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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 26, 2026

VOL. 295 NO. 58 March 26, 2026
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Mar 26, 2026
PULSAR FUSION announces “first plasma”... BEYOND NEW HORIZONS gets Arnold AFB support award... GA awarded for EMALS/AAR work on future French carrier...

Programs

F-39E Gripen
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Embraer Unveils First F-39E Gripen Assembled In Brazil

Mar 25, 2026
Brazil celebrates first locally assembled F-39E Gripen—Latin America's debut supersonic fighter—amid delays and potential regional export opportunities with Colombia and Peru.
mnh
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UK, Leonardo Sign New Medium Helicopter Contract

Mar 25, 2026
The UK Ministry of Defense has signed the £1 billion ($1.3 billion) contract to acquire Leonardo’s AW149 battlefield utility helicopter.
SpaceX
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Debrief: Starlink Constellation Grows To 10,000 Satellites

Mar 25, 2026
SpaceX's Starlink constellation surpasses 10,000 satellites with recent launches as company plans orbital data centers and faces space debris concerns.
FARA prototypes
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Watchdog Outlines Army’s Post-FARA Funding Changes

Mar 25, 2026
Army’s FARA cancellation freed $4.4B, but GAO reports $2.3B shifted to non-aviation projects like barracks upgrades and OSD priorities.
locust
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AeroVironment Unveils Mobile Laser Ahead Of U.S. Army Competition

Mar 24, 2026
AeroVironment has unveiled the Locust X3 system as a 20-35-kW higher energy laser.
Turkish typhoon
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Turkey and UK Finalize Typhoon Training and Support Deal

Mar 25, 2026
UK and Turkey seal £8B Typhoon deal including pilot training and defense industry support, with first jets due by 2030.
russ
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Russia’s Startup Launches First Sats For Wideband Internet Services

Mar 24, 2026
Russia started deployment of its first national low-orbit satellite internet constellation similar to Starlink or Oneweb.

Funding & Policy

Core Module
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NASA’s Proposed Post-ISS Pivot Leaves Partners ‘Concerned and Confused’

Mar 25, 2026
An industry advocacy organization told Congress its members were “concerned and confused” by the latest pivot in NASA’s post-ISS plans.
Astroscale
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OSC Proposes Streamlined Regulations for ‘Novel’ Space Activities

Mar 25, 2026
Trump administration proposes streamlined OSC payload certification for novel space activities like debris removal and asteroid mining to boost commercial innovation.
DHC-515
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Europe Urgently Needs More Firefighting Aircraft, Report Says

Mar 25, 2026
More aircraft are needed in Europe for aerial firefighting after wildfires caused more devastation in 2025 than in any previous year, according to an Avincis report.
Precision Strike Missile.
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Pentagon Announces BAE, Honeywell, Lockheed Production Deals

Mar 25, 2026
The Pentagon on March 25 rolled out another series of agreements with major contractors to increase production of key munitions as the department looks to increase industrial capacity by outlining a clear demand signal for weapons.
engineer making a drone
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EU Earmarks Funds To Move Defense Tech From Lab To Battlefield

Mar 25, 2026
The EU has earmarked $133 million in funding to speed efforts to move defense technology initiatives into the field more quickly.

Technology

Israel weapons technology
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Israel Eyes ‘Next Surprises’ In Weapons Technology

Mar 25, 2026
Israel accelerates domestic weapons development and $3B procurement to ensure munitions independence and battlefield readiness amid ongoing conflict with Iran.

Business

iceye satellite in space
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Space42 Boss Sees Equatys Expansion, Earth Observation Push

Mar 24, 2026
Space42 is looking to get the go-ahead for a new generation of Earth-observation systems, while finalizing with Viasat an expansion of Equatys.