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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 22, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 38 May 22, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

May 21, 2025
CAE gets Taiwanese F-16 simulator award... DELTA BLACK, ATHULE team on UAS propeller systems... ASCENT AEROSYSTEMS teams with AGEAGLE on UAS sensors...

In Brief

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In Brief: Europe’s IRIS2 Enters Next Phase of Development

May 21, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

A U.S. Air Force test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM on May 21.
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USAF’s Sentinel Faces Potential Budget Cut, Lawmakers Say

May 21, 2025
The U.S. Air Force’s LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program may face a funding cut.
pentagon
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Pentagon Agency Plans To Release Golden Dome Solicitation In June

May 21, 2025
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency revealed a key piece of the rapid contracting mechanism for Golden Dome capabilities on May 21.
F-35A bearing 303 Sqn markings Photo credit: Chen Chuanren
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Japan Gets F-35As With TR-3 Upgrades

May 22, 2025
The Japan Air Self Defense Force has received its first set of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters equipped with Technical Refresh 3 upgrades.
Leonardo Helicopters
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Leonardo, Weststar Aviation Partner For Malaysian Rotorcraft Refresh

May 20, 2025
Malaysia looks set to become the latest customer for Leonardo’s AW149 utility helicopter.

Funding & Policy

Starmer and Gen. Robertson
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UK Strategic Defense Review Release Imminent

May 21, 2025
The UK will publish its Strategic Defense Review within two weeks, says former NATO Secretary Gen. George Robertson, who has helped lead the effort.
U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth signed a memorandum of agreement related to commercial space-based data acquisition May 21, 2025. Credit: Vivienne Machi
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Space Force-NGA Memo Outlines Commercial Data-Buying Roles

May 21, 2025
U.S. Space Force and NGA leaders have signed an agreement to define each agency’s role in acquiring space-based TacSRT data.

Business

Japan’s Rakuten is allying with Ukrainian defense tech cluster Brave1 Image credit: Aleks Taurus / Alamy Stock Photo
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Japan’s Rakuten Teams Up With Ukrainian Defense Tech Cluster

May 21, 2025
Japanese technology conglomerate Rakuten has entered into cooperation with a Ukrainian effort to develop a defense technology ecosystem.
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MDA Boosts SatixFy Takeover Bid 45% To $280M

May 20, 2025
Canadian space company MDA Space has agreed to boost the proposed deal value of its takeover of embattled Israeli chip developer SatixFy by 45%.
Remote sensing industyr leaders speak with Robert Cardillo (left), chairman of the board of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation at the annual GEOINT Symposium May 19. Credit: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
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Debrief: The Enduring Hunger For Sovereign Space-Based Data

May 21, 2025
After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, nations realized that they needed access to commercial space-based data and imagery.

Technology

: The compact aperture for the demo allowed very little laser light to escape, says DARPA Credit: DARPA
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DARPA Claims Laser Power Beaming Record Over 8.6 km

May 20, 2025
DARPA is claiming a power-beaming distance record after transmitting energy using a laser over 8.6 km (5.3 mi).

Operations

starfish space otter pup
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Starfish Space Plans Second On-Orbit Docking Demo For Summer

May 22, 2025
Tukwilah, Washington-based startup Starfish Space is planning its second satellite docking demonstration mission this summer.
ISS phase one
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Axiom Space Preps For Fourth ISS Visit Amid NASA Budget Concerns

May 21, 2025
Axiom Space is preparing for its fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.