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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 29, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 19 January 29, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jan 29, 2025
ATHENA lunar lander arrives at the Cape... SATCOM ON THE MOVE market seen booming... LOCKHEED gets Singaporean F-16 flight testing award...

In Brief

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In Brief: Poland, Northrop Grumman Sign Guided Missile Deal

Jan 29, 2025
News in brief.

Business

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Boeing Divestitures To Start This Year, Focused On ‘Pruning’

Jan 28, 2025
“This is not going to be a major restructuring of the Boeing Company,” Ortberg said Jan. 28 while discussing fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results.
Lockheed Martin
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Billion-Dollar Losses Pile Up For Lockheed Classified Programs

Jan 28, 2025
The Bethesda, Maryland-based company reported a $1.3 billion reach-forward loss on a classified program within the Missiles & Fire Control (M&FC) business.
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Spacecium Raises $6.3m For In-Space Fuel Depot

Jan 24, 2025
The startup says its fuel tanks can store cryogenic fuels such as liquid oxygen, methane, and liquid hydrogen in space for multiple years.

Funding & Policy

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Space-Based Interceptors Drive Trump’s Missile Defense Plan

Jan 28, 2025
Though the order is entitled “The Iron Dome for America,” the details of the concept extend far beyond Israel’s Iron Dome system.
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Denmark Bolstering Greenland Defenses

Jan 28, 2025
Denmark’s political parties have agreed to spend $2 billion on strengthening defense capabilities in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, including Greenland.
vega-c launch
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EU And ESA Eye Greater Military Space Focus

Jan 28, 2025
Shifting geopolitical realities are driving European space leaders to push defense and security up the space agenda.

Programs

ESA spaceport in kourou
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Arianespace Sets First Commercially Run Ariane 6 Launch Date

Jan 28, 2025
Europe aims to resume flying the Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket on Feb. 26, with the launch set to be the first managed by Arianespace.
A mock-up of the Sirtap UAS on the Juan Carlos I.
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Airbus, Navantia To Explore Sirtap Naval Operations

Jan 28, 2025
Airbus and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia have agreed to explore the navalization of the Sirtap UAS, potentially enabling it to operate from Juan Carlos I.
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Boom XB-1 Marks Supersonic Flight Milestone

Jan 28, 2025
The supersonic flight of Boom's XB-1 demonstrator, the first independently developed faster-than-sound aircraft, was successful.

Operations

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U.S. Space Force Predicts 25% Boost In Launches In Next Two Years

Jan 28, 2025
The service has supported a steady growth in its launch cadence and does not see it slowing down in the near future.
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Blue Origin Delays New Shepard Suborbital Lunar Gravity Sim Launch

Jan 28, 2025
A date for a second launch attempt was not set as the scrub was called at 12:54 a.m. EST.
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Amazon Selects Darlington For Drone Delivery Flights

Jan 28, 2025
The company has not set a timeline for the operational rollout of deliveries.