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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 1, 2025

VOL. 110 NO. 44 September 01, 2025
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Programs

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin cutting the ribbon on the state's newest launch pad on Wallops Island with state and Rocket Lab leaders, Aug. 28, 2025.
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Rocket Lab Still Expects First Neutron Launch This Year

Aug 29, 2025
Rocket Lab remains confident about achieving the inaugural launch of its medium-class Neutron rocket this year from its new Launch Complex 3.
lockheed martin prsm missile firing
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UK Seeks Low-Cost Tactical Ballistic Missile With Project Nightfall

Aug 29, 2025
The UK Defense Ministry is seeking a low-cost tactical ballistic missile capable of hitting targets about 370 mi. away, with a price tag of around $675,000.
Japan's SHIELD
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Japan Seeks Drone Network For Coastal Defense

Aug 29, 2025
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has announced the Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense (SHIELD) system as part of an effort to counter potential invading forces.
The PD-35 demonstrator on the open test stand.
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Russia Selects Thrust Rating For New Turbofan Engine

Aug 28, 2025
Russia has selected the thrust rating for its new heavy turbofan engine which will be installed on both future commercial and military platforms.
DeepSat Orion's Belt
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AFRL Looks at Ship Tracking From VLEO With Contract to DeepSat

Aug 26, 2025
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is interested in getting a closer look at ships from satellites in very low Earth orbit (VLEO).
Space Domain Awareness
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Space Ops: New Space Domain Awareness Assets Ramping Up

Aug 27, 2025
The U.S. Space Force is seeing new ground-based capabilities come online, deploying new satellites on orbit by the end of the year, and plotting the future of its space-based surveillance layer.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

The Debrief

A quantum inertial navigation system developed by Honeywell and Vector Atomic has been launched into space on the X-37B spaceplane.
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Debrief: Getting Quantum Sensing Ready For Combat

Aug 29, 2025
DARPA is looking ahead to systems that can bring extremely accurate but fragile quantum sensing to the harsh environments onboard military platforms.

Funding & Policy

Australian, UK and U.S. flags
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AUKUS At Critical Juncture, CSIS Says

Aug 27, 2025
The military alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States faces formidable challenges four years after its establishment.
DSEI
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No UK Invite For Israeli Government Delegation To DSEI

Aug 29, 2025
Tension has been increasing between Tel Aviv and several European capitals over Israel’s conduct of the military operation in the Gaza Strip.
asia from space
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Singapore Positions Space Sector For Global Scale-Up

Aug 28, 2025
Singapore is seeking to carve out a role in the fast-growing global space sector, with plans to commercialize and scale up home-grown technologies.

Operations

nose of an aircraft
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Madagascar Probe Of Boeing 777s Smuggled Into Iran Leads To Arrests

Aug 29, 2025
An anti-corruption unit in Madagascar says it has detained 22 people in connection with the smuggling of five Boeing 777-200s that were flown into Iran in July.

Business

Skylo does not have its own satellites but borrows capacity from satellite partners.
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Skylo Demos Voice Calls Over Third-Party GEO Sat Comms Network

Aug 28, 2025
Skylo Technologies says it is working with mobile phone chipset providers to roll out the service commercially.

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