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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 24, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 16 January 24, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jan 24, 2025
ARCHER finishes new Georgia plant... RED CAT lands Edge 130 drone orders... SCHIEBEL tapped again for EMSA UAS services...

In Brief

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In Brief: China Plans Double-Digit Long March 6 Flights In 2025

Jan 24, 2025
News in brief.

Business

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Fixing Supply Chain Will Take A While, GE CEO Says

Jan 23, 2025
GE’s Flight Deck lean-out program remains the heart of the aerospace and defense engine giant’s improvement effort.
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Boeing Discloses Another $1.7 Billion In Losses In Defense And Space

Jan 23, 2025
The company on Jan. 23 announced its preliminary earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024, with total revenues of $5.4 billion and an operating margin of 41.9%.
OHB
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OHB Sets €2 Billion Order Target

Jan 23, 2025
Satellite maker OHB says it is targeting a jump in bookings as it set a financial target of securing “sustainable” order intake of over €2 billion in 2026.

Technology

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Maglev Aero Targeting Hybrid Military eVTOLs As First Application

Jan 22, 2025
Solving that challenge is doubly important for the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Nuclear Space Reactor Fuel Passes Key NASA Impact Tests

Jan 23, 2025
The fuel was subjected to a rigorous series of cyclic thermal evaluations.

Funding & Policy

Andrius Kubilius
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EU Defense Commissioner Seeks To Emulate European Space Successes

Jan 22, 2025
EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius says the union should model cooperative approaches to defense based on its success in space collaborations.
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U.S. Eyes Greenland’s Critical Minerals

Jan 14, 2025
Major U.S. defense contractors are reportedly in talks with the owner of a large mine in Greenland to source critical minerals, Reuters said in a Jan. 9 report.

Programs

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OroraTech To Push Up Launch Of Infrared Sats For Wildfire Season

Jan 23, 2025
Rocket Lab is to carry the satellites on a dedicated Electron launch within four months.
Hanwha new engine concept
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South Korea Lays Out Engine Development Roadmap

Jan 22, 2025
South Korea has laid out a roadmap for developing a homegrown engine capable of integration into its KF-21 fighter jet.
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NASA Issues Nine Lunar Surface Operations Study Contracts

Jan 23, 2025
The awards are part of the Artemis program’s objectives of establishing a sustainable human presence at the Moon to prepare for human expeditions to Mars.

Operations

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CAS Space Blames Failure Of Launch On Damaged Battery

Jan 23, 2025
The third stage was lost about 3 sec. after ignition, triggering the rocket's self-destruct mechanism.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Potential Saudi Kaan Buy Could Spark 5th-Gen Push from U.S.

Jan 23, 2025
Saudi Arabia is the second nation to express interest in ordering Turkey’s Kaan fighter after Azerbaijan made similar overtures last year.