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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 17, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 13 October 17, 2025
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Programs

andrius kubilius speaking
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EU Plans Four Flagship Programs With Drone, Space Focus

Oct 16, 2025
The European Commission is proposing four flagship programs in the latest step the European Union is taking to bolster its defenses.
Bell MV-75 tiltrotor
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U.S. Army Plans To Match MV-75 Schedule Acceleration On Version 2

Oct 16, 2025
The U.S. Army plans to match the 18-month acceleration for the schedule to field the baseline version of the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor.
Netherlands Ministry of Defense
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Netherlands Joins USAF CCA Program

Oct 16, 2025
The Netherlands has joined the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Airbus H225
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Airbus Eyes U.S. Firefighting, Multi-Mission Super Puma Sales

Oct 16, 2025
Airbus Helicopters is in discussions with city and state officials in California over potential sales of its Super Puma family of helicopters.
OCCAR
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Eurodrone Passes Critical Design Review Milestone

Oct 16, 2025
The industrial partners working on the Eurodrone uncrewed aircraft system have completed its critical design review.
Planet and SynMax will provide overhead photos like this.
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NGA Taps Planet For AI-Enabled Maritime Monitoring

Oct 16, 2025
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Planet a $12.8 million contract to provide AI-enabled maritime domain capabilities.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

The Debrief

Tony Osborne - Aviation Week
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Debrief: Secondhand C-130Js Heading To Turkey From UK

Oct 16, 2025
The Turkish government has finally confirmed it will soon take delivery of surplus Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules from the UK, after a long process.

Funding & Policy

jared isaacman at his NASA administrator senate confirmation hearing
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White House Takes Another Look At Isaacman For NASA Administrator

Oct 16, 2025
The Trump administration is reconsidering its decision to dump Jared Isaacman as its nominee to head NASA.
Josef Aschbacher
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ESA Watches Airbus, Leonardo, Thales Potential Satellite Tie-Up

Oct 16, 2025
ESA is closely looking at the ramifications for its own activities of a potential merger for the satellite businesses of Airbus, Leonardo and Thales.
Push for shuttle Discovery Relocate Continues101525
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Texas Senators Call For Shuttle Discovery’s Move To Houston

Oct 15, 2025
Two Texas senators have asked two other senators to stave off possible efforts to halt the relocation of NASA’s shuttle orbiter Discovery.

Operations

SpaceX launches the second Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Transport Layer mission on a Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 15 from Vandenberg SFB, California. Credit: SpaceX
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SpaceX Launches Second Operational Satellite Mission For SDA

Oct 16, 2025
SpaceX launched the second batch of operational satellites for the Space Development Agency’s proliferated mesh network on Oct. 15 on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

Forecast Friday