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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 29, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 20 July 29, 2025
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Funding & Policy

Von der Leyen and Trump
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EU, U.S. Agree Return To Zero Tariffs On Aircraft, Components

Jul 28, 2025
The EU and U.S. have agreed to return to zero tariffs on aircraft and components in a move that will come as a relief to a European aerospace industry that had been planning for the worst.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport
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Aeroflot Operations Hit By Cyber Attack

Jul 28, 2025
Russia's largest carrier Aeroflot Group was forced to cancel about 50 flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport on July 28 after its IT systems failed.
thai saab gripen jas 39
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Thai Gripen Joins F-16 In Combat Debut

Jul 27, 2025
The Royal Thai Air Force has deployed two Saab JAS 39C/D Gripens alongside a pair of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs to conduct precision air strikes against Cambodian military targets, as armed clashes along the border enter a third day.
Vega-C launch
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Vega-C Launches CO3D Earth Mapping, MicroCarb Missions

Jul 28, 2025
Arianespace launched the CO3D and MicroCarb missions in the penultimate Vega-C launch for the service provider before operations of the rocket shift to Avio.

Programs

The U.S. Space Force expects to launch the eighth X-37B mission no earlier than Aug. 21, 2025. Credit: U.S. Space Force
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USSF To Test Laser Links, Quantum Sensor On New X-37B Mission

Jul 28, 2025
The U.S. Space Force plans to use its X-37B to conduct operational demonstrations of laser link communications and quantum-based navigation in space.
turkish and indonesian officials at the kaan contract signing at IDEF
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Indonesia Signs Contract For 48 TAI Kaan Fighter Jets

Jul 28, 2025
Indonesia has committed to purchasing 48 of the Turkish Aerospace Industries Kaan combat aircraft, becoming the type's first export customer.
Dassault Aviation
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France Flies Archange Sigint Aircraft

Jul 25, 2025
France has begun test flights of a Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X due to serve as its future signals intelligence aircraft.
York Space Systems
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NASA’s PExT Wideband Multilingual Terminal Demo Deploys

Jul 28, 2025
NASA launched its Bard spacecraft mission on July 23 to demonstrate interoperability between gov-ernment and commercial satellite relay networks.
Gulfstream G650ER
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Gulfstream Sends Last Two G650 Jets To Italy

Jul 28, 2025
Gulfstream has delivered the last two G650 large-cabin, long-range business jets to the Italian Air Force, ending the jet’s 13-year run.
Swift says its composite technology makes its HAPS drone lighter and cheaper than the competition Credit: Swift Engineering
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Swift Funded To Further Develop HAPS With 30-Day Endurance Target

Jul 18, 2025
Swift Engineering has won a contract to further develop its solar-powered, high-altitude drone, with plans to demonstrate a 30-day flight in 2026.
https://nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/quick-facts/
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Joint NASA/Indian Radar Sat Mission To Show Changes In Earth’s Surface

Jul 21, 2025
A first-ever joint NASA-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Earth science venture is set for a July 30 launch.

The Debrief

military space operator
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Debrief: How The West’s Rhetoric Around Space War Is Hardening

Jul 28, 2025
As China and Russia flex their military muscles in space, Western defense officials are becoming punchier in their mindset around those operations.

Contracts