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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 3, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 22 February 03, 2025
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Operations

American Eagle jet DCA
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Procedures, Black Hawk’s Altitude Among Focuses In DCA Mid-Air Crash Probe

Jan 31, 2025
After a collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk, changes to airspace procedures near Washington DC are being implemented.
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CNES, Avio Advance New Framework For Kourou Operations

Jan 31, 2025
French space agency CNES, operator of Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is preparing a new contractual relationship with launcher manufacturer Avio.
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Sweden Reveals Military Satellite Launch

Jan 31, 2025
Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson has disclosed the August 2024 launch of its first military satellite, GNA-3, and detailed plans for future missions.
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Axiom Space Cleared For Fourth Commercial Space Station Mission

Jan 31, 2025
The planned launch from Kennedy Space Center is set for no earlier than this spring aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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Urban-Air Port Founder Pitches Solution To eVTOL Downwash, Outwash

Jan 29, 2025
Manufacturers including Archer and Joby have pushed back against the report’s conclusions.

Daily Briefs

Programs

JGSDF conducts roping operation from a JGSDF Chinook
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Japan Orders 17 Blk. II Chinooks For Ground, Air Forces

Jan 31, 2025
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency has placed an order for 17 Boeing/Kawasaki CH-47J/JA Blk. II aircraft for its air and ground forces.
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Australia Commits To More AARGM-ER Anti-Radiation Missiles

Jan 31, 2025
The Australian Defense Department will spend A$650 million ($404 million) on another batch of extended-range Advaned Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM-ER).
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China’s CASC Readies Cargo UAS For Flight

Jan 30, 2025
Unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow in November, the CH-YH1000 is a medium-altitude multipurpose aircraft for civil and military missions.
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Osiris-Rex Asteroid Samples Shed New Light On Life On Earth

Jan 29, 2025
Findings from a pair of extensive research efforts were published Jan. 29 by the journals Nature and Nature Astronomy.

Funding & Policy

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Tariffs On Canadian Minerals Will Hurt U.S. Defense Sector, CSIS Says

Jan 31, 2025
President Trump has vowed to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico goods if they don't do more to stop the flow of fentanyl and illegal migrants into the U.S.
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Defense Analyst Challenges Space-Based Interceptor Feasibility

Jan 31, 2025
“The space-based part of this, I think it is not that useful or helpful in the end,” said Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Business

Equinor AW189
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Norway's Equinor Taps Newcomer For Its Offshore Platforms

Jan 31, 2025
Equinor has selected Lufttransport RW AS as one of the operators to begin flying a new fleet of helicopters to service its offshore platforms.
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Stoke Space Raises $260m For Dedicated Launch Site

Jan 15, 2025
Funds are also to be used to accelerate the development of Nova, as well as enhancements to private testing and manufacturing facilities, the company said.

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