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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 25, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 61 June 25, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 25, 2025
SDA demo satellite launches on SPACEX rideshare... ZENATECH expands with Virginia-based acquisition...BOEING gets Saudi F-15 sustainment award...

In Brief

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In Brief: Ukraine Says Drone Output Hindered By Funding Deficit

Jun 25, 2025
News in brief.

Funding & Policy

NATO summit
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NATO Unveils New Commercial Space Strategy At Annual Summit

Jun 24, 2025
NATO is establishing initiatives to deepen ties to the commercial space industry across its 32-member alliance, via an inaugural strategy released June 24.
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German Government Plans Higher Defense Spending

Jun 24, 2025
The German government plans to spend more than €86 billion ($100 billion) on defense this year if parliament backs an injection.
U.S. Capitol
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Defense Reconciliation Bill May Return Next Year, Senator Says

Jun 24, 2025
A special process used to fast-track legislation will likely be used again by lawmakers, a U.S. senator warned.
Airbus A330 MRTT
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Nordic Nations To Join NATO Aerial Refueling Initiative

Jun 06, 2025
Denmark, Finland and Sweden have signed a declaration of intent to join NATO’s Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet.
MQ-9B drone Remotely Piloted Aircraft at the Royal International Air Tattoo Contributor: Avpics / Alamy Stock Photo
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Air Defense, Helos, Drones In Belgian Strategic Vision Spending Plan

Jun 24, 2025
Belgium’s government has agreed to spend €34 billion ($39.5 billion) on defense equipment through 2034, Defense Minister Theo Francken has announced.
J-10 fighter jet scale model in front of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) stand at the Paris Air Show. France - June 16, 2025 Contributor: VDWI Aviation / Alamy Stock Photo
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Colombian President Denies Chinese J-10CE Fighters Offer

Jun 24, 2025
The leader of Colombia strongly rejected a nearly month-old report that he has received a recent offer from China to buy J-10CE fighters.
bae systems helmet in use by soldier on jet
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Budget Brief: The European Defense Sector’s Golden Opportunity

Jun 13, 2025
Europe is a market transformed in terms of demand, but the task remains of beefing up the local defense industrial base, long accustomed to anaemic orders.

Operations

NASA images the impact point for the ispace lander near its intended touch-down point
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Japan’s ispace Pins Botched Lunar Landing On Laser Range Finder

Jun 24, 2025
The ispace team investigating why its lunar lander crashed on June 6 says an anomaly in the systems laser range finder is the most likely culprit.
UK F-35B against the Singapore skyline Photo credit: Chen Chuanren
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UK Finalizing Plans To Retrieve Stranded F-35B

Jun 24, 2025
The UK Royal Navy is continuing efforts to recover a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II that diverted to Thiruvananthapuram Airport in India.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule sits on Launch Complex 39A
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NASA Targets June 25 For Next Axiom Space Ax-4 Mission Launch Attempt

Jun 24, 2025
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX have set June 25 at 2:31 a.m. EDT as the next target time for launch of Axiom's fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS.

Programs

Carrier deck
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British Navy's Crowsnest Proves Operational Value During Carrier Tour

Jun 24, 2025
The UK Royal Navy's Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control system has demonstrated its operational relevance during a carrier deployment.
Leonardo Aeronautics
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Leonardo, Avioane Craiova Team On Potential Romanian M-345, M-346 Offer

Jun 23, 2025
Leonardo and Romania’s Avioane Craiova have teamed up to cooperate on proposals to sell the M-345 and M-346 jet trainers and training system to the country.
A400M
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Airbus Explores A400M Leasing Idea

Jun 19, 2025
Airbus is exploring the concept of becoming the owner and operator of some A400M military airlifters to secure contracts with smaller air forces.
SGAirbus Chen Chuanren
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Singapore, Airbus To Test HTeaming On H225m

Jun 18, 2025
A successful integration would see the H225M crew take full control of Airbus’ Flexrotor uncrewed aircraft system.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces In Focus: Saudi Arabia Seeks To Boost Domestic Industry As It Modernizes

Jun 25, 2025
Several key aircraft fleets of the Royal Saudi Air Force are expected to reach the end of their operational service life during this decade, increasing the urgency to identify successor platforms.