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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 6, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 26 August 06, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 05, 2025
MOOG awarded F/A-18 repair/upgrade work... EXOLAUNCH selects pre-launch checkout provider... SIL gets SBIR Phase 2 funding for range tracking system...

Funding & Policy

Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commander of U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks Aug. 5. Credit: U.S. Army
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U.S. Army Finalizing New Long-Term Missile Defense Plan

Aug 05, 2025
The U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command will in the next three months release a new long-term strategy guiding its modernization.
patriot missile system
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NATO Nations Join New U.S. Initiative On Ukraine Defense Transfers

Aug 05, 2025
Several NATO countries have become the first to contribute to the new PURL initiative to arm Ukraine with U.S.-made defense equipment.
Lunar nuclear power system
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Debrief: NASA Plans To Put 100-kW Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030

Aug 05, 2025
New remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy point to the U.S. government turning its focus back to the Moon and the mission to colonize it.
Skyrora L
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UK Grants First Launch License For Local Startup

Aug 04, 2025
The UK Civil Aviation Authority says Skyrora's license represents the first time it has authorized a British-based company for a vertical launch.
Schiebel S-100
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UK Police Evaluating Potential Of BVLOS UAS Operations

Aug 04, 2025
The UK’s National Police Air Service (NPAS) has begun testing the Schiebel S-100 rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft system as a potential complement to its crewed helicopters.

Programs

grob g115 tutor aircraft
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UK Defense Ministry To Launch Elementary Trainer Tender in Fall 2026

Aug 05, 2025
The UK is proceeding with a program to replace its Grob G115 Tutor elementary training aircraft and plans to launch a formal tender next October.
uncrewed refueling artist concept
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AFRL Seeks Automated Boom For Future Uncrewed Tanker

Aug 05, 2025
U.S. Air Force researchers want proposals for new automation technologies that would allow boom-equipped uncrewed aircraft to refuel crewed aircraft.
Launched Effects
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U.S. Army Sets Four-Six Month Delivery Target For Launched Effects

Aug 05, 2025
Companies hoping to snag a contract for the U.S. Army’s future arsenal of “Launched Effects” (LE) munitions must be ready to deliver within six months of contract award.
U.S. Army
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U.S. Army Prepares To Field New Stingers, Progressing On M-SHORAD

Aug 05, 2025
The restarted production of the U.S. Army’s FIM-92 Stinger is progressing after more than two decades of dormancy.
counter-uas system from EOS
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Australia's Electro Optic Systems Secures Counter-UAS Laser Deal

Aug 05, 2025
Electro Optic Systems says it has secured a deal to provide a counter-drone laser system to an undisclosed European buyer.
NGG
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Next-Gen GEO Missile Warning Satellite Hits Testing Milestone

Aug 05, 2025
Lockheed Martin has completed environmental testing for the first of two new missile warning satellites built for the U.S. Space Force, a company official said Aug. 5.

Operations

View from the Fujian ‘bubble’ showing the carrier’s island, deployed blast deflectors and J-15T
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China Hints At EMALS Launch Trials Onboard Fujian Carrier

Aug 05, 2025
The People’s Liberation Army Navy has dropped its strongest hint yet that flight operations have commenced onboard its newest aircraft carrier Fujian.
IBCS
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U.S. Army’s IBCS Prepares For Pacific Fielding, USAF Integration

Aug 05, 2025
The U.S. Army is speeding up fielding of its new Integrated Battle Command System for air and missile defense in Europe.

Business

eutelsat rendering
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Eutelsat Sees OneWeb Sales Growth From Ukraine, French Military

Aug 05, 2025
Eutelsat is looking to grow its OneWeb operations to sustain its top line, bolstered by higher Ukrainian and French military-related sales.
Interstellar Technologies' Zero launch vehicle
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Rocket Startup Interstellar Deepens Partnership With Toyota

Aug 04, 2025
Interstellar Technologies is teaming with Toyota to use automotive business assets for manufacturing rocket engines and propellant tanks.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces In Focus: Austrian Air Force Modernization Prioritizes Typhoon Replacement

Aug 05, 2025
First in line among the Austrian Air Force’s modernization priorities is the replacement of Austria’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet, which remains in the earliest T1 configuration.