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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 15, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 11 April 15, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 14, 2025
HTX LABS working on KC-135 engine digital classroom... RED CAT completes direct stock sale... SPACE ISAC announces UK Global Hub...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Apr 15, 2025
News in brief.

Funding & Policy

: SDA Director Derek Tournear (right) will return to his position on April 17. Credit: Space Foundation
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SDA Director To Be Reinstated After Three-Month Admin Leave

Apr 14, 2025
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear will return to his post effective April 17.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
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New USSF Commercial Reserve Pilot Program To Focus On Launch

Apr 11, 2025
The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Office is planning a launch-based version of its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve effort.
eu defense leaders
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Budget Brief: Fiscal Realities Constrain European Ambition

Apr 09, 2025
European defense spending may be growing faster now than at any time since World War II, but trends continue to vary significantly from country to country.

Business

Anduril tests a solid rocket motor for the Navy’s Standard Missile program. Credit: Anduril
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Rocket Motor Tests, Expanded Facility Show Maturity, Anduril Says

Apr 14, 2025
Anduril Industries successfully test-fired two large solid rocket motors recently for the U.S. Navy.
KAI kf-21
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KAI Secures $700M Boost From South Korea's Largest Commercial Bank

Apr 14, 2025
KAI and KB Kookmin Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see the South Korean bank provide up to KRW1 trillion ($703 million) in financial support to the OEM.

Operations

Royal Netherlands Air Force
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Netherlands Proves F-35 Data Sharing

Apr 14, 2025
For the first time outside the U.S., a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has shared data with the Dutch information system Keystone.
Blue Origin
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TV Host King, Singer Katy Perry Headline All-Female Suborbital Flight

Apr 14, 2025
Jeff Bezos' fiancee and five other women lifted off aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard launch system on April 14 for a 10-min. ride to and from suborbital space.

Programs

German Air Force eurofighters
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German Air Force Forms Eurofighter Test, Development Unit

Apr 14, 2025
Germany has formally established its new Eurofighter National Test and Development Center ahead of the introduction of the first Tranche 4 model aircraft.
An F-16 is loaded for a suppression of enemy air defenses mission.
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Three Companies Win Contracts For Ephemeral Paragon EW Suit

Apr 11, 2025
Three companies will kick off the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Ephemeral Paragon program, winning separate contracts to develop adaptive EW technologies.
goktan tolun
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Aselsan Adapts Glide Bomb For Ground Launch

Apr 14, 2025
Turkey’s Aselsan has adapted its Tolun glide bomb for ground launch from multiple-launch artillery systems.
BAE Systems
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U.S. Navy Orders Initial P-8A Advanced Survivability Pods

Apr 14, 2025
The U.S. Navy is producing an advanced countermeasures system for its P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.

Technology

: Outpost says its vehicles will be able to return up to 10 tons of material from space Credit: Outpost Technologies
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Outpost Wins SpaceWERX Contract To Test Subscale Reentry Heat Shield

Apr 14, 2025
SpaceWERX has awarded Outpost Technologies a $1.8 million contract to develop and test a subscale prototype of its deployable thermal protection system.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of April 7 - 11, 2025

Apr 15, 2025
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.