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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 7, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 4 January 07, 2021
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Programs

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Stratcom Looks Beyond Aircraft To Replace Doomsday Fleet

Jan 06, 2021
Options for replacing the Looking Glass airborne command post, or "Doomsday," mission must be survivable, but not necessarily airborne, the head of Strategic Command says.
Spear
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UK Contracts With MBDA For Spear 3 Missile Production

Jan 06, 2021
The UK has contracted with MBDA for the production of its Spear 3 network enabled air-to-ground missile which will become the primary weapon of the UK’s F-35 fleet.
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Europe’s Spaceport In Kourou To Receive Major Upgrade

Jan 06, 2021
French space agency CNES is beginning a €140 million ($168 million) refurbishment and modernization of Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
EHang
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South Korea Selects Town As UAM Test Site

Jan 05, 2021
South Korea is to establish an urban air mobility (UAM) test site in the southern coastal town of Goheung under a national plan to commercialize air taxi services by 2025.
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Tempest Becomes Trinational With MoU Signing

Jan 06, 2021
The UK, Italian and Swedish governments have signed a trilateral memorandum that paves the way for the three countries to jointly develop the next-generation Tempest combat air system to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon and Saab Gripen.
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GA-ASI Will Modify Avengers For Skyborg Tests

Jan 06, 2021
GA-ASI will modify two company-owned Avengers with the Skyborg autonomous control system integrated by Leidos, the Skyborg Design Agent, for flight tests planned this year and in 2022.
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NASA Looks To Jan. 17 For SLS Hot Fire

Jan 06, 2021
Satisfied with the Space Launch System’s recent Wet Dress Rehearsal, NASA is looking to conduct the first simultaneous ground test firing of the heavy rocket’s four RS-25 engines as early as Jan. 17.
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Israel’s Elbit to Provide Hellenic Fast Jet Training

Jan 05, 2021
Greece is turning to Israel’s Elbit to provide the country with a new fast jet pilot training system in a deal potentially worth $1.68 billion.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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NASA’s Human Moon-Mars Initiative Begins 2021 With Uncertainty

Jan 04, 2021
Uncertainty surrounds NASA’s Artemis initiative as the new year begins.