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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 8, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 6 April 08, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 07, 2025
FIREFLY AEROSPACE performing responsive test mission for DIU... GA-EMS teams with RAFAEL on Bullseye missile... LOCKHEED’s eighth GPS III arrives in Florida...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

Apr 07, 2025
News in brief.

Funding & Policy

Iran Aviation booth
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Debrief: How I Learned Iran’s Aviation Industry Chief Reads Aviation Week

Apr 07, 2025
This is the story of my impromptu interview on April 2 with Lt. Brig. Gen. Afshin Khajehfard, head of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization.
SpaceX launch
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Three Vendors Win $13.7B In Space Force Launch Contracts

Apr 05, 2025
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin will provide launch services for the most critical national security missions beginning in 2028.
The airspace restructure above the Netherlands and northwest Germany, highlighting the dual-route structure along re-shaped military training areas (shaded in red).
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Eurocontrol Streamlines Civil-Military Airspace In Northern Europe

Apr 02, 2025
The new layout allows the military to use the airspace in a leaner way, to the benefit of civil traffic.

Programs

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J
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Australia Selects Northrop Radio Jammers For New C-130Js

Apr 07, 2025
Australia has selected the Northrop Grumman AN/ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasures (RFCM) system for its new fleet ofC-130J Hercules airlifters.
Boeing F/A-XX
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U.S. Navy Targets 25% Range Increase With F/A-XX

Apr 07, 2025
The U.S. Navy is targeting a 25% increase in the operational range of its future F/A-XX strike fighter compared to its existing F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet.
New Zealand Defense Ministry is eyeing Boeing P-8A
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New Zealand Seeks Strike Capabilities, Long-Endurance UAS

Apr 07, 2025
The New Zealand Ministry of Defense sets goals to rearm the country with strike capabilities and new long-endurance UAS.
Mayman Aerospace has completed flight testing of its Razor P100 high-speed autonomous vertical takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, which is targeted initially at the contested logistics mission. Powered by four small turbojet engines that tilt to vector thrust between vertical and forward flight, the Razor P100 is designed to fly a 100-lb. payload 120 nm at speeds up to 450 kt. (166.8 mph). The P100 is the fifth full-scale aircraft to be flight tested by the company, says founder and CEO Da-vid Mayman, and
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Mayman Completes Razor Jet VTOL Cargo Flights

Apr 03, 2025
Mayman Aerospace has completed flight testing of its Razor P100 high-speed autonomous vertical takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Piper Archer
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Piper Archer Trainer Arrives At CAE For Electrification

Apr 04, 2025
The flight-test aircraft for training specialist CAE’s program to electrify its Piper Archer trainers has been delivered to Quebec for modification.

Technology

Sierra Space Honda R&D space power tests
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Sierra Space, Honda Team On Space Power System Tests

Apr 07, 2025
Sierra Space plans to fly a Honda-developed experimental fuel cell system to the International Space Station for testing in microgravity.
hypersonic missile rendering
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UK, U.S. Scientists Conduct Joint Hypersonic Engine Trials

Apr 07, 2025
UK and U.S. scientists have completed a series of trials in support of the UK’s domestic development of a hypersonic cruise missile demonstrator.
Thales Chatellerault facility
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Thales Launches MEMS-Based Inertial Measurement Unit

Apr 07, 2025
To accelerate the production of inertial reference systems and make them more compact, Thales is relying on micro electro-mechanical systems accelerometers.
International Space Station
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ISS National Lab Launches ‘Orbital Edge’ Accelerator

Apr 04, 2025
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory plans to launch its Orbital Edge Accelerator program.

Operations

The Axiom Mission 3 crew aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA Seeks Space Station Private Astronaut Mission Proposals

Apr 07, 2025
NASA has requested proposals from American-led companies for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of March 31 - April 4, 2025

Apr 07, 2025
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.