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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 12, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 49 March 12, 2024
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Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Rolls Out $849.8B Budget Plan Amid Uncertainty

Mar 11, 2024
The Pentagon on March 11 rolled out its $849.8 billion budget request for 2025.
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U.S. Navy To See Aircraft Procurement Dip In 2025

Mar 11, 2024
The U.S. Navy will see its total aircraft procurement dip in fiscal 2025 compared to the previous year’s request.
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New U.S. Army Aviation Plan Sparks $4.5B Shift In Spending

Mar 11, 2024
The service announced last month it would cancel the FARA program after spending $2 billion on development of competitive prototypes from Bell and Sikorsky.
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Hypersonic Missile Funding Drops In U.S. Army Spending Plan

Mar 11, 2024
The U.S. Army will seek to reduce funding in fiscal 2025 for a hypersonic missile program on the cusp of being fielded as part of an overall $185.9 billion budget proposal.
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Biden Administration Seeks Slight 2025 Budget Increase For NASA

Mar 11, 2024
The White House on March 11 unveiled a  $25.4 billion spending plan for NASA in fiscal 2025.
Trevelyan and Tugendhat
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UK Ministers Encourage Government To Hike Defense Spending To 2.5% Of GDP

Mar 11, 2024
Ministers Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Tom Tugendhat say that while defense spending of rivals is rising rapidly, that of the UK has only risen by 28% recently.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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U.S. Air Force Expects To Spend $2.81B On NGAD In ’25

Mar 11, 2024
The U.S. Air Force wants to spend $2.81 billion for development of its Next Generation Air Dominance manned aircraft.
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U.S. Army Reveals New Delay For Former FARA Engine

Mar 11, 2024
A new engine for the U.S. Army’s attack and utility helicopter fleets will take another two years to achieve a preliminary flight rating.
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U.S. Navy Delays F/A-XX Research and Development Funding

Mar 11, 2024
The U.S. Navy is pushing back much of its research and development spending for its next-generation F/A-XX fighter.
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USAF Again Trims F-15EX Buy

Mar 11, 2024
The U.S. Air Force is changing course again on plans for its Boeing F-15EX Eagle II in the service’s fiscal 2025 budget request.
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T-7 Procurement To Start, But With Fewer Than Expected

Mar 11, 2024
Procurement of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation T-7 trainer is set to begin in fiscal 2025, but at half the number originally expected.
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ARRW Hypersonic Weapon Again Appears Headed For Cancellation

Mar 11, 2024
The ARRW is currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, where it is expected to be tested on a B-52 soon.

The Debrief

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The Debrief: Surprise MIRV Test Points India’s Nuclear Program In New Direction

Mar 11, 2024
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi hailed the milestone event by India’s 26-year-old nuclear weapons program.

Operations

Stratolaunch
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Stratolaunch Talon Completes First Powered Flight

Mar 09, 2024
Stratolaunch conducted the first powered flight of its Talon TA-1 test vehicle, a key step toward supporting regular and reusable hypersonic test capability.
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Biomedical Studies Among Payloads On Next Space Station Cargo Mission

Mar 08, 2024
Launch of the SpaceX Cargo Dragon with a more than 6,000-lb. payload from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is planned for no earlier than mid-March.

Contracts