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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 13, 2025

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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Feb 13, 2025
GA-ASI gets UK Reaper support award... PARAZERO plans direct stock sale... Drone services provider ADVEXURE teams with AI radar sensing specialist...

In Brief

Programs

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Canada Picks CAE To Co-Manage Fighter Trainer Competition

Feb 12, 2025
The selection allows CAE to launch Phase 1, the co-development phase, of the Future Fighter Lead-In Training program.
IAI radar
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IAI Reveals Delivery Of New Airborne Radar

Feb 12, 2025
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) revealed Feb. 12 that it has delivered a new airborne, multi-role radar to an unidentified “strategic” customer.
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Sierra Space Upper Stage Vortex Engine Moves To Next Phase

Feb 12, 2025
The award follows the completion of tests of the fully integrated VR35K-A propulsion system.
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Space Development Agency Seeks ‘Iron Dome’ Ideas

Feb 12, 2025
On Jan. 27, the White House under President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the creation of a missile defense shield.
rheinmetall embraer c-390 sim
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Rheinmetall To Supply Dutch C-390 Simulators

Feb 12, 2025
Rheinmetall is due to start delivering to the Netherlands simulators for Embraer C-390 transport aircraft under a recently agreed deal.
c-390 airlifter at aero india show
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Embraer Proposes C-390 Exports From India If Chosen For MTA Requirement

Feb 11, 2025
Embraer will propose a regional hub in India that will assemble and even export C-390 airlifters, if the country acquires it for the MTA requirement.
MMPAR
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Australia Buys Locally Built Radars For Long-Range Fire

Feb 12, 2025
The Australian Defense Department has awarded a contract to CEA Technologies to build 14 phased array radars (MMPAR).
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Texas A&M Secures External Space Station Research Access

Feb 10, 2025
Access to the Aegis-owned-and-operated TAMU-SPIRIT will be limited to students, faculty and other researchers within the Texas A&M University System.
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NASA’s PUNCH Mission To Inform Future Solar Weather Forecasting

Feb 04, 2025
The four PUNCH small satellites with their narrow- and wide-field imagers are to be distributed in complementary low-altitude Sun-synchronous polar orbits.

Technology

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Wright Readies 2.5-Megawatt Motor For Altitude Testing

Feb 11, 2025
The WM250 is the most powerful motor so far to be installed in the test site at the Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
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DARPA Plans In-Space Demos Of Large Structure Manufacturing

Feb 11, 2025
The robot would be hosted as a payload aboard Momentus’ Vigoride orbital services vehicle.

Operations

Suni and Butch in space
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The Debrief: Starliner Astronauts’ Saga Coming To An End

Feb 12, 2025
NASA repeatedly delayed the astronauts’ return as it studied issues with the capsule’s propulsion system.

Business

Spire Global
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Spire’s Financial Problems Grow With Maritime Sale In Limbo

Feb 12, 2025
Spire's effort to improve its balance sheet through the sale of its maritime business to Kpler is in jeopardy as the Belgian buyer is yet to consummate the deal.

Funding & Policy

Ice Breaker missile
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French, Israeli, UK Industry Sign Indian Weapons Development Agreement

Feb 12, 2025
New French and Israeli air-launched weapons could enter the Indian inventory following agreements with state-owned Bharat Dynamics and Bharat Electronics.
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South Korea Will Invest $2.1 Billion To Boost Defense Exports

Feb 12, 2025
Seoul sought to export $20 billion in arms last year, but fell well short of that figure at $9.5 billion.