Financial Times
• Richard Milne
Financial Times
• Richard Milne
Today In Defense
Last Updated: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 10:36 PM PDT
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Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
Boeing wins US Air Force contract for NGAD next-gen fighter dubbed the F-47
By Breaking Defense: Boeing's selection to produce the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is a game-changer for the company's challenged defense arm.
The Air Current
Boeing awarded first jet fighter with 6th generation NGAD win
Aviation Week
Boeing Wins U.S. Air Force's NGAD F-47 Fighter Contract
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Politico,
Breaking Defense,
DefenseNews.com,
Axios,
Reuters,
Wall Street Journal,
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AVweb,
Air & Space Forces Mag,
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Reuters
• Mike Stone
Trump to award US Air Force's next-generation fighter jet contract Friday, sources say
By Reuters: The contract would be worth at least $20 billion.
Aviation Week
Trump Administration Poised To Award NGAD
USNI News
• Mallory Shelbourne
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Extends USS Harry S. Truman Deployment in Middle East, USS Carl Vinson Heading to US Central Command
By USNI News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman‘s (CVN-75) deployment to the Middle East, while USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) will also head to U.S.
spaceinsider.tech
• Greg Bock
SpaceX Reuses Falcon 9 Booster in Latest NRO Launch 9 Days After Last Flight
By spaceinsider.tech: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on time at 11:49 p.m. PST from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base's Space Launch Complex 4 East in California with a classified mission of deploying satellites for the U.S.
Naval News
• Naval News Staff
Australia fires LRASM missile from F/A-18F Super Hornet
By Naval News: The Australian Government has delivered on a commitment to significantly upgrade the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) maritime strike capability following a successful live firing of the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).
Also:
The Aviationist
Reuters
• Mike Stone
US Army asks Anduril for new small solid rocket motor
By Reuters: Anduril Industries has been selected by the U.S. Army to develop a new 4.75-inch solid rocket motor for long-range precision rocket artillery missions, the company said on Friday.
Also:
DefenseNews.com and
Defense Daily
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Indian defence bureaucracy recognizes airborne early warning and control need
By FlightGlobal: The Indian air force's plans to increase its airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) fleet have passed an important bureaucratic milestone.
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FlightGlobal
