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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 12, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 29 February 12, 2025
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Programs

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India’s AMCA To Use LCA Systems, Tech To Achieve 2028 First Flight

Feb 11, 2025
Sunil said detailed design and design reviews had been completed.
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Iron Dome For America Funding Could Start This Year, Analyst Says

Feb 11, 2025
The interceptors involved could include the Standard Missile, Patriot and Theater High Altitude Area Defense programs.
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India’s Troubled Jet Trainer Gets Facelift, New Name

Feb 11, 2025
HAL officially renamed the aircraft, previously called the Sitara, as Yashas.
loft helsing satellite image
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Loft Orbital Plans Multi-Sensor Satellite System With Helsing

Feb 10, 2025
Space startup Loft Orbital is deepening links with AI specialist Helsing as part of an effort to deploy a new LEO satellite constellation starting in 2026.
XB-1
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Boom Completes XB-1 Flight Test Campaign

Feb 11, 2025
Boom’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator flew for the final time on Feb. 10, marking the end of an 11-month test program which culminated in a top speed of Mach 1.18.
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NATO Seeks Ways To Defeat Glide Bombs

Feb 07, 2025
The alliance’s Allied Command Transformation has asked industry and academia for ideas to counter glide bombs as part of one of its innovation challenges.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

NTSB examining DCA crash wreckage
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DCA Runways Reopen, FAA Eases Arrival Limits As Investigation Continues

Feb 11, 2025
Constraints on arrival traffic at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) are easing slightly.

The Debrief

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The Debrief: Pentagon Prepares To Let The DOGE In

Feb 11, 2025
DOGE, while not an actual U.S. government department, has already effectively shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Business

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Leidos Upbeat On Iron Dome, DOGE

Feb 11, 2025
In an earnings call, the company’s management struck an upbeat note on the Iron Dome for America.
Boeing 737 production line
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Woodward Expects Return To Growth As Boeing 737 Production Ramps Up

Feb 04, 2025
Woodward expects its commercial aerospace business to return to growth in the second half of its fiscal 2025 as Boeing ramps up production of the 737 MAX.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Safety Panel Urges Moon Before Mars Human Exploration

Feb 07, 2025
Released Feb. 6, NASA’s independent Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) report identified risk, management and budget challenges.

Technology

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Array Labs, Umbra Space, Raytheon Partner On 3D SAR Maps

Jan 29, 2025
The flagship product of the collaboration is Site3D, a 3D point cloud map of the Earth’s surface.