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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 17, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 13 April 17, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 17, 2025
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In Brief

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In Brief: India Takes Wraps Off New Laser Weapon Demonstrator

Apr 17, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

Rendering of a U.S. Air Force E-7A Wedgetail
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USAF Solicitation Raises Possibility Of Looking Beyond E-7A Wedgetail

Apr 16, 2025
A notice to industry calls for new technologies to integrate on USAF's upcoming Boeing E-7A Wedgetail fleet, while allowing for the possibility that the service could field another platform to serve the role.
Thales
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UK Begins Hunt For Watchkeeper Replacement

Apr 16, 2025
The UK defense ministry has launched a search to find a replacement for the British army’s Thales Watchkeeper uncrewed aircraft system.
Rafael Icebreaker cruise missile
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General Atomics, Rafael Unveil Bullseye Missile Partnership

Apr 08, 2025
General Atomics has announced a partnership with Rafael to offer a new version of the optically guided Bullseye Icebreaker cruise missile to the U.S.
Nellis Air Force Base Contributor: Ed Parsons Aviation Photography / Alamy Stock Photo
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U.S. Army Scrutinizing Autonomous Ground Defenses For Golden Dome

Apr 16, 2025
U.S. Army officials are beginning to grasp the challenges of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative.
ELT Group Caption: ELT has developed a passive camera-based UAS sensor for its new Karma anti-drone system.
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ELT Brings Karma To Deal With Adversary Drones

Apr 16, 2025
Italy’s ELT Group has unveiled a new modular electromagnetically silent anti-drone system.
Taipei is worried China would cut its submarine telecommunications cable connections to the outside world Credit: Astranis
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Astranis To Provide MicroGEO Connectivity To Taiwan In 2026

Apr 16, 2025
Astranis will provide connectivity from its microGEO communications satellite to Taiwan starting in 2026.

Funding & Policy

A webcam at the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows two science missions in development. On the left is the instrument enclosure for the Near-Earth Object Surveyo, an infrared space telescope for a planetary defense mission. On the right is the Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths, a high-altitude balloon mission to carry a far-infrared telescope to study the impact of supernova explosions and other ph
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Debrief: Trump Draft Budget Takes Swing At NASA Science

Apr 16, 2025
The Trump administration’s draft budget plan for fiscal 2026 includes deep cuts to NASA’s science programs.

Business

Thunder Tiger’s T-400 long-range autonomous helicopter
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Taiwanese Drone-Maker Thunder Tiger Braces, Adjusts For Tariff Impact

Apr 16, 2025
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger braced itself for a painful impact when Trump imposed a 32% tariff on most imports from the island.

Technology

Ad Astra VASIMR test lab
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Ad Astra Advances Plasma Rocket Development

Apr 16, 2025
The Ad Astra Rocket Co. is continuing to advance a concept for NASA with the potential to reach Mars within an estimated 45 days using a nuclear power source.
MicroTau’s drag-reducing riblet film is applied to a Lockheed Martin C-130J for U.S. Air Force-funded flight testing
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Delta Air Lines, MicroTau To Test Riblet Modification For Boeing 767

Apr 11, 2025
Australian startup MicroTau is working with Delta Air Lines to test its drag-reducing riblet film on the Boeing 767.

Operations

KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft at Zhuhai Airshow Contributor: James Hancock / Alamy Stock Photo
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China Deploys Airborne Early Warning Aircraft For Egypt Exercises

Apr 16, 2025
China has deployed an airborne early warning aircraft to Egypt for exercises.