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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 11, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 47 March 11, 2025
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Programs

armybell
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Bell Proposing ‘Purpose-Built’ 505 Jet Ranger For U.S. Army Training

Mar 10, 2025
The airframer will respond to an upcoming request for proposals (RFP) from industry–expected as early as April.
an26
article

Russia To Extend Service Life Of An-26 Turboprops

Mar 10, 2025
As a military transport, the An-26 first flew in 1969; in the late 1990s, some of the almost 1,400 transports were converted to the commercial An-26-100 variant
vai
article

Bell Completes 525 Flight Testing, Lands Offshore Evaluation In Guyana

Mar 10, 2025
Some 500 hr. of flying will take place over six months as part of the Guyana trials.
hyper
article

U.S. Approves Support For Japanese Hypersonic Weapon Program

Mar 10, 2025
The services in the proposed Foreign Military Sale (FMS) also would include meeting coordination in the U.S. and Japan.
sda
article

SDA Reopens Bids For 10 New Satellites Following Lawsuit

Mar 10, 2025
The March 7 solicitation is among the U.S. Air Force’s corrective actions after Viasat filed a bid protest against two contract awards.
mq9a
article

U.S. Navy Starts Testing Comms Payload For U.S. Marines’ MQ-9A

Mar 10, 2025
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX)-24 loaded the first SkyTower II Airborne Network Extension pod on a MQ-9A Block 5-25 aircraft on Feb. 25.
s92
article

Sikorsky Unveils Phase 4 Main Gearbox for S-92

Mar 10, 2025
The upgraded Main Gearbox’s (MGB) major innovation is a new, redundant auxiliary lubrication system that serves as a backstop.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

ngaio
article

NGA Director Lauds Latency Improvement For Data Collection

Mar 10, 2025
The agency is increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that are supporting such dramatic improvements in data collection rates.

Business

rendering of JSAT-32 GEO communications satellite
article

Thales Alenia Space Adds Large GEO Satellite Deal

Mar 10, 2025
Thales Alenia Space secured another large GEO satellite contract, showing there is still life in a spacecraft market that has become a pain point for Europe.
macq
article

JV To Take Over Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing Business

Mar 10, 2025
London-based Macquarie Rotorcraft Ltd is to be taken over by the joint venture of Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing (SMFL) and LCI Helicopters (LCI).

The Debrief

article

Debrief: Arms Transfer Rankings Are All About Ukraine

Mar 10, 2025
The latest ranking from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) shows the Ukraine war looms large over how the arms market has evolved.

Funding & Policy

ukdrone
article

Ukraine Expands Annual Drone Production To 4.5 Million

Mar 10, 2025
Ukraine budgeted UAH 102 billion ($2.47 billion) in 2025 for its Defense Procurement Agency to buy the drones.

Contracts