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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 25, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 40 November 25, 2025
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Nov 25, 2025
BELL 505 surpasses SAF flight milestone... GE gets F110-E-129 procurement award... AXIOM SPACE hires new general counsel...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Nov 25, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, left, and Scott Tingle take a look inside the Starliner spacecraft that completed Boeing's Crew Flight Test --sans crew-- with a landing at the White Sands Missile Range’s Space Harbor on Sept. 6, 2024 local time/Sept. 7 Eastern.
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NASA Trims Starliner Contract, Keeps Crew Off Next Flight

Nov 24, 2025
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner orbital spacecraft will make another uncrewed flight to the International Space Station.
Lockheed Martin Sniper Networked Targeting Pod (NTP)
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Debrief: Once-Self-Parodic 'Lightning Bolt’ Charts May Already Be Reality

Nov 24, 2025
What if the answer to the military's "system of systems" pod problem could be found sitting on the ramp at the Dubai Airshow last week?
south korea police h225
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Airbus H225 Secures South Korean Police Order

Nov 24, 2025
The Korean National Police Agency has ordered one Airbus H225 medium-lift helicopter, which will become the largest rotorcraft in its fleet.
signing ceremony for a400m mro deal
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Airbus A400M Bid For UAE Adds Potential Calidus MRO Hub

Nov 24, 2025
Airbus has forged an agreement with UAE-based Calidus that could potentially lead to the creation of an MRO facility for the A400M airlifter in the UAE.
Beta Technologies Caption – The MV250 will be an autonomous hybrid-electric logistics version of Beta’s A250 Alia eVTOL aircraft
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Beta, Near Earth Team On Autonomous Capabilities

Nov 21, 2025
Beta Technologies has selected Near Earth Autonomy to support development of its MV250 autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.
oman sat
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Airbus Nabs OmanSat-1 Deal

Nov 24, 2025
Airbus has been selected by Oman’s Space Communications Technologies to build a high-capacity Ka-band satellite based on its OneSat geostationary spacecraft.
When deployed, BlueBird 6's array will span 2,400 sq ft. Credit: AST SpaceMobile
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AST SpaceMobile To Launch Large BlueBird 6 Cellular Sat On Dec. 15

Nov 21, 2025
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its BlueBird 6 sat, what it calls the “largest commercial communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit,” on Dec. 15.

Technology

Subaru CCA demonstrators preparing for five-ship formation
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Japan Advances MUM-T With Scaled CCA Formation Trials

Nov 24, 2025
Japan has completed a series of proof-of-concept flights involving multiple scaled collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) and MUM-T from a helicopter.
WMS’ BN2T-4A Islander is equipped with an advanced 5G phased-array antenna.
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Islander To Test Antenna For Stratospheric Connectivity Platform

Nov 20, 2025
Britten-Norman plans to collaborate with World Mobile Stratospheric to demonstrate an airborne 5G connectivity system using a BN2T-4S Islander.

Funding & Policy

Matthew Fulco matt.fulco@aviationweek.com
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DOD Invests $29.9M In Domestic Production Of Gallium, Scandium

Nov 21, 2025
The DOD has awarded $29.9 million to a company to develop a domestic supply chain of gallium and scandium, two critical minerals for military applications.

Business

Company plans a wider rollout of its Leo internet service in 2026 Credit: Amazon
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Amazon To Test Leo Satellites In Preview Program With Businesses

Nov 24, 2025
Amazon has started shipping “preview” examples of its 1-Gbps flat panel satellite antenna to enterprise customers to test using its Leo satellite constellation.

Operations

The Canadarm2 robotic arm releases Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft after it was installed on the Earth-facing port of the Unity module on Sept. 18, 2025. NASA
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ISS Resupply Capsule Unberthed To Prep For Soyuz Crew Arrival

Nov 24, 2025
Northrop Grumman’s initial Cygnus XL resupply capsule for the International Space Station has been temporarily unberthed from the orbital lab’s U.S. segment.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Nov. 17 - 21, 2025

Nov 25, 2025
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.