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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 14, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 14 January 14, 2025
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Funding & Policy

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U.S. Air Force Must Address Aircraft, Base Survivability, Report Says

Jan 13, 2025
A key theme throughout the 22-page report is that the Air Force is increasingly vulnerable to long-range precision attack.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

boeing mq-28 ghost bat
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Saab Joins Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat Program

Jan 13, 2025
Saab says it will provide TactiCall communications system to the Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAS being developed by Boeing, which has also drawn DOD interest.
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HAL Carries Out Engine Runs On Warrior CCA Demonstrator

Jan 13, 2025
HAL published images of the demonstrator aircraft, carrying out ground runs of its yet-unidentified jet engine, on Jan. 11.
F-35B on Izumo class ship
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Japan's First F-35B Delivery Slips To Fiscal 2025

Jan 13, 2025
Delivery of Japan’s first Lockheed Martin F-35B is no longer expected before March 31, according to Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.
honghu mark1
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More eVTOLs Join China’s Growing Industry

Jan 06, 2025
TransFuture Aviation saw the first public demo flight of its Honghu Mark1 engineering prototype, and Blue Space Aviation flew its Yunfan-2 eVTOL demonstrator.
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Kendall Says Future Fighter Plans Need To Prioritize Industry Health

Jan 13, 2025
Service Secretary Frank Kendall in July 2024 paused the development of the Next Generation Air Dominance’s penetrating counter air fighter.
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost Prepped For Lunar Mission Debut

Jan 13, 2025
Launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is planned for Jan. 15 at 1:11 a.m. EST.

The Debrief

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The Debrief: Tactical Airpower Has ‘Limited Utility’ In 2050, U.S. Air Force Says

Jan 13, 2025
The leader of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force in 25 years will have some new tools.

Operations

new glenn on launch pad at cape canaveral
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Blue Origin Scrubs First Launch Attempt Of New Glenn

Jan 13, 2025
An undisclosed vehicle subsystem issue on the New Glenn heavy-lift rocket prompted Blue Origin to scrub the launch shortly after 3 a.m. EST.

Contracts