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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 20, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 54 March 20, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 19, 2025
SNC gets A-29C sustainment award... GOGO gets STC for “Plane Simple”... SSC gets new Copernicus ground station awards...

Programs

Leidos hypersonic Mayhem vehicle
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Kratos Reveals Secret Hypersonic Drone Program

Mar 19, 2025
All further details of the Kratos project—including the design, performance and schedule—cannot yet be released.
: A rendering of L3Harris' Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor systems. Credit: L3Harris
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Debrief: Building ‘What Already Works’ For Golden Dome

Mar 19, 2025
The Trump administration’s Golden Dome initiative seeks to address the new threat posed by hypersonic weapons.
IAI heron tp flying over germany
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Luftwaffe Sees Delay In Introducing Armed Heron TP

Mar 17, 2025
The German Air Force says its efforts to field armed uncrewed aircraft systems have suffered delays because of the military situation in Israel.
: DIU wants long-range drones that are cheap enough to be bought en masse Credit: Dragoon
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DIU Picks 4 Companies For Artemis Long-Range Loitering Munitions

Mar 17, 2025
The companies receiving contracts include Swan, a U.S. software company partnered with an undisclosed Ukrainian UAV company.
Enstrom 480B
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Enstrom Closes In On Crash-Resistant Fuel System Breakthrough

Mar 12, 2025
Enstrom has been unable to access its home market since the FAA in April 2020 mandated crash-resistant fuel systems for all aircraft built and sold in the U.S.
CH-9
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China's CH-9 UCAS Makes Public Debut Flight

Mar 17, 2025
In an undated video released by Chinese state media outlet CCTV, a CH-9 carrying an electronic pod can be seen taking off from an unspecified base.
kt-1B
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KAI Secures Indonesian AF KT-1B Trainer Life-Extension Contract

Mar 17, 2025
Korea Aerospace Industries has secured a contract with the Indonesian Air Force to extend the service life of the force's KT-1B turboprop trainers.
Rendering of JetZero's BWB
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JetZero, RTX Agree Expanded BWB Propulsion Deal

Mar 06, 2025
JetZero has secured a propulsion systems agreement with RTX covering its blended-wing-body aircraft’s primary engines, auxiliary power system and nacelles.
officials looking at the starliner capsule after it returned to earth
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NASA Still Pursuing Boeing Starliner Certification

Mar 19, 2025
NASA says it wants to stick with the Boeing CST-100 Starliner to give the space agency options in case the SpaceX Dragon system were to encounter problems.

Operations

A Fortem Drone Hunter demonstrates downing a UAS during an October 2024 exercise. Defense Department photo
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Better Coordination Needed On Drone Threat, Lawmaker Says

Mar 19, 2025
A lawmaker says the White House should more forcefully direct the coordination of defending against drones flying over U.S. military bases.

Business

OHB workers
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OHB Targets UK With New Subsidiary

Mar 19, 2025
OHB is setting up a subsidiary in the UK as it looks to win a slice of the potentially increasing British defense market.
QinetiQ logo
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QinetiQ Eyes Restructuring Of U.S. Operations

Mar 17, 2025
QinetiQ is embarking on a restructuring of its U.S. business as it warned full-year fiscal 2025 results were hit by charges in activities there and elsewhere.

Technology

H125 helicopter at Christmas Show Parade, Canterbury A&P Showgrounds, Wigram, Christchurch (Ōtautahi), Canterbury, New Zealand Contributor: Greg Balfour Evans / Alamy Stock Photo
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GE Details New Small Airbus Helicopter Engine Study

Mar 14, 2025
The U.S. engine maker first disclosed the study last July.

Funding & Policy

eurodrone
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EU Issues Defense White Paper, Details Priority Investment Areas

Mar 19, 2025
The European Union has unveiled its first Defense White Paper to strengthen its security and bolster the region’s defense industry.