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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 8, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 6 October 08, 2025
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Technology

Anduril Tests Advanced Propellant For AIr-to-Air Missiles Image credit: Anduril
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Anduril Tests Advanced Propellant For Air-To-Air Missiles

Oct 07, 2025
Anduril said Oct. 7 that it has tested successfully on the ground a new propellant technology that aims to extend the range of solid rocket motors for air-to-air missiles.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

The Debrief

T-7A Red Hawk on a May 2025 flight at Edwards AFB, California
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Debrief: U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Builds Momentum

Oct 07, 2025
Faced with a persistent pilot shortage, the U.S. Air Force in 2022 set a demanding goal of training 1,500 pilots per year to chip away at the issue.

Funding & Policy

Alaska
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Pentagon Invests $79 Million In Alaska’s Critical Minerals

Oct 07, 2025
The U.S. Department of Defense has invested a total of $79 million in two companies mining critical minerals in Alaska.
Deliveries of Tejas Mk 1As to the Indian Air Force should begin soon.
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IAF Chief Upbeat About National Combat Aircraft Production

Oct 03, 2025
India’s air force chief has expressed optimism that domestic industry will be able to deliver a new-generation indigenous combat aircraft in the 2030s.
FCC Chair Carr
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FCC To Create ‘Licensing Assembly Line’ To Fuel Space Economy

Oct 07, 2025
The chairman of the FCC wants to streamline the licensing process for satellite and Earth station applications to help businesses.
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY President of the Ukraine speaking on Ukrainian TV on 14 March 2022. Contributor: Pictorial Press Ltd
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Ukraine Reaffirms Commitment To Producing New Ballistic Missile

Oct 06, 2025
Ukraine remains committed to producing offensive ballistic missiles for sustained attacks on targets deep behind the Russian front lines, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 6.

Programs

TASA
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Taiwan Readies High-Resolution Satellite Constellation

Oct 03, 2025
Taiwan is gearing up to launch the first elements of a high-resolution Earth imaging system next month as it works to burnish its homegrown technology.
Nomad
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Sikorsky Plans Nomad Family Of Hybrid-Electric VTOL UAS

Oct 06, 2025
As flight testing progresses to larger sizes, Sikorsky has renamed its Rotor Blown Wing family of vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft the Nomad.
Sikorsky HH-60W at Kadena Air Base, Japan, in July 2025.
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Sikorsky, USAF Not Set On VIP Role For HH-60W Yet

Oct 07, 2025
Sikorsky is considering how to modify U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to fly VIP transport and continuity-of-government missions.

Business

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr (center) cuts the ceremonial ribbon for Apex’s new Factory One on Oct. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles, with Apex Co-Founders Ian Cinnamon (left) and Maximilian Benassi. Credit: Apex
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Apex Opens ‘Factory One’ Targeting 200 Satellites Per Year

Oct 07, 2025
Apex officially opened its new “Factory One” production facility in Los Angeles on Oct. 6.

Air Forces In Focus