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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 23, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 39 May 23, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

May 23, 2025
SES to use IMPULSE SPACE kick stages... ASTROBOTIC tests lunar wireless charging system... FIREFLY AEROSPACE to deliver UAE lunar rover...

In Brief

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Poland Approved For Potential GBU-39/B Small-Diameter Bomb Sale

May 22, 2025
Poland plans to buy around 1,400 Boeing GBU-39/B Small-Diameter Bombs (SDB), Warsaw and Washington say.

Programs

BAE Systems
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UK Future Combat Air Demonstrator Assembly Advances

May 22, 2025
BAE Systems officials have hinted at further progress in the assembly of the Future Combat Air Demonstrator aircraft.
Impulse Space
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SES To Use Impulse Space For Expedited Orbit

May 22, 2025
SES plans to use Impulse Space’s Helios kick stage to take advantage of lower-cost, LEO launch vehicles and get its satellites quickly into higher orbits.
EU Defense & Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius (left) and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
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ESA, European Commission Coordinate On Future Earth-Imaging System

May 20, 2025
ESA and the European Commission want to come to an agreement around what a future Earth-observation system should look like in advance of funding decisions.
F-15J
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Mitsubishi Begins 'F-15UG' Modernization Effort

May 22, 2025
Work has begun on modernizing the Mitsubishi F-15J, the upgraded version of which has been designated as F-15UG by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Moon RACER
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Intuitive Machines Completes NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Design Review

May 22, 2025
Intuitive Machines has completed the preliminary design review for its Moon Racer commercial Lunar Terrain Vehicle candidate.
Dawn Aerospace Caption CEO Stefan Powell with the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane
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Dawn Aerospace Begins Selling Suborbital Aurora Spaceplane

May 22, 2025
New Zealand-based Dawn Aerospace said it is beginning to take orders for its remotely piloted, rocket-powered suborbital spaceplane.
Testing of Neutron’s Archimedes engine is underway.
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Rocket Lab Plans USAF Rocket Cargo Experiment Using Neutron

May 08, 2025
Rocket Lab says it plans to fly its Neutron launcher in a U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) mission rocket cargo experiment.

Technology

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Experiment Packages Stinger Missile With Ramjet For Range Boost

May 22, 2025
U.S. Army researchers have revealed an experimental air defense interceptor powered by a dual-cycle, rocket-ramjet propulsion system.

Funding & Policy

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European Investment Fund Commits To Financing Defense, Space Startups

May 22, 2025
The European Investment Fund is putting $45 million into a fund run by Keen Venture Partners as part of Europe’s efforts to foster defense and space startups.

Business

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Iceye Plans Japanese SAR Satellites, Local Production

May 22, 2025
Iceye is expanding its international partnerships through a deal with IHI Corporation that would lead to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite production in Japan.
During Kevin Stein’s tenure as TransDigm CEO, the company has delivered impressive financial results and grown its defense business Image credit: Jakub Michalak / Alamy Stock Photo
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Debrief: TransDigm’s Outgoing CEO Kevin Stein Leaves Big Shoes To Fill

May 22, 2025
TransDigm has thrived during the seven-year tenure of its outgoing CEO Kevin Stein.
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Qinetiq Targets European Success From U.S. Aerostat Effort

May 22, 2025
Qinetiq is looking to parlay its position as a provider of aerostat for border protection into European contracts.

Operations

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Space Ops: Intrepid Voyager Spacecraft Rise Again

May 22, 2025
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has resolved a 21-year-old glitch with NASA’s most-distant probe.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: F-35 To Lead Japan Fighter Fleets By 2030

May 23, 2025
Japan has plotted a methodical and phased approach to fighter modernization that will transform their air combat capabilities in a relatively short amount of time.