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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 11, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 28 February 11, 2025
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The Debrief

Poland’s Integrated Battle Command System
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The Debrief: Defense Primes Look Abroad For Bigger Backlogs

Feb 10, 2025
Despite uncertainty about the shape of the defense budget under the Trump administration, overseas markets are expected to outpace the U.S. in the near term.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Drone Launches Ascendance’s Hybrid Propulsion System

Feb 10, 2025
Delair’s DT46 long-range vertical-takeoff-and-landing drone has been equipped with a version of Ascendance’s Sterna hybrid-electric propulsion system.
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India Offshore Dhruv Variant Makes Debut Despite Fleet Grounding

Feb 10, 2025
The Dhruv NG headed a lineup of indigenous Indian aircraft products at the Aero India air show.
SAR satellite rendering
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Airbus Snags UK Synthetic Aperture Radar Program

Feb 10, 2025
Airbus has secured the deal to provide the British military with an SAR system as part of the UK’s effort to build up indigenous Earth-observation capacity.
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Thales Alenia Space To Build Space Norway Satellite

Feb 10, 2025
Thales Alenia Space says it will build the Thor 8 communication satellite for Norway.
Amorphous
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Large Swarm Command Tool Unveiled By L3Harris

Feb 10, 2025
L3Harris has unveiled a system ready to enter service that allows one human operator to orchestrate a swarm of thousands of vehicles performing a combat mission with a touch on a tablet.
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ESA Kicks Off Optical Position, Navigation And Timing Work

Feb 10, 2025
ESA, in a Feb. 10 announcement, said the study is a precursor to a potential optical time synchronization and ranging (OpSTAR) in-orbit demonstration.
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India Committed To Future Fighter Development, Defense Minister Says

Feb 10, 2025
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh says policies adopted by the current Indian government had “galvanized” the entire defense sector.
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Vendors Hone In On Designs For MUOS Extension Satellites

Feb 07, 2025
As the service mulls what will come after the current Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation, it is planning a service life extension program.
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Swedish Startup Developing Low-Cost Drone Defense Interceptor

Feb 10, 2025
Nordic Air Defence (NAD) is developing the first in a family of modular interceptors that could engage rapidly proliferating small drone threats.

Business

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Boeing Notifies Workers Of Potential SLS Layoffs

Feb 10, 2025
Boeing is NASA’s primary contractor for the Space Launch System (SLS), a human-rated heavy-lift rocket for deep-space travel.
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‘Competitive Wins’ Boost Mercury Systems’ Sales 13% In Fiscal Q2

Feb 05, 2025
The Andover, Massachusetts-based company posted sales of $223.1 million in its second fiscal quarter of 2025, up 13% year-on-year.
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Planet Lands Asian Pelican Deal, Copernicus Partnership

Jan 29, 2025
Planet Labs says it has secured a $230 million contract to build Pelican high-resolution satellites for an unnamed customer and announced a data provision deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support the Copernicus program.

Operations

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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Departs Earth Orbit

Feb 10, 2025
The Trans Lunar Injection was executed Feb. 8, according to a Feb. 10 NASA mission update.
H-3 rocket launch
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U.S. Space Force Deploys First Payload On Japanese Satellite

Feb 10, 2025
The U.S. Space Force has for the first time deployed a payload on a Japanese satellite.
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James Webb Telescope To Refine 2024 YR4 Asteroid Size Estimate

Feb 10, 2025
ESA says a group of astronomers asked for the powerful James Webb telescope to gather more data on the asteroid and that the tasking has been accepted.

Funding & Policy

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India Scraps Orders For 400 Military Drones With Chinese Components

Feb 10, 2025
Valued at $26.3 million, the orders included 200 medium-altitude, 100 heavyweight and 100 lightweight logistics drones.

Contracts