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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 1, 2025

VOL. 292 NO. 1 April 01, 2025
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The Debrief

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Debrief: Can Gripen Survive Brazilian Fighter Drama?

Mar 31, 2025
A monthslong drama is playing out mostly behind the scenes over the future of South America's largest active fighter deal.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

u.s. navy t-45s
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U.S. Navy To Forego Carrier Landing Practice For New Trainer

Mar 31, 2025
The U.S. Navy wants to field a new trainer by 2030 and is planning to rely on virtual carrier landing practice to avoid a long aircraft development cycle.
SpaceX
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NASA Adds Starship To Launch Vendor’s List

Mar 31, 2025
NASA has added SpaceX’s still-in-development Starship-Super Heavy launch system to the fleet of vehicles eligible to compete for a wide variety of missions.
f16
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Lockheed Rolls Out Taiwan’s First F-16C/D Blk. 70

Mar 31, 2025
The first new Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Blk. 70 for Taiwan was rolled out on March 28 in Greenville, South Carolina.
TD550 Photo credit: United Aircraft
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China Issues First Uncrewed Helo Type Certification For TD550

Mar 24, 2025
The United Aircraft TD500 co-axial uncrewed helicopter has attained type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Cessna Grand Caravan 208B aeroplane operated by St Barth Commuter taking off from Philipsburg Airport, St Maarten Contributor: pabtravel / Alamy Stock Photo
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ZeroAvia Studies Hydrogen-Electric Uncrewed Caravan For USAF

Mar 25, 2025
ZeroAvia and Reliable Robotics are studying the integration of hydrogen-electric propulsion onto a Cessna with automation tech to make an uncrewed aircraft.
Prachand of the Indian Air Force (IAF) perform During Tarang Shakti 2024, an international air exercise at the Jodhpur Air Force Station in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India on September 12, 2024 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM Credit: Abaca Press/Alamy Live News Contributor: Abaca Press / Alamy Stock Photo
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India Orders Prachand Combat Helos, Wet Leases Metrea Tanker

Mar 31, 2025
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will provide the Indian Air Force and Indian Army with indigenous Prachand light combat helicopters.
North Korean AWACS
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North Korea Unveils New AWACS Platform, Large UAS

Mar 27, 2025
North Korea has revealed its new Ilyushin Il-76-based airborne early warning and control aircraft and a larger variant of the Saetbyol-4 high-altitude UAS.

Business

: Loar Holdings sees a good M&A pipeline in 2025 and is confident it can weather the impact of U.S. tariffs Image credit: Touch The Skies / Alamy Stock Photo
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Loar Holdings Bullish On M&A, Confident It Can Handle Tariffs

Mar 31, 2025
A supplier of niche aerospace and defense components, Loar Holdings, projected confidence in its business prospects during a fourth-quarter earnings call.
Sateliot points to interest in building "sovereign European telecommunications infrastructure" Credit: Sateliot
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Sateliot Funded To Build 100-Sat Constellation For 5G IoT

Mar 31, 2025
A €70 million ($75.7 million) Series B round to fund the deployment of a 100-sat 5G internet-of-things constellation has been closed by Sateliot.

Funding & Policy

NASA IG
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Audit Finds NASA Striving To Bolster Cybersecurity

Mar 27, 2025
NASA is facing cybersecurity challenges that include the system’s integration into long-term missions that rely on legacy technologies.

Contracts