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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 30, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 43 May 30, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

May 29, 2025
FIREHAWK AEROSPACE gets land grant near Fort Sill... TRIUMPH GROUP reports results... IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS partners with SYNIVERSE...

In Brief

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In Brief: ULA Eyes June 13 For Next Kuiper Launch

May 29, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

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Boeing CEO Hopeful U.S. Navy Moves Quickly On F/A-XX Deliberations

May 29, 2025
Boeing is hopeful the U.S. Navy will soon proceed with a contract award for its F/A-XX fighter program.
An E-7 Wedgetail of the Royal Australian Air Force taking off. Contributor: Stocktrek Images, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
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Bombardier Accepts Non-Prime Role For Canadian AEW&C Race

May 29, 2025
Bombardier will shelve a recent ambition to become a defense prime contractor to deliver an airborne early warning and control aircraft for Canada.
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Sepoch Completes China’s First Methane-Fueled Reusable Rocket Recovery

May 29, 2025
Beijing Sepoch Technology completed the verification test of its Hiker-1, China’s first reusable rocket using liquid oxygen-methane propulsion.
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Bell Launches MV-75 Sales Push To Canada

May 29, 2025
Bell kicked off a local campaign this week to sell the MV-75 tiltrotor to the Canadian military.
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AFRL Launches Hybrid-Propulsion General Atomics UAS Program

May 28, 2025
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will develop a stealthy uncrewed aircraft system powered by a novel hybrid-electric propulsion system.
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Indonesia Planning Top-Up Rafale Order

May 28, 2025
Indonesia has declared it will acquire an additional batch of Dassault Rafales from France.
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Artemis III Orion Capsule Computers Powered On And Tested

May 28, 2025
Lockheed Martin reports that the Orion capsule assigned to Artemis III has had its computers powered on and tested for the first time.

Funding & Policy

FRIEDRICH MERZ, the head of the German CDU/CSU Union. The European People's Party (EPP, EVP) held a rally in its spiritual home of Munich, Germany in collaboration with the Bavarian CSU party. Joining Manfred Weber were Bavarian Minister-President Markus Soeder (Söder) and the head of the Union Friedrich Merz. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE! Contributor: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
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Germany Funding Ukrainian Long-Range Fires Effort

May 28, 2025
Germany has pledged an additional €5 billion ($5.65 billion) to aid Ukraine’s defenses and boost the country’s ability to strike at long-range against Russia.

Business

Gordon Zammit / Alamy Stock Photo Image caption: Heico saw brisk sales growth in the second quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, benefiting from strong aftermarket and defense demand in both the United States and Europe.
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Heico Upbeat On Brisk Aftermarket, Defense Demand In Q2 FY25

May 28, 2025
Heico posted double-digit sales growth in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo resupply craft. Credit: NASA
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Northrop Expects Less Investment For NASA Work Under New Budgets

May 28, 2025
With the Trump administration looking to hit NASA with significant funding cuts, Northrop is now saying it will likely work less with the agency.

Operations

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NASA Fixes Psyche Asteroid Mission Propulsion Issue

May 29, 2025
NASA says it has remedied a drop in the pressure of the electric propulsion system fuel line aboard the Psyche spacecraft.
Rocket Factory Augsburg Caption: Rocket Factory Augsburg is targeting this summer for another hot-fire engine test at the SaxaVord Spaceport.
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Rocket Factory Augsburg Prepares For First Test Do-Over

May 27, 2025
Rocket Factory Augsburg is gearing up to test the first stage of its RFA One rocket in a few months.

Technology

Facility would be hosted by the Paul Scherrer Institute Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute
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ESA Opens European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Center

May 29, 2025
The European Space Agency has opened its European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Center in Villigen, Switzerland.
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Debrief: MV-75 And The Rigors Of Model-Based Digital Engineering

May 29, 2025
The Bell MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft is the U.S. Army’s first major acquisition system to use model-based systems engineering from the outset.