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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 18, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 14 April 18, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 17, 2025
SCOUT AI emerges from stealth mode... LOCKHEED partners on ISR demonstration... UAV CORP. appoints new president...

Business

Jay Malave
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Lockheed CFO Change Comes At Bad Time, Analysts Say

Apr 17, 2025
Lockheed Martin’s move to name a fifth chief financial officer in seven years comes at a bad moment, Wall Street analysts say.

Programs

Northrop Grumman photo of a rocket motor test fire in support of the LGM-35A Sentinel program. Credit: Northrop Grumman
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Utah Incident Will Not Impact Sentinel Program, Northrop Says

Apr 17, 2025
The explosion that destroyed a Northrop Grumman solid rocket motor facility in Utah will not impact the company’s operations related to the Sentinel ICBM.
Republic of Korea Air Force
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UAE, South Korea Sign KF-21 Collaboration Agreement

Apr 16, 2025
The air forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Korea will cooperate on the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter program.

Funding & Policy

Gen. Chance Saltzman, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the Air Force fiscal year 2024 budget on Capitol Hill, April 18, 2023 in Washington, DC Credit: Eric Dietrich/Department of Defense/Alamy Live News Contributor: US Air Force Photo / Alamy Stock Photo
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Warfighting Framework Focuses U.S. Space Force On Action

Apr 17, 2025
The release of the Space Warfighting Framework on April 17 sharpens the U.S. Space Force's public focus on its role in counterspace operations.
iron dome at work
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Israel Seeks Input On Defense Investment Fund Plan

Apr 15, 2025
The Israeli government says it is exploring setting up one or more defense investment funds to facilitate support for advanced defense technology.
Tony Osborne - Aviation Week
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Debrief: C-390 Builds Airlift Currency In Europe

Apr 17, 2025
It seems that a value can now be placed on the importance and capability of the growing fleet of C-390 Millenniums to European air arms.
th-73a
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Philippines Cleared To Buy TH-73A Helicopters To Fill Training Gap

Apr 16, 2025
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of an unspecified number of Leonardo TH-73A helicopters to the Philippines.
Dassault Aviation
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Thales Mulls More Robust Sensor Window On Talios Targeting Pod

Apr 17, 2025
Thales’ Talios targeting pod is a “very good candidate” to receive a new sensor window.

Business

A T250AH Raptor autonomous helicopter
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Taiwan Drone Alliance Quadruples Size, Fortifies Supply Chain

Apr 17, 2025
Taiwan’s state-backed drone industry alliance is expeditiously decoupling from China-based supply chains, Chairman Hu Kai-Hung tells Aviation Week.

Operations

natoflag
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Russian Cable Attacks Spotlight Possible NATO Space Use Case

Apr 17, 2025
NATO is s aiming to take advantage of commercially developed space innovations.
The Space Force and NRO launched a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket on April 26, 2025. Credit: NRO
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NRO, Space Force Launch Minotaur Rocket From Vandenberg

Apr 17, 2025
The NRO and the U.S. Space Force successfully launched multiple national security payloads for the intelligence agency’s NROL-174 mission.

Technology

Northrop Grumman AAQ-24
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U.S. Air Force Studies LAIRCM Replacement For Large Aircraft Fleet

Mar 27, 2025
Industry is being asked by the U.S. Air Force to submit ideas for a new countermeasure system that can defeat infrared-guided missiles and air vehicles.