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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 25, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 37 February 25, 2025
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The Debrief

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Debrief: Can Airbus A400M Avoid A380’s Grisly Fate?

Feb 24, 2025
Airbus finds itself in this position because the A400M backlog is dwindling.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Ariane 6
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Arianespace Further Delays Ariane 6 Flight

Feb 24, 2025
Arianespace has scrubbed the planned launch of its first Ariane 6 mission which was scheduled for Feb. 26.
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UK Royal Navy Debuts Shipborne Uncrewed Helicopter To Hunt Drugs

Feb 24, 2025
HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 frigate, has put the Peregrine rotorcraft, a Schiebel S-100 uncrewed helicopter, into operations in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman.

Funding & Policy

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Trump Reshapes Military Leadership, Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman

Feb 22, 2025
President Trump said he was removing Chairman Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.—the same general he picked to lead the U.S. Air Force during his first term.
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NASA Names Wyche Agency's Acting Associate Administrator

Feb 24, 2025
Wyche replaces Jim Free, who retired on Feb. 22, an announcement from Acting Administrator Janet Petro said on Feb. 24.
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Denmark Grows Defense Funding By $9.8 Billion

Feb 24, 2025
Danish government officials say the funding will be used for “new acquisitions, personnel and construction work.”
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NASA To Respond To DOGE On Behalf Of Its Employees

Feb 24, 2025
NASA declined to say what its response to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management was or will be.

Programs

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Major P-8A Sensor Upgrade Rolls Out At Boeing

Feb 24, 2025
The mission system upgrades installed at Cecil Field, Florida, are known bureaucratically as the Increment 3, Block 2 version of the P-8.
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Viasat Agrees To Corrective Actions For SDA Bid Protest

Feb 24, 2025
Viasat filed a lawsuit in September 2024 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Baykar TB2-AI
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Baykar Unveils New TB2 Variant

Feb 22, 2025
Baykar unveils the TB2T-AI, an upgrade to its best-selling TB2 uncrewed air system.
diamond mbda image
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MBDA Plans Rapid Development Of Diamond Loitering Attack Munition

Feb 19, 2025
MBDA is pushing to complete development of a new diamond-shaped loitering munition in the next 18 months to two years to meet burgeoning demand.
A single-seat F-16 Blk. 70 equipped with the L3Harris Viper Shield at operated by the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB.
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L3Harris Eyes Viper Shield Customers Beyond F-16 Blk. 70/72s

Feb 19, 2025
L3Harris is in opening discussions about providing a podded version of its ALQ-254 Viper Shield EW system for use on Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 70/72s.
Raytheon Coyote on LIDS
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Raytheon In Talks On Coyote C-UAS Exports

Feb 19, 2025
Raytheon and the U.S. Army are in talks with potential export buyers of the Coyote counter-drone system, the company says.
Hsiung Feng III
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Taiwanese Air-Launched Anti-Ship Missile Breaks Cover

Feb 24, 2025
An air-launched variant of the HF-3 anti-ship missile broke cover after an AIDC F-CK-1 fighter jet was photographed carrying a pair at an unspecified airbase.
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SuperSharp To Launch Microsat With Unfoldable Infrared Camera In 2026

Feb 19, 2025
The company’s Hibiscus thermal infrared camera has a 3-m resolution, SuperSharp said.

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