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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 4, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 25 November 04, 2025
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Programs

UPI/Alamy Live News
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Global Strike Chief Recommends Replacing B-21 Pilot With WSO

Nov 03, 2025
The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has recommended the placement of a weapon systems officer in the cockpit of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.
DE M-SHORAD
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Mass-Producible U.S. Army Laser Program Closer To Acquisition Phase

Oct 31, 2025
The 50-kW-class Enduring–High-Energy Laser (E-HEL) program will host a series of live demonstrations for interested contractors at Dugway Proving Ground.
Harwell
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UK To Merge Military Satellite Programs

Oct 29, 2025
The Defense Ministry is looking to set up a single unit to manage its satellites, creating an opportunity for closer cooperation between ISR and satcoms programs.
Spanish space officials
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Spain Takes Delivery Of Commercial Space Surveillance System

Oct 31, 2025
The Space Situational Awareness and Control System provides Madrid with a variety of space prediction, GNSS, analysis and space weather data processing tools.
Anduril’s YFQ-44A
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Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft Takes Flight

Oct 31, 2025
The flight comes about two months after its competitor for CCA Increment 1, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., notched the first flight of its YFQ-42A.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

The Debrief

Flottau, Jens <jens.flottau@aviationweek.co.uk>
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Debrief: Could Poland, Sweden Help Deliver FCAS Without Dassault?

Nov 03, 2025
As the drama over the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System nears its climax, Airbus is sketching out what is to come.

Contracts

START concept
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Intuitive Machines To Advance Space Nuclear Power Source Development

Oct 31, 2025
Stirling Technology Space Research Experiment (START) is an effort to accelerate the readiness of a compact nuclear power conversion technology.

Business

Enduro 104 million investment round
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EnduroSat Opens Space Center in Bulgaria Amid $104M Funding Round

Oct 31, 2025
The company sees opportunities to support new proliferated constellations coming online around the globe.
Karman rocket
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Karman Space & Defense Acquires Five Axis Industries for $88 Million

Oct 31, 2025
Founded in 2002, Five Axis is known for a proprietary portfolio that includes expertise in highly engineered products for launch vehicle engine applications.

Operations

Simulation of Shenzhou-21 docking with Tiangong space station Photo credit: State media Xinhua
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Shenzhou-21 Achieves China’s Fastest Manned Space Docking

Nov 03, 2025
China’s Shenzhou-21 crewed spacecraft has successfully entered orbit and docked with the Tiangong space station in a record 3 1/2 hr.

Funding & Policy

F-35s
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UK Lawmakers Unimpressed by F-35 Fighter Shortfalls

Oct 31, 2025
In its report on the UK F-35 program—published Oct. 31—the lawmakers said the fleet “faces significant capability gaps.”