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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 12, 2025

VOL. 293 NO. 52 September 12, 2025
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Programs

A second B-21 Raider test aircraft takes off, Sept. 11, from Palmdale, Calif., to join the Air Force’s flight-test campaign at Edwards AFB, Calif.
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Second B-21 Enters Flight Test In Palmdale

Sep 11, 2025
The B-21 Raider program completed the first flight of a second airborne test aircraft in Palmdale, California, on Sept. 11, clearing a key milestone a month before the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. Air Force contract award to Northrop Grumman.
photo taken by mars perseverance rover
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House Appropriators Approve Budget Measure Preserving NASA Funding

Sep 11, 2025
House appropriators have joined their Senate counterparts in approving a budget measure that opposes the deep cut to NASA proposed by the White House.
Proteus uncrewed air vehicle
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Leonardo Readying Proteus Rotorcraft Demonstrator For Flight

Sep 11, 2025
Leonardo Helicopters engineers are putting the finishing touches to the company’s Proteus uncrewed autonomous helicopter demonstrator ahead of first flight.
Space laser anti-sat system
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EOS Works Toward Anti-Satellite Laser Demo

Sep 11, 2025
Electro Optic Systems is looking to demonstrate a new high-power laser system capable of burning through satellites or using it to help deorbit them.
hermeus quarterhorse mk. 2 demonstrator
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Hermeus Set For Supersonic Demonstrator Engine Integration

Sep 11, 2025
Hermeus expects to begin installation “within weeks” of a Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engine into its Quarterhorse Mk. 2 supersonic flight demonstrator.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Progress MS-32 launch
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Russian Resupply Mission Launches To The International Space Station

Sep 11, 2025
Russia’s Progress MS-32 resupply mission is on course for a Sept. 13 automated docking with the seven-person International Space Station (ISS).
Credit: Ukraine Presidency/Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/Alamy Live News
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Ukraine Calls For European Sky Shield After Polish Airspace Violations

Sep 10, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders Sept. 10 that Europe and Ukraine need a ”joint air defense system and [to] create an effective air shield."

Funding & Policy

himars
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Ukraine To Expand Weapons Listed On New Defense Marketplace

Sep 11, 2025
Ukraine is looking to expand the number of weapons it carries on a newly set up defense marketplace.
The FAA will certify Automated Data Service Providers under Part 146.
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AAM Memo: FAA’s Part 146 Proposal Clears Way For High-Scale Drone Ops

Sep 11, 2025
The U.S.' recent proposed rulemaking to advance beyond visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) civilian drone operations was hailed by industry as a major breakthrough.

The Debrief

Indian and U.S. flags
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Debrief: U.S.-India Feud Strains Defense Ties

Sep 11, 2025
U.S.-India relations have taken a turn for the worse, raising questions about the endurance of defense cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.

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