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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 31, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 21 January 31, 2025
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Operations

DCA Crash wreckage Jan 30 2025
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No Survivors After Midair Collision Of American Airlines CRJ, Army Black Hawk

Jan 30, 2025
An NTSB-led investigation is in full swing to identify factors that led to the collision between an American Eagle CRJ-700 and a U.S. Army helicopter.
uk royal navy merlin
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UK Royal Navy Declares Amphibious Merlin Fleet Fully Operational

Jan 30, 2025
The UK Royal Navy has declared full operational capability with its Leonardo AW/EH101 Merlin Mk. 4 fleet of amphibious assault helicopters.
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ESA Monitors Asteroid Over Earth Collision Risk

Jan 29, 2025
The European Space Agency says that as of Jan. 29 “the probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 may impact Earth on 22 December 2032 is 1.2%.”
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American Airlines Plane Collision With Helicopter Shakes A Community

Jan 30, 2025
A manifest is not yet available. In the meantime, friends, neighbors, colleagues and family members are checking in with one another.
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Two NASA Spacewalkers Recover Space Station Antenna

Jan 30, 2025
Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore enhanced their extended mission to the ISS by recovering an RFG antenna.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

Chair of Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister EU parliament
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European Parliamentarians Urge Defense Hike

Jan 30, 2025
The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for more money to go into its defense industrial program to bolster the bloc’s preparedness.
EU’s Executive Vice President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen
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EU Earmarks $1.1B For 2025 Defense R&D Collaboration

Jan 30, 2025
The European Union (EU) is kicking off a new round of competitions for collaborative defense R&D efforts with €1.07 billion ($1.1 billion) in funding for the 2025 European Defense Fund (EDF) work program.

Business

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Serco Buys Northrop Satellite Ground Communications Unit

Jan 30, 2025
British services company Serco is buying Northrop Grumman’s mission training and satellite ground network communications software business, the company says.
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Northrop Grumman Upbeat On International, Microelectronics Sales

Jan 30, 2025
A key win for Northrop in the fourth quarter was $900 million for the next iteration of Poland’s inter-national continental ballistic missile system.
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L3Harris Eyes Strategic Partnerships, M&A

Jan 30, 2025
The Melbourne, Florida-based company’s sales rose 3% annually to $5.5 billion in the December quarter.

Programs

UAE rafale ceremony at istres AB in France
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Dassault Rolls Out First Emirati Rafale

Jan 30, 2025
France’s Dassault Aviation has rolled out the first Rafale combat aircraft for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), two years before deliveries get underway.
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European Defense Fund To Support Helicopter Engine Research

Jan 30, 2025
The Propulsion System for Next Generation Rotorcraft research project is one of 33 initiatives supported by the 2025 EDF work program.

Technology

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NASA Eyes Testing Needs For Cryogenic Aircraft Propulsion

Jan 27, 2025
Located at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) is available to industry and academia.

Aviation Week Forecasts

Rafale fighters Promo Image
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Aviation Week Forecasts: Rafale Fleets Grow Steadily As UAE Production Begins

Jan 30, 2025
Dassault’s emphasis on Rafale exports has borne fruit for the company in recent years, as has their focus on non-European markets.