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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 27, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 63 June 27, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 26, 2025
LOCKHEED gets F-35 logistics system award... U.S./SWEDEN technology safeguards agreement... ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES working with NASA on PV power beaming...

Funding & Policy

F-35C Lightning II at-sea trials 141104-N-ZZ999-017 Contributor: Historic Collection / Alamy Stock Photo
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Pentagon Plans Aircraft Procurement Nosedive In Fiscal 2026

Jun 26, 2025
Proposed cuts to stealth fighters and attack helicopters could drop U.S. Defense Department aircraft procurement to modern lows in fiscal 2026.
Credit: U.S. Department of Defense. Caption: Patriot PAC-3 MSE procurement is set to increase in the FY ’26 budget request.
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Pentagon’s Fiscal ’26 Request Boosts Missile Purchases

Jun 26, 2025
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 budget request carries the imprint of recent conflicts, with a big investment in air and missile defense systems.
The UK’s new industrial strategy backs Rolls-Royce’s bid to reenter the narrowbody engine market with the UltraFan
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UK Makes 10-Year Commitment To Continue Funding Aerospace R&D

Jun 23, 2025
The UK is extending its funding support for commercial aerospace R&D, providing £2.3 billion to 2035 through the Aerospace Technology Institute program.

Programs

Boeing rendering of potential F/A-XX fighter. Credit: Boeing
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DOD Budget Has Minimal F/A-XX Funding As Program Awaits Its Fate

Jun 26, 2025
The Pentagon’s minimal budget request for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation fighter will keep the program limping along as it awaits a decision on its future.
The Space Force is working to field a space-based data mesh network in low-Earth orbit. Credit: Rost-9D/Getty Images
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Pentagon Contemplates Future Of Space-Based Data Network

Jun 26, 2025
The U.S. Space Force is considering the optimal way to build out a vast and critical data transport satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.
Photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard Subscribe12 facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonsharethis sharing button A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A
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DOD: E-7A Cost Growth Led To Cancellation

Jun 26, 2025
Continued, extensive cost growth was a main driving factor in canceling the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force despite previous efforts to lower costs.
AMRAAM EXTENDED RANGE MISSILE launched from a Nasams. Phooto: Raytheon Missiles and Defence Contributor: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo
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Kongsberg, Ukrainian Partner Team On New Air Defense Missile

Jun 24, 2025
Norway’s Kongsberg has teamed with an undisclosed Ukrainian partner to produce a new air defense missile.

Operations

Imagery released June 25 of a GBU-57 MOP test. Credit: Defense Department
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Iran Strikes 15 Years In The Making, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says

Jun 26, 2025
The U.S. strikes on Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Enrichment facility were 15 years in the making.
Varda Space can now reentry its W-Series capsules through the Earth's atmosphere as often as it wants using new permission from the FAA Credit: Varda Space
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Space Ops: FAA OKs Unlimited Reentries For Varda Capsules

Jun 25, 2025
On June 18, the FAA issued an expanded part 450 reentry license to Varda Space for its Winnebago–or W-Series–capsules.
A MICA missile under the wing of a French Air Force Rafale aircraft, Berlin, Germany. Contributor: Stocktrek Images, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
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France To Conduct More Intercept Tests With High-Altitude Balloons

Jun 26, 2025
After having demoed the ability to target high-altitude balloons using fighters, the French Air and Space Force will test the capacity at even higher altitudes.
rocket lab spectrum lifting off
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Rocket Lab To Launch ESA Low-Earth-Orbit PNT Spacecraft With Electron

Jun 26, 2025
Rocket Lab says ESA has picked the company to deploy the first two low-Earth-orbit positioning navigation and timing satellites using its Electron rocket.

Business

UK-made drones in use
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UK Aerospace Sector Continues To Grow Despite Pinch Points

Jun 15, 2025
The UK’s aerospace and defense sector looks set for continued growth, the country's aerospace and trade body ADS has revealed.
Eve has conditional orders for more than 2,800 aircraft. Credit: Eve Air Mobility
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Future Flight Global Partners With Eve, UrbanV

Jun 18, 2025
Startup AAM operator Future Flight Global (FFG) signed a pair of agreements at the Paris Air Show aimed at building out its future air taxi business.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: 412EPX Future Brightens With Tunisia Deal

Jun 26, 2025
To cost-conscious operators who already rely on Huey-based legacy fleets, the 412EPX’s blend of modernity and familiarity may prove attractive.