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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 27, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 19 October 27, 2025
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Business

ukraine president with swedish PM at ceremony
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Ukraine's Gripen Plan Adds Pressure On Saab To Scale Up

Oct 24, 2025
Saab is considering adding a new production hub to help address demand for Gripen production elsewhere, CEO Micael Johansson says.
Venus Aerospace
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Lockheed Martin Invests In Venus Hypersonic Propulsion Startup

Oct 22, 2025
As interest grows in rotating detonation engines for hypersonic flight, a startup specialist in the tech says it will receive backing from Lockheed Martin.
trml radar
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Hensoldt Boosts Bookings Outlook

Oct 24, 2025
Hensoldt is raising its full-year outlook for bookings in a sign higher European defense spending is turning into tangible business faster than expected.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Technology

DARPA
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DARPA Challenge Targets Heavy-Lift Drone Breakthrough

Oct 24, 2025
DARPA has launched a prize challenge to demonstrate multicopter uncrewed aircraft that can carry payloads more than four times their weight.

Programs

space based early warning satellite
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France, Germany See Space-Based Early Warning System In 2030

Oct 24, 2025
France and Germany have committed to field a space-based missile warning system by 2030, seeking to plug Europe's capability gap.
Eurofighter
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Turkey Seeking Used Eurofighters From Oman And Qatar, Erdogan Says

Oct 24, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is looking to acquire second-hand Eurofighter Typhoons from Oman and Qatar.
f-16 viper EW pod illustration
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Podded F-16 Electronic Warfare Upgrade Close To Flight Test Phase

Oct 23, 2025
L3Harris plans to start testing a podded version of the ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield EW system for retrofits on fielded Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 70/72s.
DGA
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Thales Sees More SAMP/T Air Defense Orders

Oct 23, 2025
Thales expects Denmark’s decision to buy the Eurosam SAMP/T NG ground-based air defense system as only the first of several deals.
U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T. Credit: U.S. Navy
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U.S. Coast Guard To Buy New MH-60s

Oct 23, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to buy additional MH-60 helicopters from Sikorsky as part of its continued growth of the fleet.
Astrobotic staff examine a propulsion tank sitting in front of Griffin-1’s structure.
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Astrobotic Progressing Toward 2026 Griffin-1 Moon Landing

Oct 24, 2025
Astrobotic is progressing on multiple fronts in preparation for its Griffin-1 commercial lunar lander’s inaugural mission in 2026.
A visual of Vantor’s non-Earth imaging capabilities, to include (clockwise from left): an image collected of NASA’s TRACERS-2 satellite; intelligence insights about the spacecraft’s orientation and velocity; and Vantor’s proprietary software to assess space-to-space imagery feasibilities and plan collections.
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Vantor Secures USSF Contract For Space-to-Space Imaging

Oct 22, 2025
The U.S. Space Force has tapped Vantor to help it track high-interest objects on orbit using non-Earth imaging, the company announced Oct. 22.

Operations

Flight operations on the USS Gerald Ford during an April 2025 exercise. Brian Everstine/ AW&ST
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Pentagon Deploying Aircraft Carrier To Caribbean

Oct 24, 2025
The Pentagon is sending its newest aircraft carrier along with its embarked air wing and a group of support ships to the Caribbean.

The Debrief

Theron motor
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Debrief: Defense-Specific Drone Supply Chain Emerging

Oct 24, 2025
The escalating use of drones in combat is creating demand for a supply chain for uncrewed aircraft production that can meet security and sovereignty concerns.

Fleet Snapshot

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