Italy looks to fighter friend Japan for a new maritime-patrol plane

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/03/28/italy-looks-to-fighter-friend-japan-for-a-new-maritime-patrol-plane/ 

Un piloto y sus dos hijas son rescatados tras 12h flotando en el ala de su avión - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/un-piloto-y-sus-dos-hijas-son-rescatados-tras-12h-flotando-en-el-ala-de-su-avion/ 

French President Macron pledges $2.15B for Ukraine defense

French President Macron pledges $2.15B for Ukraine defense https://www.spacewar.com/reports/French_President_Macron_pledges_215B_for_Ukraine_defense_999.html 

Bjorn’s Corner: Air Transport’s route to 2050. Part 15.

 https://leehamnews.com/2025/03/28/bjorns-corner-air-transports-route-to-2050-part-15/ 

Defense Appropriators Propose Budget Cuts to F-47 NGAD, CCAs, and B-21 Raider

Defense appropriators have recommended significant cuts to certain aircraft and weapons systems, while increasing funding for others, allowing for greater acquisition than originally planned. As the U.S. government officially announced the award of the contract to Boeing  for the Air Force's NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance), while also designating the jet as F-47, the project […]

https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/27/defense-appropriators-propose-budget-cuts/ 

Russian Il-38 ‘Buzzes’ USS Carl Vinson While Escorted by U.S. Navy F/A-18 and F-35C

https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/28/russian-il-38-buzzes-uss-carl-vinson/ 

Sweden Begins its First NATO Air Policing Mission

https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/28/sweden-begins-first-nato-air-policing/ 

Ethiopian Airlines partners with Archer on envisioned African air taxi network

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/ethiopian-airlines-partners-with-archer-on-envisioned-african-air-taxi-network/162381.article 

Counter-drone testing interfered with commercial flights at Reagan National

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/counter-drone-testing-interfered-with-commercial-flights-at-reagan-national/162384.article 

Ryanair chief warns of ‘mutually assured destruction’ if US imposes aircraft tariffs

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ryanair-chief-warns-of-mutually-assured-destruction-if-us-imposes-aircraft-tariffs/162389.article 

USAF need fuels Embraer’s ambition with KC-390 Agile Tanker

Embraer believes its KC-390 is well positioned to enter the US Air Force's (USAF's) future inventory in a proposed "Agile Tanker" guise, despite walking away from a partnership with a US-based potential prime.

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/usaf-need-fuels-embraers-ambition-with-kc-390-agile-tanker/162390.article 

Passengers suffered fractures during 757’s ‘abrupt’ response to conflict alert

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/passengers-suffered-fractures-during-757s-abrupt-response-to-conflict-alert/162396.article 

Europe’s airlines clash with EU over feasibility of 2030 SAF targets

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/europes-airlines-clash-with-eu-over-feasibility-of-2030-saf-targets/162397.article 

RAF waves last Puma transport helicopters into retirement

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/raf-waves-last-puma-transport-helicopters-into-retirement/162400.article 

Air Methods expands fleet with Airbus, including H140 helicopters

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-03-air-methods-expands-fleet-with-airbus-including-h140-helicopters?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Belgium's MQ-9B SkyGuardian | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.

https://www.ga-asi.com/ga-asi-completes-first-flight-of-belgium-s-mq-9b-skyguardian 

Lockheed’s Aegis Counters Hypersonic Threat in USN Test | DoS Approved MQ-9 Sale To Qatar | GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Belgium’s SkyGuardian

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lockheeds-aegis-counters-hypersonic-threat-in-usn-test-dos-approved-mq-9-sale-to-qatar-ga-asi-completes-first-flight-of-belgiums-skyguardian-0242736/ 

Russia's UAC gets approval for MC-21 serial production

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/151908-russias-uac-gets-approval-for-mc-21-serial-production 

U.S. Army Special Operations Orders Five Additional Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinooks

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/03/u-s-army-special-operations-orders-five-additional-boeing-mh-47g-block-ii-chinooks/ 

