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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 13, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 53 June 13, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 12, 2025
RAYTHEON gets SM-6 production award... MITRE, GAMBIT team on autonomous systems... RHOMBOID-WING DRONE company lands Collet-Billon as CEO...

In Brief

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In Brief: NASA, Axiom Space Again Delay Private Astronaut Mission

Jun 12, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

EA-18 Growler
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Next-Generation Jammer Seeks New Platforms

Jun 12, 2025
RTX and the U.S. Navy are starting to explore new applications and host aircraft for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band technology domestically and abroad.
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Hegseth: ’26 Budget Will Complete F/A-XX Designs

Jun 12, 2025
The Pentagon’s expected low funding request for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX will bankroll designs of the fighter aircraft to completion.
: Microreactors are seen as potential powerplants for remote air bases Credit: Oklo
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USAF Intends To Award Contract To Oklo For Nuclear Microreactor

Jun 12, 2025
The U.S. Air Force has issued a “Notice of Intent to Award” a contract to fission power startup Oklo.
Airbus Helicopters
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Airbus Helicopters To Unveil Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Tech

Jun 11, 2025
Airbus Helicopters has branded its modular crewed-uncrewed teaming (CUC-T) capabilities for rotorcraft, marketing it as HTeaming.
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye of the U.S. Navy in flight over the Pacific coast of California. Contributor: Stocktrek Images, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
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Pentagon Proposes Land-Based E-2Ds For Canceled E-7As

Jun 12, 2025
A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.
Leonardo Helicopters aw101
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Norway’s AW101 Successes Could Buoy Anti-Sub Warfare Variant Sale

Jun 09, 2025
Leonardo Helicopters is offering to provide anti-submarine warfare mission-configured AW101 helicopters to the Norwegian military.

Funding & Policy

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
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UK Defense Spending To Reach 2.6% Of GDP By 2027

Jun 12, 2025
UK defense spending is on a “clear path” to rise to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.
Royal Air Force
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Debrief: Why Aerobatic Teams Are Vote Winners And Vote Losers

Jun 12, 2025
Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.

Operations

Interstellar rendering
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Interstellar Agrees To Deal With Local Japanese Spaceport

Jun 12, 2025
Japanese space newcomer Interstellar Technologies plans to use the Hokkaido Spaceport for its Zero launchers, signing up to be the first user of the facility.

Business

Sierra Space’s new Victory Works facilities will focus on the company’s national security contracts. Credit: Sierra Space
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Sierra Space Formally Stands Up Defense-Focused Business

Jun 11, 2025
Sierra Space is ready to pull back the curtain on its defense-centric unit and a new 60,000-ft.2 facility dedicated to its national security programs.