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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 7, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 5 October 07, 2025
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Programs

Kris Christiaens/Alamy
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Canada Extends F-35 Review Indefinitely

Oct 06, 2025
The Canadian government now is keeping options open for making a final decision on the fate of completing a plan to buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35As.
C-390
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Sweden Orders C-390s, Joins Austro-Dutch Procurement Partnership

Oct 06, 2025
Sweden has formally placed its order for the Embraer C-390, becoming the sixth European nation to commit to the airlifter.
Hwasong-11
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North Korea Unveils Hypersonic Variant Of Hwasong-11 Tactical Missile

Oct 06, 2025
North Korea has unveiled a new variant of its Hwasong-11 short-range tactical ballistic missile, this time equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.
Sikorsky and GE Aerospace tested the T901 engine on a UH-60M in February 2025.
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Sikorsky Plans For Major Black Hawk Order In Late 2026

Oct 03, 2025
Sikorsky expects the award for the 11th, and likely final, UH-60 Black Hawk order from the U.S. Army in late 2026 as the service reviews aviation plans.
SpaceX launch
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SpaceX Wins Five of Seven New NSSL Missions

Oct 03, 2025
The U.S. Space Force has assigned five future missions to SpaceX and two missions to United Launch Alliance (ULA).
MQ-9 Reaper and MQ Protector
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UK Royal Air Force Retires MQ-9 Reaper

Oct 03, 2025
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has withdrawn its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAS from service, with missions taken over by the new MQ-9B Protector.
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.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

Leaders from 20 national science, education, and space organizations, led by The Planetary Society and its CEO Bill Nye, along with 300 advocates from across the country gathered to urge protection of NASA’s and the National Science Foundation’s science budgets. The Planetary Society Original image data dated on or a
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Planetary Society Science Alliance Seeks Halt To NASA Science Budget Cuts

Oct 06, 2025
The Planetary Society is opposing significant proposed cuts to NASA’s science budget.
Gen. Thomas Bussiere. Credit: U.S. Air Force
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U.S. Air Force Global Strike Boss To Retire

Oct 01, 2025
The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command announced late Sept. 30 he would step down from the role, in the latest change to Air Force leadership.
doug guzman
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Canada Creates Defense Agency To Strengthen Procurement, Industry

Oct 02, 2025
Canada, long a poster child for ploddy defense procurement processes, is looking to shed that reputation while also bolstering its local supply base.
Anti-drone launchpad
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Switzerland Seeks Counter-Drone Equipment

Oct 03, 2025
The Swiss government has asked its Armasuisse defense procurement agency to launch a process to field counter-uncrewed air systems following field trials this summer.

Business

Firefly Aerospace will pay $855 million to acquire the 46-year-old defense technology company SciTec, which has customers across U.S. defense and national security agencies Image credit: Maxal Tamor/Alamy Stock Photo
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Firefly Aerospace Buys Defense Firm SciTec For $855 Million

Oct 06, 2025
Firefly Aerospace will pay $855 million to acquire defense technology company SciTec, the Texas-based startup said on Oct 5.

Operations

Gilmour Space Technologies
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Gilmour Space Eyes 2026 Return To Launchpad

Oct 03, 2025
Australian startup Gilmour Space Technologies is looking to return to the launchpad next year after the first attempt at an orbit flight failed.
HMS Queen Elizabeth
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UK To Demonstrate Jet ACP Ops From Queen Elizabeth Carrier

Oct 06, 2025
The UK wants to demonstrate operations of a turbine-powered, fixed-wing, short takeoff and landing autonomous collaborative platform from a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier.

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.

Contracts