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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 6, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 4 October 06, 2025
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The Debrief

Missile launch
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Debrief: Why FMS In Fiscal 2025 Was All About Foreign Missile Sales

Oct 02, 2025
The past fiscal year was one for the ages in terms of interest in U.S. missiles abroad.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

U.S. Air Force KC-46 deployed to Australia in July 2025.
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USAF: KC-46 Extension Best Option As NGAS Accelerates

Oct 03, 2025
The U.S. Air Force is pressing to field a next-generation aerial refueling system by as soon as 2036, to justify production extension of the Boeing KC-46.
Royal Navy AW159 helicopter
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UK Royal Navy Declares Sea Venom Anti-Ship Missile Operational

Oct 02, 2025
The UK has declared its Sea Venom helicopter-launched anti-ship missile operational, closing a capability gap left open for eight years.
Pilatus PC-12 Pro
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Pilatus Delivers First PC-12 Pro

Sep 30, 2025
Pilatus Aircraft marked the delivery of its first PC-12 Pro single-engine turboprop, with delivery to launch customer Dion Weisler.
P-8 Poseidon in German Navy markings.
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Boeing Hands Over First German P-8 Poseidon

Oct 02, 2025
Boeing has handed over the first of eight planned P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the German Navy.
Chaparral
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Kratos To Produce Elroy’s Chaparral Uncrewed Cargo eVTOL In U.S.

Sep 23, 2025
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is to manufacture startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral for delivery to U.S. commercial and defense customers under an exclusive agreement.

Contracts

Ad Astra artist rendering
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NASA Ad Astra Contract Extends Plasma Rocket Development

Oct 02, 2025
NASA has awarded the Ad Astra Rocket Co. a $4 million, two-year contract for the continued development of the company's VASIMR concept.

Operations

inversion arc vehicle
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Inversion Readies Arc Space Cargo Delivery Vehicle For First Flight

Oct 02, 2025
Lockheed Martin and Spark Capital-backed Inversion reaffirmed its plan for a first flight of its Arc space-based, on-demand cargo delivery vehicle next year.
data link transmission from satellite rendering
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SDA 'Really Close' To Link 16 Deployment Over Continental U.S.

Sep 23, 2025
The SDA and FAA are close to resolving an ongoing limitation on transmitting Link 16 data from space over the continental U.S., the acting director says.

Technology

Skyryse Caption: Skylar will parse air traffic control communications and suggest a response that the pilot can send with a finger swipe
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Skyryse Adds AI Flight Assistant To SkyOS Automated Flight Controls

Sep 29, 2025
Simplified flight control specialist Skyryse has launched an artificial-intelligence-based flight assistant.
HEO's network of in-space cameras capture images of a variety of space objects.
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Astroscale, HEO To Develop Space-Monitoring Tech

Oct 02, 2025
Astroscale, a Japanese space junk removal company, has partnered with Australia's High Earth Orbit Robotics (HEO) to develop space-monitoring technologies.
Anduril Korean firefighting drone
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Anduril, Korean Air To Team On Firefighting Drones

Oct 01, 2025
Anduril and Korean Air Aerospace Division are widening their partnership to integrate UAS and command-and-control software to detect and fight wildfires.

Business

Piranha drone
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Defense Tech Startup Aventra Raises $3 Million In Seed Funding

Oct 01, 2025
The defense technology startup developing low-cost glide and guidance systems for ultra-long-range precision strikes has raised $3 million from investors.

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