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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 30, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 22 October 30, 2025
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In Brief

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In Brief: France Orders Space Surveillance Radar From Thales

Oct 30, 2025
News in brief.

Funding & Policy

U.S. Air Force
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U.S. Air Force To Replace, Instead Of Upgrade, Older F-35As

Oct 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force plans to phase out older F-35s instead of upgrading them to the Block 4 standard.
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U.S. Air Force Lays Out Fighter Plan, But Omits Key Details

Oct 29, 2025
An official new report lays out the U.S. Air Force plan to comply with minimum fighter force levels set by Congress fiscal 2030.
U.S. Air Force
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USAF: F-22 ‘Threshold’ Aircraft For CCAs, Others In Consideration

Oct 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force is only set, for now, to pair Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the Lockheed Martin F-22.

Contracts

hurjet
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Spain Approves TAI Hurjet Trainer Contract Funding

Oct 29, 2025
Spanish ministers have approved funding for the acquisition of a fleet of Turkish Aerospace Industries Hurjet trainers and an associated training system.

Operations

Air Scooter
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Zapata To Open Air Scooter Flight Center In Las Vegas

Oct 27, 2025
French personal air mobility startup Zapata announced plans to open its first flight center in Las Vegas early next year, offering paying customers the chance to fly the hybrid VTOL Air Scooter.
french ballistic missile test
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France Declares M51.3 Nuclear Ballistic Missile Ready For Service

Oct 28, 2025
The French government has declared the latest iteration of its M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile is ready for operational service.
The seven-member Expedition 73 crew.
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Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk At International Space Station

Oct 28, 2025
Cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky marched through a seven-hour, multitask spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 28.

Technology

DefendTex D155 deploying D40
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Singapore Army Tests DefendTex Drone ‘Mother Ships’

Oct 27, 2025
Testing includes DefendTex drone “mother ships” and other swarming technologies.
Hill Helicopters HX50
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Hill Helicopters Postpones First Engine Run Again

Oct 28, 2025
Hill Helicopters has further delayed a planned first engine run of its independently developed GT50 turbine powerplant.
Missiles in space
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HYDIS2 Team Advances Hypersonic Interceptor Concepts

Oct 27, 2025
An MBDA-led team working on the development of a hypersonic interceptor missile has downselected two of the most promising concepts.

Programs

NASA’s tissue chip research aims to explore the effects of spaceflight-related stressors on human health and disease.
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NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Has Astronaut Science Focus

Oct 03, 2025
NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission has down-to-earth themes: "crawl, walk, run" and "know as you go."

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces in Focus: Key Fleet Recapitalization Plans Face Significant Challenges

Oct 30, 2025
Taiwan has long sought to incorporate a fifth-generation capability into its fighter fleet, but the efforts have thus far been unsuccessful.