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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 3, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 3 July 03, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jul 02, 2025
NORTHROP teams on Romanian radar bid... VOLTAERO looks to establish Malaysian assembly facility... LOCKHEED has $3b Aegis award...

In Brief

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In Brief: Denmark’s Terma To Upgrade Argentine F-16s

Jul 02, 2025
News in brief.

Funding & Policy

Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor. Credit: U.S. Army
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Pentagon Confirms Pause, Review Of Ukraine Aid

Jul 02, 2025
The Pentagon on July 2 confirmed it has paused shipments of military aid to Ukraine.
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Debrief: Artemis On Autopilot

Jul 02, 2025
In the waning days of June, NASA and its contractors conducted three tests and demonstrations for Artemis missions that the Trump administration seeks to end.
lunar satellite navigation rendering
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SDA Moves Forward On HALO Prototyping Effort

Jul 02, 2025
The Space Development Agency plans to tap into a pool of prescreened contractors to mature technologies for future satellite constellations.

Operations

launch of european Weather Monitoring Constellation
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Europe Expands New Weather Monitoring Constellation

Jul 02, 2025
Europe has added to its weather monitoring and Earth-observation capacity with the launch of the MTG-S1 satellite and the Sentinel-4 instrument.
arrow defense system israel
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Israel Details Iran Conflict Figures

Jul 02, 2025
Israel has provided more details on its operations against Iran, including more than 500 strikes and interdictions attributed to what it calls its UAV Array.

Programs

Naval Surface Warfare Center
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U.S. Army Slows Drone-Killing Hypervelocity Projectile System

Jun 30, 2025
The U.S. Army needs an extra two years to field a hypervelocity interceptor that can cheaply shoot down waves of drones and cruise missiles.
Boeing prepares the stacked O3b mPOWER F9 and F10 space vehicles for shipment. Credit: Boeing
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Boeing Delivers Two O3b mPOWER Satellites To SES

Jul 02, 2025
Boeing has delivered the ninth and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES ahead of a scheduled launch this summer.
fa-50 equipped with KALCM
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South Korea Completes KALCM Separation Testing

Jun 25, 2025
South Korea has completed a series of flight separation tests for its homegrown long-range air-to-ground missile, the Korea Air-Launched Cruise Missile (KALCM).
Cessna SkyCourier inflight
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Textron Eyes Military Logistics Distribution Mission For SkyCourier

Jun 26, 2025
Cessna’s SkyCourier twin-turboprop transport could find a role as a “light strategic transport” aircraft.
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Magnix Aims To Continue NASA Electric Power Push

Jul 01, 2025
U.S. electric power startup Magnix says it aims to continue working with NASA on the technology.
Honeywell Caption: Honeywell’s Leonardo AW139 has been modified to autonomous operation with Near Earth Autonomy
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Near Earth, Honeywell Fly Autonomous AW139 For Logistics

Jun 17, 2025
Near Earth Autonomy and Honeywell have completed the first autonomous test flight of a Leonardo AW139 medium helicopter modified to uncrewed operation.

Technology

Northrop Grumman “Beacon” test bed. Credit: Northrop Grumman
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Scaled Composites Model 437 To Become NG Autonomy Testbed

Jun 18, 2025
Northrop Grumman announced June 18 that it will use the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard aircraft as a new testbed to evaluate autonomy.

Business

Fregate-F100 Hynaero
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Airbus’ Support Targets Launch Of Hynaero’s Firefighting Amphibian

Jun 26, 2025
Airbus Defense and Space is helping Hynaero—a startup company created in 2023 in Bordeaux—raise funds to launch a new firefighting amphibian aircraft.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces In Focus: ROKN Overhauls Maritime Aviation Fleet Amid Rising North Korean Threat

Jul 02, 2025
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is overhauling its aviation portfolio, investing heavily in anti-submarine warfare capabilities and uncrewed systems.