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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 12, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 30 May 12, 2025
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The Debrief

Swedish soldiers on NATO deployment
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Budget Brief: Sweden’s Defense Spending ‘Trump Bump’

Apr 28, 2025
Stockholm's raft of new measures to bolster funding for both its own armed forces and Ukraine represents a post-Trump adjustment to previously established plans.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

Radia WindRunner
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Radia, DOD To Assess Oversize-Cargo WindRunner

May 08, 2025
Startup Radia is to collaborate with U.S. Transportation Command to assess the potential of using its planned WindRunner oversize-cargo aircraft.
luftwaffe a400m model
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Germany Eyes A400M Among Standoff Jammer Options

May 09, 2025
Germany could decide before year-end on what platform to use to meet an emerging requirement to field a standoff jammer, with the Airbus A400M a candidate.
Aselsan Hava standoff jammer rendering
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Turkish Standoff Jammer Delivery Nears

May 08, 2025
Turkey embarked on the program in 2018 to field the advanced airborne electronic attack system called Hava SOJ.
Reaper UAS
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RAF’s Protector Secures Military Type Certificate

May 08, 2025
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a military type certificate (MTC) for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) new General Atomics Protector UAS.
Artemis III on the Moon imagined by a NASA artist.
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NASA’s Artemis III Moon Landing Looks to Open Scientific Doors

May 08, 2025
Much of the planned science return from NASA’s Artemis III Moon landing mission with astronauts will be contained in a look at the solar system’s earliest era.

Funding & Policy

Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov delivers remarks after the official reveal of Bulgaria's F-16
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Bulgarian F-16 Issues Cause Unlikely Political Ruckus

May 09, 2025
A political war of words has erupted in Bulgaria after the country’s first Block 70 F-16 combat aircraft went unserviceable.
A B-52 lands at Boeing’s San Antonio facility in May 2023 for the service’s radar modernization program. Credit: U.S. Air Force
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B-52 Radar Upgrade Hits Nunn-McCurdy Cost Breach

May 07, 2025
Costs for USAF and Boeing’s plan to upgrade the radars on B-52 bombers have spiked to the level where it has prompted a mandatory review of the program.
coalition patch design
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Germany Eyes Trust Fund For EW Purchases For Ukraine

May 08, 2025
Germany is considering setting up a trust fund to finance electronic warfare equipment for Ukraine as part of a new 10-country capability coalition.

Business

hensoldt pegasus
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Hensoldt Sees 20% Upside To 2030 Top-line Target

May 07, 2025
Hensoldt sees growing demand in Europe opening new business prospects that could lead it to achieving 2030 sales 20% ahead of earlier projections.
Titan drone
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Lyten Targets U.S.-Produced Batteries For National Security UAVs

May 08, 2025
U.S. materials developer Lyten has launched an initiative to scale up production of lithium-sulfur batteries for drones used in defense applications.
Leonardo aerostructures
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Leonardo Eyes Small-Satellite Deal, Revamp Of Aerostructures Business

May 08, 2025
Leonardo is exploring the purchase of a company in the small satellite sector, even as it advances talks with a strategic partner.

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