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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 13, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 31 May 13, 2025
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The Debrief

PAF JF-17
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Debrief: What Can Be Learned From Air Battle Over The Indus River?

May 12, 2025
Official accounts of claimed victories and alleged losses vary wildly in the latest conflict between India and Pakistan.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

Indra Valero drawing
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Indra Unveils Valero Uncrewed Collaborative Platform

May 12, 2025
Spanish defense electronics firm Indra has unveiled concepts for a remote carrier uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed to carry a range of payloads.
raven system
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UK Details Raven 'FrankenSAM' System Using MBDA Asraam

May 12, 2025
The UK Defense Ministry has lifted the lid on the second ground-based air defense system it has rapidly developed for use in Ukraine referred to as Raven.
Griffon Valiant UAS
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U.S. Army To Cancel FTUAS Program

May 08, 2025
The U.S. Army will cancel a nascent program to field surveillance uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie first flight
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CCA Requirements Talks Revive Interest In Runway-Independent Designs

May 08, 2025
Runway independence is back in discussion as a possible requirement for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
Eurofighter drawing
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Italy Considers Electronic Attack Eurofighter

May 07, 2025
Italy is considering joining Germany in introducing electronic attack versions of the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lt. Gen. Luca Goretti says.

Funding & Policy

Zevs space tug model
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Russia To Supply Nuclear Power Unit For International Lunar Research Station

May 12, 2025
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and China National Space Administration have signed a memorandum of cooperation to create a power station on the Moon.
Monaco believes it can carve out high-value niches in the space industry Credit: R Meehan / Wikicommons
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Can Monaco Develop A Space Industry?

May 01, 2025
Monaco, principality and land of luxury, wants to develop a space industry.
htk interceptor
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DSTA, MBDA Link Up For Counter-UAS Collaboration

May 06, 2025
Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency and MBDA have agreed to jointly explore innovative and low-cost solutions for countering UAS.
Canadarm3
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Canada Reviewing Impact Of Trump’s NASA Cuts

May 06, 2025
The Canadian Space Agency is assessing what cuts in the proposed U.S. fiscal 2026 budget could mean for cooperative endeavors.

Operations

RAF aircraft landing in Scotland
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Scottish Live-Fire Drills Challenge NATO Air, Missile Defense

May 08, 2025
Some 22 ships from 10 NATO navies will face attacks from subsonic, supersonic and ballistic missiles in wargames off the northwest coast of Scotland.
j-10C
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Pakistan Said To Employ China-Built Fighters In Clash With India

May 09, 2025
Pakistan used Chinese-built Chengdu J-10C fighters during an aerial confrontation with India, in what could be the first combat use of the type, a report says.

Business

pentagon
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RTX, Former Raytheon Cyber Unit Pay $8.4M In False Claims Act Case

May 02, 2025
RTX and the former cyber and intelligence business it spun out last year have agreed to pay the U.S. government $8.4 million to resolve Justice Department allegations.
CustomCells Caption: Lilium’s power-hungry eVTOL design required a unique high-performance pouch-cell battery developed by CustomCells
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Lilium Failure Takes Down Battery Supplier CustomCells

May 04, 2025
German electric air taxi developer Lilium's battery supplier CustomCells has filed for insolvency.
Howmet’s Defense Aerospace segment grew 19% in the March quarter, driven by engine spares demand and new builds, particularly for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Image credit: Operation 2023 / Alamy Stock Photo
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Howmet Aerospace Avoids Tariff Impacts For Now

May 01, 2025
A letter Howmet Aerospace sent to customers in early April showed how seriously the metal component supplier took U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Contracts