off from the Imam Khomeini spaceport in Semnan, central Iran
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Iran Details Space Launch Plans

Jan 08, 2025
Iran plans to complete two space launches in the coming months, the head of the country’s Space Agency Hassan Salariyeh said.
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National Guard C-130s Joining Fight Against LA Fires

Jan 08, 2025
The C-130Js from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing based near the fires are the first to be activated.

Business

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Toyota Partners With Interstellar For ‘Mass Production of Rockets’

Jan 07, 2025
The investment is part of a larger strategic capital and business alliance with Toyota aimed at the “mass production of rockets.”
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EVTOL Startup, Bengaluru Airport Sign Partnership Agreement

Jan 02, 2025
The partnership aims to revolutionize air travel in India by introducing seven-seat electric flying taxis.