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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 22, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 16 October 22, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 22, 2025
SPACE FORCE ASSOCIATION welcomes new corporate members... H.I.G. CAPITAL acquires Italy’s ALA... D-FEND appoints VanHerck as advisor...

Business

GE 9X
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GE Aerospace Powers Earnings Season With Enviable Results

Oct 21, 2025
GE Aerospace's third-quarter 2025 results provided further validation that sets up the engine and propulsion OEM to be a dominant investor choice.
engine
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RTX Sees Brisk Sales Growth On Strong Aftermarket, OE Demand

Oct 21, 2025
RTX posted double-digit sales growth in the third quarter of 2025 thanks to robust demand for its aftermarket and commercial OE products.
Rotem's dual-mode ramjet engine
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Hyundai Rotem Pivots To Missile Propulsion, Unveils New Engines

Oct 21, 2025
South Korea's Hyundai Rotem is expanding beyond ground weapons into the aerospace and missile market, signaling a new focus on rocket and ramjet engine work.
colorful Embraer sign
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Embraer Aircraft Backlog Sets Record

Oct 21, 2025
Embraer ended the third quarter of 2025 with a record $31.3 billion backlog.

Programs

The second B-21 flight test aircraft was delivered to the Air Force on Sept. 11, 2025. Credit: U.S. Air Force
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Debrief: Key B-21 Plans, Contracts Face Shutdown Stall

Oct 21, 2025
The latter part of 2025 is set to be a key time for the U.S. Air Force’s Northrop Grumman B-21 program.
kc 390
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Brazil Trims Embraer KC-390 Military Transport Aircraft Order

Oct 21, 2025
Embraer says Brazil has reduced its committed KC-390 purchase by one aircraft, with 18 firm orders now on the books for the military transport.
innospace hanbit-nano
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Innospace Gets South Korean Launch Authorization For Hanbit-Nano

Oct 20, 2025
South Korean launch service newcomer Innospace says it has received approval from the government to support the inaugural flight of its Hanbit-Nano rocket.
LOWUS model
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Korean Air Prepares To Fly South Korea's First CCA

Oct 21, 2025
Korean Air's Aerospace Division is displaying the third prototype of its Low Observable Wingman UAV System (LOWUS) with first flight of the system penciled in for December.
kizilelma with radar in flight
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Baykar's Kizilelma UCAV Flies With Aselsan’s AESA Radar

Oct 21, 2025
Baykar’s Bayraktar Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle has flown for the first time equipped with an AESA radar, developed by Aselsan.
Muon Space says laser communications relay is ideal for the FireSat constellation Credit: Muon Space
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Muon Satellites To Use SpaceX Starlink Laser Comms

Oct 21, 2025
Muon Space plans to launch the first in a series of satellites in 2027 that incorporate laser communications terminals.

Operations

germany's first boeing p-8a
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Germany To Deploy Boeing P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft In Iceland

Oct 21, 2025
Germany plans to deploy its Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft in Iceland as part of an expanded security arrangement between the NATO allies.
view of earth from space station
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NASA Commemorates 25 Years Of Space Station Operations

Oct 20, 2025
As NASA marches toward Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than a half century, the agency is on the verge of another historic milestone.

Technology

The Momentus Vigoride is to host June Propulsion's rotating detonation rocket engine
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NASA Funding Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Demo In 2026

Oct 09, 2025
NASA has contracted Momentus to use its Vigoride orbital service vehicle as a testbed to demonstrate a rotating detonation rocket engine in space in 2026.