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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 7, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 45 March 07, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 07, 2025
GILAT lands Asia-Pacific satcom contract... RAYTHEON improving AIM-9X for FMS... TELEDYNE FLIR gets German army drone order...

In Brief

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In Brief: Beta Flies Alia For Norway Cargo Demonstration

Mar 07, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

b21
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B-21 Needs More Air Refuelers, TRANSCOM Chief Says

Mar 06, 2025
The disclosure offers a rare glimpse into the secretive operational plans for the Air Force’s next-generation bomber.
nsm
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Denmark To Purchase Naval Strike Missile

Mar 06, 2025
The NSM will replace the U.S.-made Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile that equips the country’s Iver Huitfeldt class frigates.
zephyr
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Kenya Trials Prove Zephyr’s Flying Cell Tower Technology

Mar 04, 2025
The tests were on behalf of Japan’s Space Compass Corporation and telecoms partner NTT Docomo.

Operations

Athena Nova-C lander
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Intuitive Machines Touches Down On Moon, But Orientation Uncertain

Mar 06, 2025
Intuitive and NASA are awaiting imagery from the agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to establish whether Athena is upright, leaning, or tipped over.
firefly
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Firefly Targets March 15 For Lockheed Spacecraft Launch

Mar 06, 2025
The 52-min. launch window is currently set to open at 9:25 a.m. EST.
ariane
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Arianespace Launches French Military Earth Observation Satellite

Mar 06, 2025
The Ariane 6’s second flight, mission VA263, took off at 11:24 a.m. ET March 6 from the European spaceport at French Guiana.
commspace
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Space Force Leans On Commercial To Monitor Satellite Breakup

Mar 06, 2025
The service could readily exchange data with the members of its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC), including Intelsat itself.
Hermes 450
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Singapore's Military Reorganizes For Drone Warfare

Mar 03, 2025
Singapore's armed forces are setting up new branches to develop expertise and technology in uncrewed aircraft systems warfare.

Funding & Policy

davis
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U.S. Space Force Could Link Missile Sensing Satellites In Multiple Orbits

Mar 05, 2025
The Space Systems Center plans to expand the reach of the optical crosslinks in stages.
simon harris
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Debrief: Could Europe’s Next Fighter Contest Come From Ireland?

Mar 06, 2025
Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, critics of Ireland’s near-passive approach to defense have been urging the government to spend more on security.

Technology

pioneer
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Airbus Helicopters To Flight Test Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System

Mar 04, 2025
Engineers are already designing the system and hope to reach a preliminary design review by midyear.

Aviation Week Forecasts

Argentina_AWForecasts
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Aviation Week Forecasts: Argentina’s F-16 Deliveries Begin As Modernization, Force Expansion Continues

Mar 06, 2025
By 2035 Argentina’s combined air forces will have increased only marginally in terms of overall size, but Buenos Aires will have fortified and modernized its key fleets to a greater degree than the numbers would suggest.