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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 31, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 22 July 31, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jul 30, 2025
INTUITIVE MACHINES gets Phase 2 OTV award... LOCKHEED gets F-35 Lot 21 support contract... PHANTOM SPACE grows board of directors...

In Brief

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In Brief: MBDA Delivers First Accelerated Aster Interceptors

Jul 30, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

Hawk
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UK Hawk T2 Flying Hours Growing After Engine Issues, RAF Says

Jul 30, 2025
Engine issues with the Hawk T2 that dented the UK's fast jet training pipeline are being resolved, according to the RAF's head of military flight training.
Tony Osborne – Aviation Week
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UK Royal Air Force Seeks New Iteration Of Autonomous Platforms

Jul 30, 2025
The UK Royal Air Force has begun seeking out the next iteration of low-cost autonomous collaborative platforms.
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Denmark Signs IRIS-T SLM Deal In Air Defense Push

Jul 30, 2025
Denmark has become the latest European country to buy into the Diehl IRIS-T SLM air and missile defense program.
his artist’s concept of Blue Ghost Mission 4 shows Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander and NASA payloads
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NASA Awards Firefly Aerospace 4th Lunar Lander Mission Contract

Jul 30, 2025
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million task orde for the delivery of two microrovers and three scientific payloads to the lunar south pole in 2029.
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Turkish Military Orders 57 Gokbey Helicopters

Jul 25, 2025
Turkish Aerospace Industries has received the first major government order for the Gokbey utility helicopter, securing a deal for 57 from the military.

Funding & Policy

German defense minister Boris Pistorius speaks before the troops.
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Germany Plans Additional Defense Budget Hike In 2026

Jul 30, 2025
Germany’s combined defense funding is slated to reach around $125 billion in the coming year, taking a further step up from already elevated spending levels.
The U.S. Space Force has launched the RG-XX program to find commercial options to replace the GSSAP constellation. Credit: U.S. Space Force
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SpaceOps: Pentagon Ready To Go Commercial For GSSAP Mission

Jul 30, 2025
The U.S. Space Force is increasingly exploring commercial options to provide space domain awareness on orbit.

Business

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Leonardo Plans Capacity Boost To Address Defense Spending Boom

Jul 30, 2025
Leonardo has laid out plans to boost capacity to respond to growing defense spending in Europe and elsewhere.
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BAE Sees Typhoon Talks With Turkey Progressing Quickly

Jul 30, 2025
BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn says talks with Turkey to sign an MOU over the purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets are “progressing pretty quickly.”

Operations

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Gilmour Space’s Inaugural Launch Ends In Failure

Jul 30, 2025
Australian space startup Gilmour Space’s first attempt to launch its Eris Block 1 rocket ended in failure after the vehicle crashed.
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India-NASA Mission To Monitor Changes To Earth’s Land, Ice

Jul 30, 2025
The first-ever NASA-India Space Research Organization joint Earth science mission successfully launched early July 30.
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UK Tests Intelligence-Gathering Stratospheric Balloons In U.S.

Jul 28, 2025
The UK is adding trials of high-altitude balloons to its effort deploy stratospheric capabilities for intelligence gathering and communications functions.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces In Focus: Pakistan Taking Strides To Overhaul Its Fleets

Jul 30, 2025
Pakistan has made progress in recapitalizing its fighter fleet in the last two years.