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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 17, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 12 July 17, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jul 17, 2025
BAE has Mk. 41 VLS award... SWIFT ENGINEERING gets NASA Phase II SBIR grant for HAPS demo... MICRO-UAS maker plans U.S. expansion...

Operations

Caption: Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman discusses the service's forthcoming International Partnership Strategy April 9 at the annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Space Foundation Credit: Space Foundation
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SpaceOps: New Space Force Plan Aims To Boost Allied Teamwork

Jul 16, 2025
The U.S. Space Force last week released its first International Partnership Strategy.
U.S. Air Force
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USAF Boss: International Spending Pledges Mean More Airpower

Jul 16, 2025
Discussions among senior military leaders internationally have taken on a more serious approach, the top U.S. Air Force officer says

Programs

Lt. Gen. Antonio Conserva, head of the Italian Air Force. Credit: Italian Air Force
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GCAP Prototype To Fly By 2030

Jul 16, 2025
The Global Combat Aircraft Program (GCAP) expects to have a flying prototype by 2030, says Lt. Gen. Antonio Conserva, the Italian Air Force chief.
anduril flight test
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Testing Advances On Anduril Tactical Missile

Jul 16, 2025
Anduril flew another round of powered flight tests for the Barracuda-100M, a proposed long-range alternative to the Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire.
A U.S. tanker refuels a NATO E-3A.
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NATO Grows Anxious About E-3 AWACS Replacement

Jul 16, 2025
North Atlantic Treaty Organization officials are growing anxious about plans to replace the alliance’s flagship E-3A AWACS early warning aircraft.
spaceX launch of kuiper satellites
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SpaceX Launches 24 Satellites For Rival Amazon Kuiper Network

Jul 16, 2025
SpaceX sent another Falcon 9 rocket into orbit to deliver 24 members of Amazon’s fledgling Kuiper constellation.
Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon
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Austria Set To Define Typhoon Follow-on Requirements

Jul 16, 2025
The Austrian Air Force is looking to define the requirements for its Eurofighter Typhoon replacement effort this year.

Funding & Policy

Boeing rendering of E-7A.
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Proposed E-7 Cut Reflects Budget Limit, Not Capability: USAF Official

Jul 16, 2025
The “tough decision” to cut the U.S. Air Force’s planned E-7A Wedgetail fleet was simply a balancing act for funding, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin says.
capitol building
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House Armed Services Committee Approves NDAA Proposal

Jul 16, 2025
HASC passed its fiscal 2026 defense policy bill, looking to block some key moves in the DOD proposal and raising the fleet size of USAF mobility aircraft.

Forecasts

generic aircraft at sunrise
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Daily Memo: Ignore This Headline (And Others), Business Is Great!

Jul 15, 2025
More than five months into the second Trump administration, it is becoming increasingly clear who the winners and losers are in Western aerospace and defense.

Business

Joby expects to produce two aircraft per month at its low-rate plant in Marina, California.
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Joby Doubles Production Capacity At Marina Plant

Jul 15, 2025
Joby has announced a planned doubling of its production footprint at its low-rate facility in Marina, California.
Uncrewed aerial systems
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3D UAS Startup Firestorm Labs Raises $47 Million In Series A Round

Jul 16, 2025
Firestorm Labs' investors include the venture arms of Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen Hamilton as well as JP Morgan.

Funding & Policy

The Space Force is harnessing unclassified commercial remote-sensing data products through its TacSRT program.
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HASC Directs Pentagon to Set Up TacSRT Program of Record

Jul 15, 2025
House lawmakers are directing the Defense Department to formally establish the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).

Technology

Combat Air Demonstrator
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UK Combat Air Demonstrator Takes Shape With New Look

Jul 16, 2025
BAE Systems appears to have adopted a modestly swept, cropped delta wing planform for a combat air demonstrator.