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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 16, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 11 January 16, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jan 16, 2025
PARAZERO tests precision airdrop system... LOCKHEED gets Aegis award... K2 SPACE hires former Pentagon space policy chief...

Programs

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USAF Pushes Back Production Of T-7, Calls For New Modifications

Jan 15, 2025
The service announced Jan. 15 that it will buy four production representative test vehicles (PRTV) with fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation funds.
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York, SpaceX Complete Inter-Sat Laser Comms Link For SDA

Jan 15, 2025
The connection took place Dec. 18 and is the only optical link attempted thus far, an SDA spokesperson said in a Jan. 15 email.
Liaoning General Aviation Academy's RX4E
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China Scores Electric Aircraft First With Four-Seater Certification

Jan 06, 2025
The Liaoning General Aviation Academy's electric RX4E has received Chinese type certification to the equivalent of the FAA’s Part 23 airworthiness regulations.

In Brief

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In Brief: Zambia Approved For $100 Million Bell 412 Buy

Jan 16, 2025
News in brief.

Operations

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V-22 Restrictions Limit Aircrew Proficiency, USMC Boss Argues

Jan 15, 2025
The Pentagon’s V-22 fleet has seen multiple groundings and ongoing limitations to operations.
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F-35 Sustainment Costs Still Too High, USMC Boss Says

Jan 15, 2025
U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith, speaking to reporters Jan. 15, said the F-35’s “maintenance is too expensive.”
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Norway Air Force Flies F-35 On Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Jan 15, 2025
One of the service’s F-35As was flown with a 40% blend of biofuel on Jan. 14.
blue ghost 1 and resilience lunar landers launching
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NASA, Japanese Commercial Lunar Landers Head For The Moon

Jan 15, 2025
Two pioneering commercial lunar landers, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 and Japan's ispace's Resilience, successfully launched early Jan. 15.
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UK Companies To Rebuild Iraqi Airbase

Jan 15, 2025
Iraq’s Al-Qayyarah airbase, located south of Mosul, will be reconstructed through a £500 million ($612 million) rehabilitation project.

Funding & Policy

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Dutch VC Firm To Raise €125 Million For European Defense Tech Startups

Jan 15, 2025
The fund will be the first focused on European defense technology in the Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) region.
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UAE Regulator OKs Skyports For Vertiport Near Dubai Airport

Jan 09, 2025
Dubbed the Dubai International Vertiport (DVX), the facility is to be the first of a planned network of four vertiports that Skyports will build and operate.
HAL tejas
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Indian Air Chief Wants More Domestic Private-Sector Program Competition

Jan 09, 2025
The head of the Indian Air Force is calling for more domestic private sector competition to drive greater success in fielding equipment locally.

Business

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Hexagon Buys Precision GNSS Company Septentrio

Jan 10, 2025
Septentrio, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, specializes in high-precision GNSS receivers featuring anti-jamming and anti-spoofing technology.