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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 3, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 44 December 03, 2025
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Business

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New Boeing CFO Delights Wall Street With Improving Outlook

Dec 02, 2025
Boeing Chief Financial Officer Jay Malave said Dec. 2 that the company expects to report a $2 billion cash burn for all of 2025, better than predicted before.
Safran missile motor
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Safran May Further Ramp Up Missile Motor Output, CEO Says

Dec 02, 2025
Safran is pondering boosting missile motor production as demand grows for the missiles they power, such as Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile.
Australian Defense Force helicopter
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Australia To Create Defense Delivery Agency

Dec 02, 2025
Australia, like many nations, is reforming its weapons procurement processes, starting with creating a Defense Delivery Agency that consolidates other groups.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

rendering of starship rockets on launchpads at cape canaveral
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SpaceX Cleared For Starship Pads At Cape Canaveral

Dec 02, 2025
SpaceX has been cleared to develop Cape Canaveral SFS’ Space Launch Complex-37 for Starship-Super Heavy launch and landing operations.

Technology

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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North Korea Unveils New UAS, Air-Launched Weapons at Air Force Event

Dec 02, 2025
North Korea's Air Force unveiled a UAS variant derived from the Saebyeol-9 and a new MALE platform similar to General Atomics' MQ-9 at an anniversary event.
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Safran’s New UK Tech Hub Targets Rare Earth Alternatives

Dec 02, 2025
Safran is expanding its tech development activities abroad by setting up Safran Tech UK, which CEO Olivier Andriès says will have two principal focus areas.
Rafale
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French Air Force Gears Up For Mica NG Air-To-Air Missile Service Entry

Dec 02, 2025
The French Air and Space Force plans to receive upgraded MBDA Mica NG air-to-air missiles in two years, without the need to modify the Rafales that carry them.
Leonardo Proteus demonstrator
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Leonardo’s Proteus Uncrewed Helicopter Begins Ground Tests

Dec 02, 2025
Leonardo's Proteus autonomous helicopter, beginning ground run, is being developed for the UK Royal Navy to prove it can do the work of crewed rotorcraft.
LEO habitat concept
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Aurelia Institute Hosts Space Infrastructure Design Contest

Dec 02, 2025
The nonprofit Aurelia Institute has opened a global competition that looks beyond the ISS, to build an infrastructure to live and work in near-Earth venues.

Funding & Policy

nasa science image
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House Group Seeks Increase In Space Science, Exploration Spending

Dec 01, 2025
A bipartisan House group has urged congressional appropriations leadership to fund certain space and science offices at levels proposed by the Senate.

Programs

satellite image of Lajes AB, Portugal
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Portugal Finalizes Iceye SAR Satellite Deal

Dec 02, 2025
Iceye says it has finalized a contract with Portugal to provide the country’s air force with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite.

Air Forces In Focus