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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 24, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 18 October 24, 2025
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Airbus, Leonardo, Thales Set 2027 For Start Of New Satellite Venture

Oct 23, 2025
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have joined forces to gain critical mass in the satellite business amid slumping demand for the largest telecommunications spacecraft and hot competition in other segments.
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Hexcel Upbeat On Wide-Ranging Defense Growth

Oct 23, 2025
Diversified supplier Hexcel sees growing demand for a wide variety of its defense products from customers in the U.S. and Europe.
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Textron Leadership Change Raises Portfolio Question, Analyst Says

Oct 23, 2025
Scott Donnelly, who has long held the role of president and CEO of Textron, plans to retire effective Jan. 4, 2026.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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X-BAT Program Targets Three Asian Countries For Exports

Oct 23, 2025
South Korea, Japan and Taiwan are possible sales targets in Asia for the newly unveiled X-BAT VTOL collaborative combat aircraft, a Sheild AI official says.
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MTU Sees FCAS Moving Forward Despite ‘Sobering’ Talk

Oct 23, 2025
German aircraft engine maker MTU remains hopeful the French/German/Spanish Future Combat Air System program will move forward.
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ESA Drops Truths Mission from Funding Plan

Oct 23, 2025
The European Space Agency has dropped the Truths mission from its €22 billion ($25.5 billion) planned submission to member ministers.
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RAF Leader: Range, LO Needs Will Challenge GCAP Fighter Design

Oct 22, 2025
The Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) design needs to have “full-spectrum” low-observability and ultra-long range built in, the RAF's programs head says.

Operations

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North Korea Claims Test Of Two Hypersonic Missiles

Oct 23, 2025
North Korea has claimed it tested two hypersonic missiles on Oct. 22, describing them as part of an “important weapon system,” according to state media reports.
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London’s Metropolitan Police Test Drone Tech To Speed Response

Oct 23, 2025
London’s Metropolitan Police service has launched a pilot drone service to see if the technology can help them respond more quickly to emergency calls.

The Debrief

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Debrief: Competition Intensifies Between China’s SpaceX Challengers

Oct 23, 2025
Competition is heating up between the operators of Chinese megaconstellations that intend eventually to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink.

Technology

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U.S. Army To Test ‘Swarms’ of Balloons, High-Altitude UAS

Oct 23, 2025
The U.S. Army has a demonstration planned for next year near Hawaii in which the service will launch almost 200 balloons and other high-altitude systems.