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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 9, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 7 October 09, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 09, 2025
STOKE SPACE closes Series D funding round... RED CAT introduces new FPV drone line... SPACE OCEAN to test 10-kW satellite nuclear reactor...

In Brief

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In Brief: Arianespace Plans Ariane 6 Debris Mitigation Demo

Oct 09, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

Typhoon
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German Lawmakers Approve €3.75B Eurofighter Top-Up Order

Oct 08, 2025
German lawmakers have approved spending on an additional top-up order for Eurofighter combat aircraft and a crucial upgrade path for the fighter.
U.S. Air Force C-130
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Lockheed Pitches Autonomy, Increased Service Life For C-130s

Oct 08, 2025
Lockheed Martin is exploring ways to bring autonomy into the cockpit of its venerable C-130 fleet to reduce pilot workload.
UK Space Agency
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UK Funds Laser Warning Receiver Technology For Space Systems

Oct 03, 2025
The UK defense ministry says it will invest in technology to detect lasers being aimed at spacecraft.

Technology

A LEO-PNT system would compliment Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Credit: JAXA
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ArkEdge To Study LEO-PNT System For JAXA

Oct 07, 2025
ArkEdge Space was contracted by JAXA to study key technologies needed for a dedicated positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite constellation.
ArkEdge To Study LEO-PNT System For JAXA GARRETT REIM, garrett.reim@aviationweek.com ArkEdge Space was contracted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to study key technologies needed for a dedicated positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO). Satellites orbiting closer to Earth, between 500 km. – 1,200 km. could have higher intensity and higher accuracy PNT signals, ArkEdge said on Oct. 7 “LEO-PNT’s high-intensity positioning signals are ex
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Intuitive Machines Receives Maturity Level 3 Rating For Software Development

Oct 07, 2025
Intuitive Machines, Inc. has been appraised at Capability Maturity Model Integration Institute Maturity Level 3 for software development.
Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation is to connect to its AWS data centers.
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Jeff Bezos Sees Gigawatt Space Data Centers In Coming Decades

Oct 03, 2025
Jeff Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon.com and founder of Blue Origin, foresees gigawatt data centers orbiting Earth in the coming decades.
: Array Labs is attempting to develop formation-flying synthetic aperture radar satellites Credit: Array Labs
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Array Labs To Study Space-Based AMTI For Office Of Naval Research

Oct 06, 2025
Arrays Labs has won a contract from Office of Naval Research to study the feasibility of using its formation-flying radar satellites to conduct AMTI missions.

Business

Caption: Sydney, Australia, through Muon Space’s FireSat Protoflight's multispectral infrared sensors. Credit: Muon Space
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Space Force Taps Muon Space For Commercial Weather Monitoring

Oct 08, 2025
The U.S. Space Force has awarded space remote sensing company Muon Space a multi-million-dollar weather monitoring contract.
Mega-constellations to drive orbiting satellite totals to new highs Credit: Thales Alenia Space
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Space Ops: 43,000 Satellites Expected to Launch Through 2034

Oct 08, 2025
Every year a consultancy publishes a new 10-year forecast of satellite launches, and the estimate grows to previously unbelievable totals.
: Tether drone manufacturer Hoverfly Technologies has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Leonardo DRS and Korea Robot Manufacturing. Image credit: Hoverfly Technologies
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Tethered Drone Maker Hoverfly Technologies Raises $20 Million

Oct 08, 2025
Hoverfly Technologies, a manufacturer of tethered drone systems for the defense sector, has secured $20 million in a Series B funding round.
Lilium Caption – Lilium’s assets include facilities, machinery and unfinished prototypes on the Lilium Jet eVTOL
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Archer, Joby Emerge As Bidders For Bankrupt Lilium

Oct 07, 2025
Archer and Joby are understood to have joined Advanced Air Mobility Group in placing competing bids for Lilium, the insolvent electric aircraft manufacturer.

Funding & Policy

european loitering munitions
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Europe Eyes Loitering Munition Cooperation Under Pesco Program

Oct 02, 2025
The European Union says that loitering munitions are emerging as a new field of cooperation under the Permanent Structured Cooperation initiative (Pesco).

Operations

New Shepard NS-36 launch
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Blue Origin Launches 15th New Shepard Crewed Suborbital Mission

Oct 08, 2025
Liftoff of New Shepard with six international crewmembers took place under a partly cloudy sky at Launch Site One near Van Horn in West Texas at 9:40 a.m. EDT.