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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 4, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 4 July 04, 2025
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Programs

Skynet4 - series of military communications satellites placed in a geo stationary orbit above planet Earth - with Moon, Jupiter and Venus Contributor: Greenshoots Communications / Alamy Stock Photo
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Boeing Snags Evolved Strategic Satcom

Jul 03, 2025
Boeing has landed the Evolved Strategic Satcom program, the U.S. Space Force said, as the service also cancels the Protected Tactical Satcom-Resilient program.
Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein. Credit: U.S. Air Force
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U.S. Space Force, NRO To Field Space-Based GMTI In 2027

Jul 03, 2025
The U.S. Space Force and National Reconnaissance Office expect to field ground-moving target indicator capabilities as quickly as two years from now.
Australian NASAMS live firing
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Australia Signs Off On $1B Amraam Buy

Jul 03, 2025
Australia has revealed it will be spending A$2.12 billion ($1.4 billion) to acquire RTX AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Amraams.
Satellites would be based on cubesat designs provided by Open Cosmos Credit: Open Cosmos
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Formation-Flying Sats For Space Weather To Be Developed

Jun 16, 2025
Astroscale UK and Open Cosmos have won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defense to develop two formation-flying satellites that would track space weather.
sonora micro drone
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France Places Bulk Micro-Drone Order

Jul 03, 2025
French defense procurement agency DGA says it is buying 1,000 Sorona micro-drones from Harmattan AI.
The Space Development Agency's proliferated LEO-based constellation will provide 24/7 global communications and missile tracking. Credit: GAO
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SpaceOps: Pentagon Reevaluating Future Data Transport Layer

Jul 02, 2025
The Defense Department is debating how best to develop the space-based data connectivity backbone of its future force.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Embraer Praetor 500
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Embraer Total Deliveries Rise In Q2 2025

Jul 03, 2025
Embraer delivered 38 executive jets during the second quarter of 2025, compared to 27 for the same period a year ago–an increase from 23 during the first quarter of 2025.

The Debrief

The U.S. has struggled to reach an agreement with China to restore shipments of rare earths that Beijing restricted in April amid the intensifying trade war between two countries Image credit: Giulio Benzi / Alamy Stock Photo
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Debrief: U.S.-China Rare Earths Deal Rests On Shaky Ground

Jul 03, 2025
The second Donald Trump administration has struggled to reach an agreement with China to ease export controls on the U.S.

Technology

space junk
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UK To Fund Space-Debris Removal Demo

Jul 03, 2025
The UK Space Agency plans to perform a space debris removal demo and has kicked off the search for a domestic vendor for the mission.

Business

vireon satellite
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AAC Clyde Space Details Expansion Plans

Jun 30, 2025
AAC Clyde Space wants to double the size of its Vireon Earth-observation constellation and lure more European military space business, the Swedish company says.

Operations

asteroid map
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Academics Win Prize For Asteroid Risk Proposal

Jul 01, 2025
Four academics have been awarded a prize for proposing the creation of a Panel on Asteroid Orbit Alteration.

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