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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 19, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 35 May 19, 2025
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Programs

Gray Eagle
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U.S. Army Aviation Leaders: Gray Eagle Cut Could Leave ISR Gap

May 16, 2025
A new U.S. Army plan to cut its MQ-1C Gray Eagle will leave a gap in surveillance and strike missions that the service isn’t yet sure how to fill.
U.S. Army AH-64E helicopters
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Boeing May Shop U.S. Army’s AH-64D For Foreign Sales

May 16, 2025
A U.S. Army plan to cut its AH-64D Apaches could open those airframes up for foreign military sales
Airbus MQ-72C Logistics Connector artist impression
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Airbus Selects L3Harris For MQ-72C Communications Layer

May 14, 2025
Airbus is teaming up with L3Harris to integrate digital communications infrastructure into the MQ-72C uncrewed military helicopter.
atr 72 MPA in the leonardo factory
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Malaysian, Philippine ATR 72 MPAs Show Development Progress

May 15, 2025
Malaysia's first of two Leonardo ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft is set for delivery by the end of 2026, Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says.
Sikorsky rotor blown wing system flying against blue sky
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Sikorsky Set To Fly Second Rotor-Blown Wing Design

May 15, 2025
Sikorsky plans to fly a Group 3 design of its Rotor Blown Wing next month as the company targets international interest in the concept.
thunder wasp GT
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Patria, ACC Innovation Team Up On Militarized Heavy-Lift Multicopters

May 15, 2025
Finland’s Patria’s and Sweden’s ACC Innovation have teamed up to market ACC’s heavylift uncrewed quadcopters for military use.
Airbus H145M
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Airbus Helicopters Teams With Babcock And CAE For Polish Training Need

May 15, 2025
Airbus Helicopters has teamed up with Babcock and CAE to offer the H145M twin-engine light helicopter to Poland.
Officials celebrate Poland's deal with WB Electronics.
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Poland Buying Loitering Munitions From WB Electronics

May 15, 2025
Poland is acquiring 10,000 loitering munitions through a 10-year-long framework agreement with technology firm WB Electronics.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

RTX, Emirates Global Aluminum and the Tawazun Council plan to produce gallium in the UAE.
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RTX Plans To Produce Gallium In UAE

May 16, 2025
RTX plans to produce the critical mineral gallium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with two local partners, the aerospace and defense giant said May 16.
Final assembly of the Delta ships will take place at Virgin Galactic’s new Delta facility in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Virgin Galactic Claims Delta Progress, Eyes Defense Work

May 16, 2025
Virgin Galactic said its manufacturing team and suppliers are adapting to “bumps in the road,” including delayed wing assembly.

Operations

f-35 in hangar in pieces
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South Korean F-35 Write-Off Becomes Maintenance Training Aid

May 15, 2025
A decommissioned ROKAF Lockheed Martin F-35A has been transformed into a maintenance training aid in an unprecedented wing removal and installation operation.
eris 1 rocket on launch pad
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Gilmour Space Calls Off Inaugural Eris 1 Launch

May 16, 2025
Startup Gilmour Space scrubbed the inaugural launch of the first Australian-made orbital rocket, with the Eris 1 launcher on the pad to fix a technical fault.

The Debrief

Under a contract valued at over $5.7M, Flight Works is developing a green refuelable ASCENT-based Propulsion Unit with Modular Applications (PUMA) for the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL).
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Debrief: Getting Real About Dynamic Space Operations

May 16, 2025
Recent Chinese demonstrations of “dogfighting in space” have added extra urgency to calls for dynamic U.S. space operations capability sooner rather than later.

Technology

Hinetics Caption: Hinetics’ subscale cryogen-free electric motor powers a propeller during initial ground tests
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Hinetics Runs First Cryogen-Free Superconducting Electric Motor

May 06, 2025
Startup Hinetics has demonstrated the first cryogen-free superconducting electric motor.

Fleet Snapshot

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