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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 15, 2023

VOL. 283 NO. 50 March 15, 2023
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Funding & Policy

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EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Air Force’s Future Spending Plan

Mar 14, 2023
The U.S. Air Force will see its spending increase dramatically in nuclear modernization over the next five years.
HMS Queen Elizabeth
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Pivot To Indo-Pacific Becoming Permanent Pillar For UK Security

Mar 13, 2023
The UK is further adapting its security and defense apparatus to deal with what ministers see as an “epoch-defining challenge” from China.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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U.S. Navy Proposes Ending MQ-4C Far Below Program Of Record

Mar 14, 2023
The U.S. Navy wants to end the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton buy at 22, far short of the program of record as it looks to procure other uncrewed systems.
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Norway Selects MH-60R As NH90 Replacement

Mar 14, 2023
Norway has decided to purchase Sikorsky’s MH-60R helicopter as a replacement for the NHIndustries NH90s that Oslo permanently grounded last summer.
F-35A
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South Korea To Get Second Batch Of F-35As By 2028

Mar 14, 2023
Seoul will purchase 20 Lockheed Martin F-35As under the F-X Batch 2 program.
Storm Shadow/Scalp
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France, UK To Deliver Future Cruise Missile By 2030

Mar 13, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak committed to the advancement of the Future Cruise and Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
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U.S. Army Requests $1.5 Billion For FLRAA, FARA

Mar 14, 2023
The U.S. Army wants $1.5 billion for its Future Vertical Lift programs.
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Lockheed Cleared To Resume F-35 Deliveries After 90-Day Hiatus

Mar 14, 2023
The delivery stoppage prevented Lockheed from reaching its delivery target of at least 148 F-35s in 2022.

Business

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Ispace Plans IPO Just Weeks Before Moon Landing

Mar 10, 2023
Ispace, which has a lander en route to the Moon, plans to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on April 12.
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Airbus, Norwegian Air Ambulance Team On eVTOL Medical Missions

Mar 13, 2023
Airbus has teamed with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to study how the OEM’s CityAirbus eVTOL aircraft could handle future medical missions. 

Operations

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U.S. MQ-9A Crashes After Collision With Russian Su-27

Mar 14, 2023
The incident over the Black Sea comes after a string of unsafe encounters reported by U.S. and UK military aircraft since October. 

Technology

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Aalyria Has Accord To Orchestrate Network For Rivada Constellation

Mar 14, 2023
The company also announced March 13 that it has an agreement with Rivada Space Networks.
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NASA Selects University Teams For Moon Metal Production Challenge

Mar 08, 2023
NASA has selected seven university teams to develop Moon-based metal production concepts for its Lunar Forge challenge.

Air Forces In Focus