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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 25, 2026

VOL. 295 NO. 57 March 25, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Mar 25, 2026
METASENSING, ENDUROSAT partner on SAR constellation... SFL MISSIONS tapped for HelioSwarm... BRINC expands Seattle drone production...

Funding & Policy

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NASA Shifts Artemis From Gateway Station To Moon Base

Mar 24, 2026
NASA has unveiled sweeping changes to its Artemis exploration initiative.
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Post-ISS Station Plan Unsustainable, NASA Says

Mar 24, 2026
NASA is proposing an alternative approach for a station in low Earth orbit to follow the International Space Station.
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Debrief: China’s New Laser Focus To Take Down Satellite Networks

Mar 24, 2026
China is looking to use directed energy to target multiple satellites simultaneously.

Programs

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Palletized Cruise Missile Testing, Production Plans Emerge

Mar 24, 2026
The U.S. Air Force will soon launch the next “giant leap” in testing for a cruise missile program.
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U.S. Army Details M-Shorad Increment 4 Goals

Mar 24, 2026
The U.S. Army is refining its approach for the next increment of its short-range air defense system.
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SES Set To Deploy New Constellation Using K2 Space Satellites

Mar 24, 2026
SES is formally kicking off a new medium-Earth-orbit communications satellite constellation pursuit with an agreement to launch 28 K2 Space satellites.
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Arianespace CEO Considers Raising Launch Capacity; Scarcity Foreseen

Mar 24, 2026
Arianespace is considering raising its launch capacity given strong demand, with CEO David Cavaillolès projecting a rocket scarcity for years to come.
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NASA Awards Intuitive Machines Fifth Flight To Lunar Surface

Mar 24, 2026
NASA has selected Houston-based Intuitive Machines for a fifth mission to fly payloads to the surface of the Moon.
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GKN Delivers First Upgraded RM12 Engine For Swedish Gripen Fighters

Mar 24, 2026
GKN Aerospace has delivered the first of a new upgraded version of the RM12 engine to power the Swedish Air Force’s Saab Gripen C/D fighters.

Operations

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Colombian C-130 Crash Kills More Than 60

Mar 24, 2026
At least 66 military personnel have been killed in the crash of a Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
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U.S. Navy Installs More Counter-UAS Systems On Destroyers

Mar 24, 2026
The U.S. Navy is expanding the installation of low-cost counter drone systems on its destroyers.
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Russia's MS-33 Resupply Capsule Docks To ISS In Manual Maneuver

Mar 24, 2026
Russia's Progress MS-33 resupply capsule successfully docked to the space-facing port of the ISS' Russian segment Poisk airlock module on Mar. 24.

Technology

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Spire Demos Single-Sat Emitter Geolocation

Mar 24, 2026
Spire Global says it has demonstrated single-satellite radio-frequency geolocation.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces In Focus: Helicopters, Small Drones Top Ecuador’s Shopping List

Mar 24, 2026
Each of Ecuador’s armed services operates a similarly sized aviation component, while pursuing slightly different modernization priorities.