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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 8, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 5 July 08, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jul 07, 2025
DRAGANFLY DRONES over the border... AGEAGLE partners on AI-enabled UAV teaming... XTI AEROSPACE collaborates with MAGLEV AERO...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

Jul 07, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

DARPA artist impression of Liberty Lifter
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DARPA Ends Liberty Lifter Program

Jul 07, 2025
DARPA has ended its Liberty Lifter effort to build a full-scale seaplane demonstrator earlier than originally expected,
Radia WindRunner aircraft
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Debrief: Start-up Makes Case For Military Ops With World’s Largest Aircraft

Jul 07, 2025
Space rockets and Boeing C-17-sized wing-in-ground effect vehicles rank among candidates attempting to solve one of the U.S. military's toughest problems.
Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) artist's rendition
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GCAP Ministers Targeting Combat Aircraft Development Contract by Year-End

Jul 07, 2025
Defense ministers from the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) partner nations have reaffirmed ambitions to get the combat aircraft on contract by year-end.
Eurofighter Typhoon of the Qatar Emiri Air Force
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UK-Led Eurofighter Export Campaigns ‘Progressing Well,’ Says Minister

Jul 07, 2025
The four-nation Eurofighter combat aircraft is “still very much in the game” for potential export sales to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, says a UK government minister.
Artist rendering of Yildrim 100 laser-based directed infrared countermeasures system (DIRCM)
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Aselsan Eyes DIRCM Production After Trials

Jul 07, 2025
Aselsan says it is looking to commence production of its Yildrim 100 laser-based directed infrared countermeasures system (DIRCM) late this year.
Artists rendering of Rocket Factory Augsburg's RFA One
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ESA Names Five European Launcher Challenge Candidates

Jul 07, 2025
The European Space Agency has named five companies as participants in its European Launcher Challenge.
ROKA AH-64
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South Korea Slashes Funding For New Apaches As Drones Favored

Jul 07, 2025
A proposed deal for 36 additional Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters for the South Korean army appears unlikely to proceed.
U.S. Air Force
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Crewed Fighters Control Uncrewed XQ-58As In Latest USAF Demo

Jul 03, 2025
A pair of Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie uncrewed aircraft flew a combat training mission controlled by pilots flying a single-seat F-16C and a two-seat Boeing F-15E.

Operations

Royal Navy F-35 fighter at Thiruvananthapuram Airport
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UK Recovery Team Arrives In India To Repair Stranded F-35

Jul 07, 2025
The UK defense ministry has dispatched a team of engineers to India to retrieve a Lockheed Martin F-35B stranded in the country since mid-June.
Turkish Air Force F-16
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Turkish Aerial Drills Tackle Cruise Missile Defense Challenge

Jul 07, 2025
Participants in the annual Turkish-led Anatolian Eagle exercises trained as the exercise adapts to a new era of high-intensity warfighting.
F-16
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Israel Defense Forces Strike Houthi Targets

Jul 07, 2025
The Israeli military has stepped up its attack on targets in Yemen after the Houthi forces based there have continued to launch drones and ballistic missiles at Israel.

Funding & Policy

Discovery space shuttle exhibit
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Smithsonian Fights Texas Grab For Space Shuttle Discovery

Jul 07, 2025
Texas lawmakers are a step closer to snatching away the National Air and Space Museum's prized space shuttle and moving it from Northern Virginia to Houston.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of June 30 - July 3, 2025

Jul 07, 2025
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.