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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 13, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 49 March 13, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 13, 2025
BELL sells 429s to ENTERGY electrical company... COLLINS funded to retrofit Hawkeye trainers... TEXAS NON-PROFIT announces new UAS coordination group...

Funding & Policy

capitol
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Senators, Military Officials Blast CR Process Before Expected Vote

Mar 12, 2025
The House on March 11 approved a CR to keep the government funded through Sept. 30.

Business

rocketlab
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Rocket Lab To Buy Laser Comms Maker Mynaric

Mar 12, 2025
Rocket Lab is to pay $75 million in cash or shares, with potential earn-outs of $75 million in cash or shares.
The "One Piece Barrel" is Leonardo's key element in the monolithic structure of the Boeing 787.
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Leonardo Updates Strategy But Does Not Name Aerostructures Partner

Mar 11, 2025
Leonardo held off on naming its future aerostructures partner as part of a highly anticipated March 11 strategy update.
Terran 1 launch
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Former Google Head Eric Schmidt To Lead Relativity Space

Mar 11, 2025
Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt will take over leadership of rocket developer Relativity Space, the company confirms.
R88 model
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Robinson Sets Sights On Tripling Helicopter Output

Mar 12, 2025
Robinson Helicopter CEO and President David Smith says 295 rotorcraft were delivered last year.

Programs

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Order Prospects Prompt Sikorsky To Consider S-92 Production Ramp-Up

Mar 11, 2025
The company is targeting a renewed annual output of up to 12 of the twin-engine heavy helicopters.
lunar satellite navigation rendering
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Thales Alenia Space To Build Moonlight Satellites For Lunar GPS

Mar 12, 2025
Thales Alenia Space has secured the contract from Telespazio to build the satellites for the European Space Agency’s planned Moonlight lunar navigation system.
Straightline plans to base a fleet of Z1 hybrid cargo airships in the U.S. for operation around the world.
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Straightline Places First Order For AT² Hybrid Cargo Airship

Mar 11, 2025
The first Z1 hybrid airship is to be delivered to Straightline in 2028 for initial cargo and humanitarian deployments to Brazil, Alaska and northern Canada.
h525
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Lessors Buoy Airbus H225 Orderbook

Mar 12, 2025
Lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) ordered five new-build H225s on March 12.
r66
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Robinson Unveils R66 Upgrades

Mar 11, 2025
An additional limited production “R66 Riviera” will also be offered with advanced Garmin avionics and a three-axis autopilot.
thaitanker
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Thailand Targets Tanker Transport Acquisition In 2025

Mar 10, 2025
The Royal Thai Air Force is looking for a tanker platform to refuel Lockheed Martin F-16s and Saab Gripens.

Technology

6GStarLab satellite
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Transcelestial's Laser Comms To Aid Non-Terrestrial Network Research

Mar 07, 2025
Singapore-based Transcelestial will place its satellite-to-ground laser communication system on the 6GStarLab satellite, a low-Earth-orbit spacecraft.

Operations

spaceport
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Space Ops: Pondering The Potential Of Sea-Based Launch

Mar 12, 2025
While the Space Force invests billions of dollars into modernizing its sites, providers are intrigued by an alternate model: mobile launchpads at sea.
liftoff of spherex and punch
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NASA Science Missions Launch In Rideshare After Weeks Of Delays

Mar 12, 2025
SHEREx and PUNCH have lifted off at last, ridesharing on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, for years-long science missions aiming to reveal secrets of space.