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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 11, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 51 September 11, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 10, 2025
GA-ASI gets $14b MQ-9 IDIQ award... RAYTHEON awarded AMRAAM obsolescence contract... MDA SPACE taps Schiebel for Royal Canadian Navy program...

Funding & Policy

Operation 2021
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Three-Stars, Retirees Among Options For Top U.S. Air Force Job

Sep 10, 2025
The U.S. Air Force search for a new military leader broadened to more retirees and lieutenant generals after a leading contender faced new criticism on social media, sources say.

Operations

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Sept. 10, 2025 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, carrying the Space Development Agency's first Tranche 1 satellites. Credit: SpaceX
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SDA Launches First Operational Satellites To LEO

Sep 10, 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Space Development Agency’s inaugural batch of tactical data communications satellites Sept. 10.
Dutch F-35
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Dutch F-35s Used In NATO Downing Of Russian Drones Over Poland

Sep 10, 2025
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s shot down Russian drones as part of a NATO mission to help protect Polish air space, the Dutch defense minister confirmed.
Iceye
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Iceye Launches ISR Tactical Satellite Cell

Sep 10, 2025
Iceye is expanding its synthetic aperture radar satellite product line with an ISR cell to aid use of the overhead imagery in a tactical military context.

Programs

Hanwha Aero's Advanced Aviation Engines Concept Photo credit : Kim Minseok
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South Korea Launches Next Phase In Indigenous Jet Engine Development

Sep 10, 2025
South Korea is preparing to launch two new military jet engine development programs next year.
BriteStorm jammer
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Leonardo Targets U.S. With BriteStorm Jammer

Sep 10, 2025
Leonardo is looking to replicate its success selling the BriteCloud active decoy to the Pentagon with its BriteStorm jammer system.
iron beam laser on display at DSEI
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Rafael Begins Naval Iron Beam Work

Sep 09, 2025
Rafael has launched the industrial phase of adapting its Iron Beam high-power laser air defense system for maritime applications.
rocks on Mars
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Evidence Mounts For Possible Detection of Past Mars Life

Sep 10, 2025
“A year ago we thought we found what we believe to be signs of microbial life on the Mars surface,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sept. 10 during his first NASA press conference
B-2 Spirit, Stealth Bomber, heavy strategic bomber, stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and GBU-57 MOP Contributor: Naeblys / Alamy Stock Photo
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Next Generation Penetrator Design Awarded To ARA

Sep 08, 2025
Applied Research Associations (ARA) will lead development of a Next Generation Penetrator prototype munition for the U.S. Air Force.
p-8a poseidon
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Singapore To Acquire Four P-8A Poseidons For Maritime Patrol

Sep 10, 2025
Singapore says it will acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidons as its next-generation maritime patrol aircraft, replacing its Air Force’s Fokker 50 Enforcers.
Artist's concept of Dragonfly on the surface of Titan NASA/Johns Hopkins APL
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Dragonfly Cost, Schedule Challenged, NASA Audit Finds

Sep 09, 2025
NASA's groundbreaking Dragonfly planetary science mission to Saturn's largest moon Titan is plagued by a series of cost and schedule delays.

Business

Image credit: StockCake
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Finnish Space Startup ReOrbit Raises €45 Million In Series A Round

Sep 10, 2025
Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has raised €45 million in a Series A funding round, one of the largest European space deals of the year thus far.
Project Orbion
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Debrief: Space Companies See Value in Self-Funding Tech Demos

Sep 10, 2025
Space startups and tech companies are banding together to demonstrate their products with national security missions in mind.