Today In Defense
Last Updated: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 1:25 PM PDT
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euro-sd.com
• Peter Felstead
General Atomics Gray Eagle ER makes first flights using PLEO satcoms
By euro-sd.com: GA-ASI has conducted its first flight test series of the Gray Eagle Extended Range UAV using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation.
FlightGlobal
General Atomics testing remotely piloted flight with satellite network key to polar operations
defenseadvancement.com
Gray Eagle ER Achieves First PLEO Satellite Communication Flights
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
The Re-engining all the US Air Force 76 B-52 bombers is now planned for by 2036, 15 years after contract award
By The War Zone: The Air Force says its B-52s could still be getting new engines in 2036, a year later than previously hoped.
Scramble
• Scramble Editor
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...
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
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.
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
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.
euractiv.com
• Théophane Hartmann
EU should fund European Starlink alternatives for Ukraine, draft Commission plan suggests
By euractiv.com: A draft of the EU's White Paper on Defence advocates for the EU to fund solutions for Ukraine "that can be provided by EU-based commercial providers.".
thisisflight.net
• Adam L.
US airshows face cancellations as soon as Saturday as potential government shutdown brews
By thisisflight.net: Airshows in the USA are bracing for potential turmoil, with federal government facing a possible shut down in the coming days which could upend plans for the 2025 season.
