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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 4, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 23 February 04, 2025
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The Debrief

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The Debrief: Marine Corps Seeking Minimum Viable Product Path To CCA Fielding

Feb 03, 2025
The release of the 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan clarifies the intent of a two-year-old experimental campaign involving the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie.

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Daily Briefs

Programs

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AstroForge Discloses Target Asteroid For Flyby Prospecting Mission

Jan 30, 2025
The asteroid mining startup is to launch Odin mounted underneath Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 lunar lander mission.
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Missile Defense Agency Soliciting ‘Iron Dome’ Information

Feb 03, 2025
President Donald Trump kicked off the Iron Dome for America effort in a Jan. 27 executive order.
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U.S. Navy Starts Design Work On New Nuclear Missile

Feb 01, 2025
The Trident IID5LE2 is expected to enter service in the 2030s on Columbia-class and future Royal Navy submarines as a virtually new long-range ballistic missile.
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Lockheed Prepping Artemis II Crew Capsule For April Delivery

Feb 03, 2025
The company plans to hand over the second Orion spacecraft to the agency in April.
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York Space Systems Debuts Largest Satellite Platform Yet

Jan 29, 2025
The M-class has a payload capacity of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb.) and 8 kW of peak power, York announced Jan. 29.
U.S Navy Aegis destroyer firing an SM-6 missile
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Japan Gets Nod For Second Batch Of SM-6 Blk. I Missiles

Feb 03, 2025
Washington has given Tokyo the green light to acquire a second batch of RTX SM-6 Blk. I missiles.
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Satnus Joint Venture Begins FCAS Remote Carrier Technology Testing

Feb 03, 2025
Spain’s Satnus joint venture, established to develop autonomous remote carrier technologies for the European FCAS, has completed its first flight test campaign.
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Brazil To Test Domestically Made UAS On Helicopter Carrier

Jan 28, 2025
The Albatroz UAS is a 500-kg, fixed-wing, twin-boom UAS that the company hopes to embark on the ship for trials as soon as June.

Funding & Policy

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Greg Hayes To Leave RTX Leadership April 30

Feb 03, 2025
Hayes has served as executive chairman of the board of directors since May 2024, when he handed over the CEO role to his chosen successor, Chris Calio.

Business

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PE Firms To Buy Triumph Group For Around $3B

Feb 03, 2025
The buyout delivers a key portfolio of aerospace and defense parts and engineering into the hands of two private equity (PE) investors familiar to industry.
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Indra Targets Tier-1 Space Status With Hispasat Deal

Feb 03, 2025
Spanish aerospace and defense equipment company Indra says it is aiming to become a top-tier space company through its acquisition of Hispasat.

Operations

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India Scrambles After Navigation Satellite Orbit Raising Fails

Feb 03, 2025
The ISRO is trying to figure out how to recover from the failure of bringing the NVS-02 navigation satellite to its orbital position.
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California Man Pleads Guilty In Drone Crash

Feb 03, 2025
A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it battled the Palisades Fire.

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