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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 30, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 22 April 30, 2025
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Programs

the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear (SLCM-N)
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Draft Solicitation For U.S. Nuclear Cruise Missile Released To Industry

Apr 29, 2025
The U.S. Navy took the first step in a fast-tracked acquisition process for a nuclear-tipped cruise missile on April 28.
marvel
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U.S. Marines Tweak Air Vehicle Requirements For MARV-EL

Apr 29, 2025
A competition is now on hold to select a new air vehicle for autonomous resupply to U.S. Marine Corps units.
Aurora Flight Sciences Caption: Wind tunnel tests focused on low-speed handling of Aurora fan-in wing blended wing body VTOL configuration
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Aurora Completes Low-Speed Tunnel Tests For DARPA’s Sprint X-Plane

Apr 29, 2025
Aurora Flight Sciences has completed low-speed wind tunnel tests of the blended wing body X-plane that the Boeing company is developing for a DARPA program.
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
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Marines Target CH-53K Full Operational Capability In 2032

Apr 29, 2025
The U.S. Marine Corps is now targeting 2032 for full operational capability of its CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter.
: Leonardo Helicopters
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Italian Army Aviation Receives First UH-169D

Apr 29, 2025
Italian Army Aviation has begun the modernization of its light helicopter fleets with the delivery of the Leonardo UH-169D light utility helicopter.
tomahawk launching in red sea
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U.S. Approves Netherlands For RTX Tomahawk Missile Acquisition

Apr 28, 2025
The Netherlands has been given the green light to acquire Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles for its warships.
MRTT Night ops
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Airbus Readies For A330 MRTT Automatic Night Ops Trials

Apr 28, 2025
Airbus says it is getting ready to demonstrate an automatic night refueling capability for its A330 MRTT after completing certification tests of the technology.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

U.S. Capitol
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House Panel Approves Defense Spending Boost

Apr 29, 2025
The House Armed Services Committee on April 29 advanced a GOP-led measure to increase Pentagon spending by $150 billion.

Operations

F-15EX. Credit: U.S. Air Force
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U.S. Air Force To Base 21 F-15EXs At Michigan Air National Guard Base

Apr 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force will base 21 Boeing F-15EXs at an Air National Guard base in Michigan.
Firefly Aerospace Caption: LM 400 is pictured following payload fairing jettison aboard the upper stage of a Firefly Alpha rocket.
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Lockheed Demo Satellite Lost During Firefly Launch Mishap

Apr 29, 2025
A mission to showcase a new Lockheed Martin multipurpose, midsize satellite bus was lost following a troubled launch of Firefly Aerospace’s sixth Alpha rocket.
Atlas V
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First Operational Amazon Kuiper Satellites Reach Orbit

Apr 29, 2025
A ULA Atlas V rocket has lifted off from Cape Canaveral to deliver the first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband communications network into LEO.
Vega-C launch of Biomass satellite
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Arianespace Plans Six More Launches From Kourou In 2025

Apr 29, 2025
Arianespace is planning two more Vega-C and four Ariane 6 launches this year.

Technology

Near Earth Autonomy Caption: Near Earth’s Firefly autonomy system is mounted on the TRV-150C uncrewed logistics aircraft
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Near Earth Provides Autonomy For Marines Contested Resupply Demo

Apr 24, 2025
Near Earth Autonomy is to provide a miniaturized autonomy system to support the demonstration of autonomous resupply in contested environments.
DRDO
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Indian Scramjet Breaks 1,000-sec. Combustion Level

Apr 28, 2025
An Indian military laboratory passed a milestone toward development of a hypersonic cruise missile.
ai
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Ex-Airbus CTO Leads Startup Developing AI Engineer

Apr 28, 2025
A startup plans to develop an artificial intelligence engineer that can design physical systems.

Business

Tejpaul Bhatia
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Axiom Space Names New CEO

Apr 28, 2025
Teipaul Bhatia is taking over as Axiom Space’s chief executive officer.

The Debrief

Atom's are "nature's most precise and accurate measuring sticks," says Lockheed Credit: Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo
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Debrief: Can Quantum-Enabled Inertial Nav Move Out Of The Lab?

Apr 29, 2025
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to prototype a quantum-enabled inertial navigation system.

Air Forces In Focus