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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 8, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 47 March 08, 2024
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Programs

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U.S. Navy Secretary: Budget Limits Prompt Reduced F-35 Buy

Mar 07, 2024
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will reduce its buy of Lockheed Martin F-35s in the soon-to-be-released fiscal 2025 budget request.
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USAF Progressing On Replacement Of KC-135 Amid NGAS Study

Mar 07, 2024
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating bids from Airbus and Boeing for a planned replacement of the KC-135 ahead of a future tanker.
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TR-3 Software Delay Could Force DOD To Combat-Code F-35s

Mar 07, 2024
The USAF may have to convert some F-35s with outdated avionics to combat roles due to the ongoing, “deeply concerning” delays with software certification.
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U.S. Air Force Wants Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile In Production

Mar 07, 2024
The U.S. Air Force wants the Raytheon Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) to transition to production ahead of any tests of the missile.
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L3Harris Picks Maxar To Build 18 Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Sats

Mar 07, 2024
L3Harris Technologies has picked Maxar Space Systems to design and build 18 spacecraft for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program.
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SkyDrive Begins Building First eVTOL Prototype

Mar 07, 2024
Japanese startup SkyDrive has begun construction of its first prototype SD-05 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Daily Briefs

Funding & Policy

Velis Electro
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FAA Grants LSA Exemption For Pipistrel Velis Electro

Mar 04, 2024
Pipistrel is part of Textron’s eAviation segment.
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Chile Bans Israeli Companies From FIDAE Airshow

Mar 07, 2024
Chile's decision to ban Israeli companies from taking part in the FIDAE Airshow will damage bilateral relations, Israel’s ambassador to Chile says.
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U.S. Army Backs Another Post-FARA Funding Boost For Black Hawk

Mar 06, 2024
The disclosure adds another benefit to Sikorsky after the U.S. Army decided not to proceed with the FARA competition after fiscal 2024.
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Sweden Becomes NATO Member

Mar 07, 2024
Sweden has ended its more than two-century-long policy of nonmilitary alignment by joining NATO.
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U.S. Army To Create New Team To Define Stratospheric Sensing Layer

Mar 07, 2024
A new U.S. Army cross-functional team will be created to usher in a new stratospheric layer of aerial sensing platforms.

Operations

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DOD To Lift V-22 Grounding, Congressman Says

Mar 07, 2024
The Pentagon will lift its more than 90-day grounding of the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor fleet, the head of a House committee investigating the aircraft announced March 6.
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SSC’s Electro-Optical, Infrared Weather Cubesat Demo Launches

Mar 06, 2024
Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather Systems (EWS) cubesat technology demonstrator was successfully launched on March 4.
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India Names First Astronauts For Crewed Flights

Feb 28, 2024
India named four air force officers to become the founding members of the country’s Gaganyaan astronaut corps.

Technology

Wave Engine Corp. demonstrator
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Wave Engine Flies Pulsejet-Powered UAV

Mar 07, 2024
Baltimore-based Wave Engine Corp. has successfully flown a UAV from a standing start on the runway powered by a valveless pulsejet, also known as a wave engine.

Business

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CEO: GE Aerospace Will Not Gobble Up Suppliers

Mar 07, 2024
GE Aerospace will become a standalone company April 2.

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