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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 27, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 41 August 27, 2025
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Programs

An F-15 releases a CoAspire-designed version of the ERAM.
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New ERAM Details Reveal Fast-Tracked Cruise Missile Approach

Aug 26, 2025
Ukraine is set to start receiving the first long-range, air-launched cruise missiles from the United States by the beginning of next month.
Lockheed Martin Spike
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Lockheed Bid For U.S. Army Infantry Missile Clears First Hurdle

Aug 26, 2025
Lockheed Martin passed the first hurdle in a competition to supply a long-range missile for U.S. Army infantry units, the company said on Aug. 26.
SpaceX concept
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SpaceX Signs Italian Space Agency For Starship Flight To Mars

Aug 26, 2025
The Italian Space Agency signed an agreement with SpaceX to fly several science payloads on an upcoming Starship mission or missions to Mars.
tests from drdo air defense system
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India Conducts Laser Test In Air Defense System Firing

Aug 26, 2025
India says it used a high-energy laser to down a drone as part of the first live-fire tests of its Integrated Air Defense Weapon System.
isro air drop test
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India Completes Drop Test Of Gaganyaan Crew Module

Aug 26, 2025
India has completed a key milestone in its so-called Gaganyaan effort to launch three astronauts to space and return them after a three-day on-orbit mission.
A Galileo HDX antenna mounted to the top of a fuselage.
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FAA Awards First STC For HDX Installation

Aug 14, 2025
Fort Worth-based Trimec won STC approval for the antenna installation on a Gulfstream G200 super-midsize business jet, Gogo said.
Oregon will study using the Yamaha Fazer to fight wildfires.
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Oregon Studies Uncrewed Helo To Battle Wildfires

Aug 19, 2025
The state of Oregon has signed an agreement with Yamaha Motor Co. USA to study the use of Yamaha’s Fazer SAR uncrewed helicopter to fight wildfires.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

F-35As at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
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Investigation Blames Water In Landing Gear Fluid For F-35 Crash

Aug 26, 2025
Hydraulic fluid contaminated with water froze inside an F-35A’s landing gear during a training flight in Alaska, eventually forcing the pilot to eject, according to a U.S. Air Force investigation.
Credit: SpaceX
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Poor Weather Keeps Starship Flight 10 On Hold

Aug 26, 2025
SpaceX’s 10th flight test of a Starship-Super Heavy launch system remained on hold Aug. 25 following a scrub due to lightning concerns at the company’s Boca Chica Beach, Texas, spaceport.

The Debrief

Stingray, F/A-18 and F-35 in formation
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Debrief: MQ-25’s Impending Flight And the Navy’s Shifting Uncrewed Goals

Aug 26, 2025
The U.S Navy is quickly approaching its deadline to get the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed refueler in the air ahead of sending it to carriers next year.

Funding & Policy

EASA headquarters
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EASA Proposes Noise Certification Rules For EVTOLs

Aug 26, 2025
Europe’s aviation regulator has released proposed noise certification rules for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Air Forces In Focus