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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 11, 2026

VOL. 295 NO. 47 March 11, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Mar 11, 2026
ZENATECH announces marine drone launch/refueling station... HUBBLE NETWORK announces data transmission milestone... SSC SPACE’s new Santiago ground station ready for operations...

In Brief

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In Brief: Safran Takes Over Fuel System Component Supplier MCA

Mar 11, 2026
News in brief.

Operations

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Australia Sends E-7 To Gulf, Amraams To UAE

Mar 10, 2026
Australia will deploy one Boeing E-7A Wedgetail to the Gulf to provide air situational support to the UAE's efforts to defend against Iranian attacks.
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French Air And Space Force Strives To Protect Air Bases From Drones

Mar 09, 2026
The French Air And Space Force is working on improving air base defenses against drones.

Business

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CAE Changes Defense Leadership In Growth Effort

Mar 10, 2026
Canadian aerospace and defense training company CAE has announced more leadership changes.
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Voyager Ups Sales Outlook, Sees $1.6B Golden Dome Pipeline

Mar 10, 2026
Voyager Technologies has lifted its full-year sales outlook largely on the strength of its defense business.

Programs

U.S. Army
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Pentagon Unveils First Drone Dominance Competition Winners

Mar 09, 2026
The Pentagon has outlined the first 11 companies to be crowned leaders of its Drone Dominance competition.
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French Air Chief Sees FCAS Cloud As More Valuable Than Fighter

Mar 10, 2026
The combat cloud being designed to tie all the elements of the Future Combat Air System is more important than the ailing fighter element of the endeavor, argues the Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force.
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Audit Flags Technical Issues, Safety Risks Of Artemis Moon Landers

Mar 10, 2026
SpaceX and Blue Origin face significant technical challenges in the development, test and operation of their Human Landing Systems, an audit says.
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Bell Confident In Army Training Bid Despite R66 Competition

Mar 10, 2026
Bell officials say they are confident in their proposal to make the company’s 505 JetRanger X the Army’s next rotary-wing training helicopter.
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Despite Solicitation, U.S. Air Force Still Against More E-7A Buys

Mar 10, 2026
The U.S. Air Force’s opposition to buying additional Boeing E-7A Wedgetails has not changed despite a solicitation released on March 10.
Caption: Concept art of BAE Systems’ Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking in MEO satellites for the U.S. Space Force. Credit: BAE Systems
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Space Force MEO-Based Missile Warning Satellites Reach PDR

Mar 09, 2026
The program to build a second slate of new missile warning and tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit (MEO) for the U.S. Space Force has completed PDR.
: United Launch Alliance Caption: NASA plans to buy ULA's Centaur V, the upper stage for its Vulcan rocket, for the Space Launch System.
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NASA To Award ULA SLS Upper Stage Contract

Mar 09, 2026
NASA plans to switch contractors to supply the upper stage for its Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket.
Caption: L3Harris technicians recently completed a major mirror refurbishment for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Surveillance Telescope (SST). Located in the Southern Hemisphere, the SST is able to detect and track objects in deep space up to 22,000 miles above Earth. Credit: L3Harris
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Debrief: USSF Tells PLA: ‘Nowhere To Hide’ With New Telescopes

Mar 10, 2026
Increased on-orbit activity by the U.S. and its adversaries is prompting an insatiable appetite for new space domain awareness sensors.
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Indonesia Says It Has Acquired BrahMos Supersonic Missiles

Mar 10, 2026
The Indonesian Defense Ministry says it has “entered an agreement with India” to acquire the BrahMos supersonic missile system.