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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 20, 2025

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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Feb 20, 2025
GMV lands role on TELESAT LIGHTSPEED... MILKOR signs MOU with HGH... LOCKHEED gets missile modification award...

In Brief

Programs

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Airbus In Talks With UAE Suppliers Over A400M Workshare

Feb 18, 2025
Airbus is in discussions with companies in the United Arab Emirates over a workshare on the A400M to secure its first Middle East order for the airlifter.
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USAF To Extend Life Of QF-16 Target Drones

Feb 19, 2025
The Air Force is looking for sustainment engineering and logistics services for the QF-16 optionally crewed Viper.
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Hanwha Eyes L-SAM Exports After Development Wraps

Feb 18, 2025
Hanwha Systems is starting to push its L-SAM upper-tier air and missile defense system into the export market.
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SDA To Rebid Contested Contract With New Selection Lead

Feb 18, 2025
The SDA is embroiled in a lawsuit related to two contracts worth $424 million each, awarded last Aug. 16 to York Space Systems and Tyvak International.
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Leonardo Halts AW09 Flight Testing Because Of Nonconforming Parts

Feb 17, 2025
Leonardo has been forced to pause flight testing of its AW09 light helicopter after discovering issues with parts provided by a supplier.
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Rafael Introduces Mobile Laser-Based Air Defense Systems

Feb 18, 2025
Rafael is introducing a new laser air defense system, offering a mobile version of its Iron Beam.
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New U.S. Marine Corps Missile Revealed In Partially Censored Photo

Feb 14, 2025
The picture shows two LRAMs carried on outboard pylons of a Bell AH-1Z Viper test aircraft.
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GE Completes XA102 Engine Detailed Design Review

Feb 19, 2025
The company completed the detailed design review (DDR) for the XA102, developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program.

Operations

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Australia’s Black Hawks Attain Initial Operating Capability

Feb 19, 2025
The Australian Army’s Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have attained initial operating capability (IOC), 15 months after the aircraft were delivered.
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Taiwan Grounds T-5 Trainer Fleet After First Crash

Feb 17, 2025
Taiwan has grounded its fleet of AIDC T-5 Brave Eagles after one of the advanced trainers crashed shortly after takeoff on Feb. 15.

Business

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Lockheed Martin Exec Wants Easier Second Sourcing Approvals

Feb 17, 2025
“I need additional supply chains. I need additional manufacturing sites,” Lockheed Martin's Tim Cahill says here in Abu Dhabi.
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Gravehawk Air Defense System Using R-73 Air-to-Air Missiles

Feb 18, 2025
The International Organization for Standardization container-based air defense system is called Gravehawk.
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Debrief: eVTOL Investors Consolidate Their Bets

Feb 19, 2025
Excluding China, the 60 largest eVTOL startups have raked in a combined total of $13 billion since their inception.

Funding & Policy

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Denmark Plans $7 Billion Defense Spending Increase

Feb 19, 2025
Copenhagen will create an Acceleration Fund to enable faster procurements to support the country’s defense and security.
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UK Reforming Defense Management, Budgets, Defense Secretary Says

Feb 18, 2025
Four new senior leaders will report directly to Defense Secretary John Healey under the reforms.