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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 5, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 26 November 05, 2025
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Nov 04, 2025
SPACE FORCE ASSOCIATION welcomes new corporate members... CANOPY AEROSPACE acquiring UK-based TODS... ZENATECH expands in UAE...

In Brief

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In Brief: Vast Demo Sat Reaches Orbit

Nov 04, 2025
News in brief.

Funding & Policy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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Debrief: Defense Industry Crosses Fingers Ahead Of Pentagon Reform

Nov 04, 2025
Ahead of a planned announcement on Nov. 7, experts express cautious optimism regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s upcoming speech.

Advanced Air Mobility

Bye Aerospace expects to certify the eFlyer 2 in time for first deliveries in 2028.
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Bye Aerospace Shifts Production Strategy Ahead Of 2026 First Flight

Nov 04, 2025
Bye Aerospace shifted its production strategy while it works on its full-scale prototype two-seat electric trainer ahead of a planned first flight next year.

Programs

first indonesian a400m
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Indonesia Receives First Airbus A400M Military Transport Aircraft

Nov 03, 2025
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has received its first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.

Business

NH90
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NHIndustries Settles Norwegian NH90 Dispute Out Of Court

Nov 03, 2025
NHIndustries and Norway have reached an out of court settlement over a dispute around Oslo’s decision to take the NH90 helicopter out of service early.
Jim Currier
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Honeywell Selects Leadership For Aerospace Division Ahead Of Spin-Off

Nov 03, 2025
Honeywell says Jim Currier, CEO of Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, will retain his role as head when Honeywell Aerospace is spun off in 2026.
Missile in space
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Hanwha Makes Strategic Investment In Firehawk Aerospace

Nov 03, 2025
An American subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has invested an undisclosed amount in Firehawk Aerospace.

Technology

NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor mixes protein crystal samples onboard the ISS.
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ESA Launches Trial To Create Protein In LEO

Nov 03, 2025
The European Space Agency has launched a project to explore the creation of protein in low Earth orbit to support future space exploration missions.
Gogo MB13 antennas for 5G service mount to the underside of the aircraft.
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Gogo Initiates Flight Tests Of 5G System

Nov 03, 2025
Gogo said Nov. 2 that it has started flight-testing its new 5G air-to-ground broadband network on a Pilatus PC-24 trials platform.

Operations

People looking at screens
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Astrobotic Pursues Rigorous Griffin-1 GNC Prelaunch Testing

Nov 03, 2025
Astrobotic is conducting prelaunch testing to ensure a safe and precise landing of its Griffin-1 lander at the lunar south pole.

Air Forces In Focus

AFIF_Chile
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Air Forces In Focus: Key Modernization Programs Get Underway In Chile

Nov 04, 2025
Chile’s aging fighter fleet is set to receive a significant boost, with Lockheed Martin upgrading 35 F-16AM and BM MLU aircraft to the M6.6 standard.