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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 19, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 53 March 19, 2025
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Programs

U.S. Air Force F-22 and U.S. Navy F-18s
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U.S. Air Force, Navy Brief Trump On Future Fighter Plans

Mar 18, 2025
USAF and Navy leaders have pitched their future fighter plans to Trump, as the Pentagon and the administration prepare to decide how to fund procurement.
Airbus Teams with French Firefighting Amphibian Developer Hynaero
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Airbus Teams Up With French Firefighting Amphibian Developer

Mar 17, 2025
Hynaero, which was established in 2023, is trying to develop its Fregate-F100 twin-turboprop amphibian with Airbus.
sweden
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Sweden Rapidly Develops Counter-Drone Capability

Mar 17, 2025
The Loke system brings together Saab’s Giraffe 1X surveillance radar, a lightweight command-and-control system and the Trackfire remote weapon system.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
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White Paper To Outline New Defense Posture For Europe

Mar 18, 2025
A new defense posture for Europe, called Readiness 2030, will call on member states to also invest in military mobility.
Pentagon
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Pentagon Expects New Budget Rollout In May

Mar 18, 2025
The DOD is also in the midst of acting on an order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to reallocate 8% in funding among the services to higher priorities.
Credit: Estonian government; caption: Estonia plans to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP.
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Germany OKs Changes To Boost Defense; Estonia To Hike Spending

Mar 18, 2025
The German measure passed March 18 with the support of 513 legislators, with 207 voting against.

Operations

danef35
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Denmark Sees F-35 Ready For Air Defense Duty From April 1

Mar 17, 2025
Denmark's Acting Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard said the F-35 will start to gradually take over the role of the F-16.
the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
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NASA’s Crew-9 Dragon Splashes Down With Four Space Station Flyers

Mar 18, 2025
The returning astronauts included the Boeing CST-100 Starliner extended Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission’s Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams.
Surion crash
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South Korean Heron UAS Destroys Parked Surion Helicopter At Air Base

Mar 18, 2025
An uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has collided with a parked Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion helicopter, destroying both aircraft in the resulting fire.

Business

General Atomics’ MQ-20
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Singapore Partners With Shield AI For Autonomous Flight Operations

Mar 18, 2025
The Republic of Singapore Air Force and Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency have linked up with Shield AI to co-develop AI for autonomous ops.
Kratos
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Kratos Unveils Hypersonic Production Plant In Indiana

Mar 18, 2025
The new facility will support Kratos’ work on the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed program.
eve
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Eve Planning First Flight With Prototype By Midyear

Mar 12, 2025
The Embraer spinoff announced its revised timeline on an earnings call March 12 for the 2024 fourth quarter.
epirus
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C-UAS Startup Epirus Raises $250 Million In Series D Round

Mar 06, 2025
With the Series D funding, Oklahoma-based Epirus has raised a total of $550 million.

The Debrief

Rocket Lab Flatellite rendering
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Debrief: Rocket Lab Aims To Jump Ahead With 5G Satellites

Mar 18, 2025
Rocket Lab is often considered an also-ran, but since 2018 it has accumulated a track record of nearly 60 successful launches.

Air Forces In Focus