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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 21, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 55 March 21, 2025
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 21, 2025
TELEDYNE FLIR unveils new targeting/homing software... AAR expands board of directors... SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS market growing...

Funding & Policy

EA-18G Growler Reg.: 169141 MSN: G132 Code: NJ-575 Chicago / Waukegan - Waukegan National on September 9, 2023. Photo by Ivan Voukadinov Contributor: Alireza Boeini / Alamy Stock Photo
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Debrief: Regeneration Of European SEAD/DEAD Capability Should Be Prioritized

Mar 20, 2025
Europe’s air forces need to relearn vital suppression and destruction of enemy air defense skills in a bid to restore their air power advantage, experts insist.

Programs

Josef Aschbacher
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ESA Plans European Launcher Challenge Tender Next Week

Mar 20, 2025
ESA will issue an invitation to tender for the European Launcher challenge next week, the agency’s director general says.
kc46
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New KC-46 Cracks Have Quick Fix

Mar 20, 2025
The discovery prompted the U.S. Air Force to pause Boeing KC-46 deliveries until the fleet could be inspected and the root cause identified.
KF-21 in serial production
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KF-21 Export Prospects Talked Up As First Jet Enters Production

Mar 20, 2025
A senior South Korean defense official tells Aviation Week why he is confident of the KF-21's export potential as the fighter enters serial production.
gripen
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AI Agent To Assist Gripen Pilots In BVR Combat

Mar 20, 2025
Saab is gearing up to install a new AI aid on its Gripen E combat aircraft that will assist pilots in beyond-visual-range air-to-air combat.
P145i piston engine
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Edge Goes In-House For First Powertech Engine Order

Mar 20, 2025
Edge Group’s new Powertech unit has secured a first engine order weeks after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) defense company set up the propulsion business.
Altair’s CFD simulation software was used to refine NASA’s N2A hybrid wing body Credit: Altair
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JetZero Taps CFD Provider To Accelerate BWB Design

Mar 20, 2025
Altair’s FlightStream system is being used to perform rapid design iterations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.
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Anduril Secures Singapore As Partner For Lattice Autonomy

Mar 19, 2025
Anduril Industries has secured the Republic of Singapore Air Force as its first international partner for the Lattice for Mission Autonomy software platform.
The communications satellite has antennas for different bands Credit: CesiumAstro
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CesiumAstro Wins $55 Million To Develop Element Satellite For SDA

Mar 14, 2025
The communications satellite has L-band and Ka-band payloads.

Business

SpaceX Starlink Night Launch Contributor: Brandon Moser / Alamy Stock Photo
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Founder, Former Execs Of Satellite Startup Indicted For Fraud

Mar 20, 2025
The U.S. Justice Department is charging founder Erlend Olson, John Gallagher, Stephen Buscher, Joseph Fargnoli and Jamil Swati with a multiyear scheme.
airbus assembly line worker
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Lisi Ready To Backfill SPS Fastener Fire Loss, Analysts Say

Mar 20, 2025
Lisi Group CEO Emmanuel Viellard reportedly says his aerospace fastener company is ready and able to backfill supply of the critical parts after the SPS fire.

Operations

Caption: Col. Matthew Slusher, U.S. Air Force fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (L), speaks March 20 with Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, U.S. Space Force. Credit: CSIS
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U.S. Space Force To Launch More Than 100 Satellites In 2025

Mar 20, 2025
The U.S. is fielding proliferated space architectures to support missile warning and missile tracking, surveillance and reconnaissance, and secure comms.

Technology

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KAI Signs Contract With Shield AI For Autonomous Flight Software

Mar 20, 2025
KAI has also officially named its artificial intelligence (AI) pilot “K-AILOT.”

Aviation Week Forecasts

Malaysia
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Aviation Week Forecasts: Malaysia’s 2055 Plan Continues With Kuwaiti Hornet Acquisition

Mar 20, 2025
Despite continued increases to its defense spending in recent years, Malaysia’s economic and financial realities dictate a slow and steady pace to its ambitious military aircraft modernization plans.