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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 2, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 44 June 02, 2025
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Funding & Policy

nasa budget
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White House Releases NASA Fiscal 2026 Spending Plan

May 30, 2025
A modest hike in NASA’s budget to push human space exploration into deep space would be offset by massive cuts in the rest of the agency’s budget.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute Caption: South Korea wants to build on its launch successes, such as the Nuri rocket, to expand space activities.
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South Korea Details Ambitious Space Agenda

May 30, 2025
South Korea’s national space agency, KASA, is calling for the country to put more emphasis on critical technology developments.
KEPD 350 Taurus cruise missile
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Germany Lifts Ukraine Missile Range Limit, Hints At Taurus Transfers

May 27, 2025
Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has provided the strongest hint yet that his country will provide KEPD 350 Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

U.S. Air Force C-17s
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FAA Draft Rule Links PW2000 Parts To Powder Metal Issue

May 30, 2025
A powder metal part-contamination problem affects hundreds of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 engines on Boeing 757s and C-17s that will require inspections.
SpaceX
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FAA To Require Starship Mishap Report

May 30, 2025
For the third time, the FAA will require SpaceX to complete a mishap investigation prior to resuming launches of its Starship-Super Heavy system.
Caption: SpaceX launched the eighth GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force May 30 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida. Credit: SpaceX
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SpaceX Launches GPS III Satellite For U.S. Space Force

May 30, 2025
SpaceX successfully launched the eighth of 10 GPS III satellites for the U.S. Space Force May 30 at 1:37 p.m. EDT on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida.
Israel Defense Ministry
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Israel Suggests First Iron Beam Drone Kills

May 28, 2025
The Israel Defense Ministry says its military has engaged “scores of enemy threats” using a high-power laser.
Credit: CNSA. Tianwen-2 probe arrives at its launch facility ahead of successful Long March-3B flight on May 29 local time.
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China Launches Asteroid Sample Return Mission

May 28, 2025
China has launched its Tianwen-2 probe on a more than two-year mission to rendezvous with an asteroid and return samples to Earth.

Programs

MQ-25
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Germany Leads EU Uncrewed Refueling, Medevac Effort

May 30, 2025
The European Union is backing a German-led push to investigate uncrewed air-to-air refueling capability and medevac operators.
Hungarian Defense Ministry
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Hungary Takes Delivery Of L-39 Skyfox Training Aircraft

May 30, 2025
Hungary has taken delivery of its first trio of Aero Vodochody L-39NG Skyfox jet trainer aircraft.
embraer c-390 of the brazilian air force, seen flying
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C-390 MPA Studies To Wrap In 2026 As Embraer Courts Global Markets

May 30, 2025
Embraer is soliciting requirements from the Brazilian Air Force and Portuguese Air Force on a potential maritime patrol version of the C-390 airlifter.
quantum satellite rendering from ohb
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Finland Leads European Quantum GNSS, Missile-Defense Effort

May 30, 2025
Finland says it is spearheading an EU effort to apply quantum technology to make PNT programs more jam-resistant and to enhance missile warning.
Railgun
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Japan's Railgun Set For Second Naval Test

May 23, 2025
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and ATLA are preparing to conduct a second at-sea test of the country's developmental railgun in June.
Guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) launches a Mark (MK) 234 Offboard Active Decoy from a Nulka MK 53 Decoy Launching System during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.
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U.S. Navy Seeks Flying Decoys For Anti-Ship Missile Defense

May 30, 2025
U.S. Navy researchers are surveying industry for airborne vehicles equipped with radio frequency emitters that are tuned to fool the seekers of anti-ship missiles.

The Debrief

South Korea Details Ambitious Space Agenda
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Debrief: Turkey’s Lesson In Resilience

May 30, 2025
It is hard to hear aircraft take off amid the noise of metal being machined in the workshops of the Turkish Air Force’s 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate.

Technology

Astrobotic has several lunar power grid initiatives Credit: Astrobotic
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Astrobotic Flight Acceptance Tests For Lunar Wireless Charger Finished

May 22, 2025
Astrobotic says it has successfully completed flight model acceptance testing of its lunar wireless charging system.

Business

: Foxconn and Thales signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) this week at the Choose France business summit Image credit: : Postmodern Studio / Alamy Stock Photo
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Taiwan’s Foxconn Signs Chips, Space Agreements With Thales

May 23, 2025
Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn is teaming up with French defense contractor Thales on semiconductors and satellite manufacturing.

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