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Last Updated: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 10:23 AM PDT
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Leonardo mulls Wildcat’s future amid dwindling backlog
By FlightGlobal: Leonardo Helicopters continues to assess the future of its AW159 Wildcat programme in light of a dwindling backlog and a challenging sales environment.

Angry Kitten Appeal Spreads To C-130, Large Refuelers
By Aviation Week: The USAF wants to evaluate how the ALQ-167 Angry Kitten pod can support larger Fairchild Republic A-10s and mobility aircraft, including the Lockheed C-130.

Original Fokker D.VII returns to the Netherlands
By Scramble: Original Fokker D.VII returns to the Netherlands The Dutch Fokker D.VII of the Deutsches Museum in Munich will return to the Netherlands. In 1945, American soldiers belonging to th...

Rearming Europe May Take More Than Decade, Analysts Say
By Bloomberg: It may take more than ten years for European NATO members to bolster their defense sectors, as the continent rushes to reverse decades of underinvestment and deter future threats from Russia, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence analysis.

ULA CEO Responds to ‘Inaccurate’ US Air Force Report
By Payload: “When that was written, it was inaccurate. As we sit here today, it is certainly overtaken by events.".

Canada to buy new military helicopters to respond to potential F-35 crashes in the Arctic
By ottawacitizen.com: Concerns about a Canadian F-35 crashing in the Arctic first emerged when critics pointed out that it only had one engine.

Panama approves $187 million purchase of Airbus and Embraer aircraft
By Shephard Media: The C295 and Super Tucano deals for its National Aeronaval Service were approved as part of an emergency procedure by the government on 11 March.