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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 16, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 54 June 16, 2025
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Programs

A Boeing KC-46 deployed to an undisclosed base in the Middle East in June 2025. Credit: U.S. Air Force
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Boeing Touts Proactive KC-46 Work, Software Updates Amid RVS Delays

Jun 13, 2025
A proactive step that halted deliveries of the KC-46 and repair work on the tanker’s remote vision system show Boeing Defense’s new approach.
flraa
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MV-75’s Weight Putting Certain Missions At Risk, GAO Says

Jun 12, 2025
The Bell MV-75 is significantly too heavy, putting some of its planned mission capabilities at moderate risk, a new report says.
JetZero factory rendering
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JetZero Picks Greensboro, North Carolina, For BWB Production

Jun 12, 2025
JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.
BAE Systems Eurofighter Typhoon
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Long-Lead Items For Eurofighter ECRS Mk. 2 Radar Production Funded

Jun 13, 2025
Leonardo UK will begin contracting for long-lead components for the new AESA radar that will equip the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon.
Leonardo Aeronautics
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Italian Air Force Begins Pilot Training Transition To M-345

Jun 12, 2025
The Italian Air Force has begun to transition pilot training from the Aermacchi MB-339 to the new Leonardo M-345.
sar sat
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Portugal Buys Iceye SAR Satellite

Jun 13, 2025
Portugal has agreed to buy an SAR satellite from Iceye, becoming the latest European state to invest in building up its military Earth-observation capability.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 13, 2025
VIASAT/INMARSAT settle with LIGADO... UK CAA approves BVLOS drone flights over critical infrastructure... SPACE FORCE ASSOCIATION welcomes new corporate partners...

In Brief

image of starship flight 9 engines in test
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FAA Closes One Starship Mishap Report, Another Still Pending

Jun 13, 2025
An upper-stage engine failure led to the premature demise of SpaceX’s eighth Starship flight test, the FAA says after reviewing the company’s investigation.

Operations

Final Delta IV launch
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Delta IV Pad Razed Amid Plans For SpaceX Starship

Jun 13, 2025
Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 37 was razed June 12, as the U.S. Space Force considers leasing the site to SpaceX for Starship-Super Heavy operations.
IAF F-35
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Israel Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites In Mass Air Strike

Jun 13, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces have targeted Iranian nuclear sites with mass air strikes for the first time.
orbex rocket on launchpad
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Orbex Eyes Early 2026 Inaugural Launch

Jun 13, 2025
British launch startup Orbex is eyeing early 2026 for the inaugural liftoff of its Prime rocket, company CEO Miguel Belló Mora says.
Lockheed Martin is building the Next-Gen GEO missile warning spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force Credit: Lockheed Martin
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First Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellite Launch Delayed

Jun 13, 2025
The U.S. Space Force will launch its first new missile warning satellite no earlier than March 2026.

Business

big geostationary satellite in airbus factory
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Airbus CEO Hints Satellite Talks With Thales, Leonardo May Stretch Into 2026

Jun 13, 2025
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury signals talks among his company, Thales and Leonardo to combine satellite operations may drag into 2026.

The Debrief

: Aerovironment Caption: Aerovironment’s tailsitting Wildcat is one of the VTOL UAS being tested under DARPA’s Evade “sprint”
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Debrief: Changing How The Pentagon Buys UAS—That’s DARPA-Hard

Jun 13, 2025
A DARPA program that set out to demonstrate a new class of UAS has morphed into a drive to transform the way the services acquire capability.

Technology

Saab ai gripen
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Helsing And Saab-Developed Artificial Intelligence Flies Gripen

Jun 11, 2025
Artificial intelligence trained through reinforced learning has been allowed to take control of a Saab Gripen fighter aircraft.

Fleet Snapshot

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