Delay for Project Sunrise as 2027 launch targeted

Speaking to media in Hamburg, Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson confirmed that the Airbus planes, which will have extra fuel tanks to give them the range to reach London and New York from Australia's east coast without refuelling, will arrive "at the end of 2026".

https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/03/another-delay-for-project-sunrise-as-2027-now-targeted/ 

El nuevo contrato para el F47 se aleja de los de precio fijo que tantas pérdidas han generado a Boeing

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/el-nuevo-contrato-para-el-f47-se-aleja-de-los-de-precio-fijo-que-tantas-perdidas-han-generado-a-boeing/ 

El nuevo contrato para el F47 se aleja de los de precio fijo que tantas pérdidas han generado a Boeing

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/el-nuevo-contrato-para-el-f47-se-aleja-de-los-de-precio-fijo-que-tantas-perdidas-han-generado-a-boeing/ 

Francia ha mostrado interés por el kit antiincendios del A400M

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/francia-ha-mostrado-interes-por-el-kit-antiincendios-del-a400m/ 

ES1000 manufacturer Yifei Aviation Technology has completed a Series A funding round exceeding 100 million yuan.

  Sichuan Tengden Technology Co., Ltd. has announced the successful completion of takeoff and landing tests for its Hunjiang Long  amphibious UAV. 

Plus more.

https://www.chinaevtolnews.com/p/es1000-manufacturer-completes-series 

El nuevo contrato para el caza de Boeing se aleja de los contratos de precio fijo

Resumen:

Actores principales:

1. Boeing: Compañía que ha ganado el contrato para el desarrollo del nuevo caza F-47 de sexta generación para la Fuerza Aérea de los EE.UU.

2. Fuerza Aérea de los EE.UU.: Contratante del desarrollo y pruebas del F-47.

3. Lockheed Martin: Competidor, fabricante del F-35, y perdedor del contrato.

4. Northrop Grumman: Contratista del nuevo bombardero B-21.

Puntos clave:

1. Contrato tipo "cost-plus-incentive-fee": A diferencia de contratos anteriores de precio fijo, este contrato es flexible y permite ajustar los costos, lo que representa un cambio significativo para Boeing, que ha tenido pérdidas millonarias con contratos de precio fijo en el pasado.

2. Desarrollo y pruebas: El contrato incluye la maduración, integración y prueba de la plataforma NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance), y la producción de un número limitado de aviones de prueba.

3. Opciones de producción inicial: Incluye opciones competitivas para la producción inicial de aviones de bajo volumen.

4. Costos y sobrecostos anteriores: Boeing ha enfrentado grandes sobrecostos en programas de defensa previos, como el KC-46A y el Air Force One, debido a contratos de precio fijo. Estos han superado los $7 mil millones y $3 mil millones, respectivamente.

Costes:

• Se estima que el contrato de desarrollo e ingeniería del F-47 tiene un valor superior a $20 mil millones.

• El costo por unidad del F-47 es alrededor de $300 millones.

Motores a utilizar:

• Aún no se ha seleccionado el motor para el F-47.

Relevancia del cambio a un contrato no de precio fijo: El cambio a un contrato "cost-plus-incentive-fee" es crucial porque Boeing ha tenido pérdidas significativas en los últimos 20 años debido a sobrecostos de contratos de precio fijo. Esto les permite manejar mejor los riesgos y ajustar los costos según sea necesario, lo que es clave para asegurar el éxito de este ambicioso programa, especialmente dado el contexto de crisis en otros segmentos de Boeing (como el 737 MAX y el 787).

Resumen de:

https://leehamnews.com/2025/03/24/boeings-new-fighter-award-moves-away-from-money-losing-fixed-price-contracts/

Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots - The New York Times

"The whole point about aviation safety is that you have to have the humility to understand that you are imperfect, because everybody screws up. Everybody makes mistakes... But ultimately, if you can't admit when you're wrong, you're going to kill somebody because your ego is too big."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/us/politics/pilots-signal-leak.html