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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 15, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 10 January 15, 2021
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Programs

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F-35A Still Costs Too Much To Buy In Bulk: USAF Official

Jan 14, 2021
The U.S. Air Force could soon have a new competitor for production funding to the F-35: the Next Generation Air Dominance program.
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Blue Origin Team Previews Human Lunar Lander Proposal

Jan 14, 2021
Blue Origin credits a team of experienced industry partners with its success so far as a competitor to build NASA’s lunar Human Landing System to shuttle future astronauts between lunar orbit and the Moon’s surface.
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Blue Origin Launches Upgraded New Shepard System

Jan 14, 2021
Blue Origin tested an upgraded New Shepard suborbital launch system on Jan. 14, sending the uncrewed, six-passenger capsule to an altitude of 347,568 ft. before it made a parachute return to the West Texas desert.
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Lockheed Transfers Orion Capsule To NASA

Jan 14, 2021
Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for NASA’s deep-space crewed Orion spacecraft, has completed assembly and testing of the capsule earmarked for a flight test in November and transferred possession to NASA.
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Boeing Starts Working On New Seeker For PAC-3

Jan 13, 2021
The new development program is part a series of contracts awarded in the past year worth a total of $974 million to continue and expand production of the radar seekers for PAC-3.
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General Motors Debuts Cadillac VTOL Concept

Jan 12, 2021
General Motors’ urban air mobility aspirations have been confirmed following CEO Mary Barra’s keynote on Jan. 12 at CES 2021.
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USAF Poised To Sign 'Boring' Acquisition Strategy For ABMS

Jan 14, 2021
The new acquisition strategy for ReleaseONE signals Roper’s plan to harvest the first tranche of ABMS technologies into a batch of systems that can be acquired, developed and fielded. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Rolls Test Bed 80
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Rolls-Royce Inaugurates Testbed 80 For UltraFan

Jan 14, 2021
Rolls-Royce has powered up the first engine in its newly completed £90 million ($123 million) Testbed 80 facility in Derby, England, marking a key step towards its official commissioning for testing future engines, including the company’s upcoming geared UltraFan.

Business

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Rock Star Investor Launches Ark Space Exploration ETF

Jan 14, 2021
Publicly traded space-related stocks received a proverbial booster shot this week when a popular investment manager unveiled a new electronically traded fund focusing on space.
JUMP
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AeroVironment Acquires Group 2-3 UAS Provider Arcturus

Jan 14, 2021
AeroVironment on Jan. 13 announced its second major acquisition in as many months, unveiling a deal to buy Arcturus UAV, a privately-held provider of Group 2 and 3 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and contractor-owned services to military customers.

Operations

KC-390
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Brazil Deploys KC-390 For U.S. Exercise

Jan 14, 2021
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is debuting its KC-390 airlifter on a foreign military exercise for the first time, with a deployment to the United States.
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SpaceX Confirms First U.S. East Coast ISS Dragon Cargo Return

Jan 14, 2021
SpaceX’s latest Dragon International Space Station resupply mission concluded late Jan. 13 with the first splashdown off the U.S. East Coast, delivering a 4,400-lb. cargo rich in time-sensitive scientific research.

Funding & Policy

Rafale
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Greek Rafale Procurement Secures Parliamentary Support 

Jan 14, 2021
The Greek Parliament has approved the country’s purchase of Dassault Rafale fighter jets, but the buy only fulfils part of Athens’ desire to field 40 new-generation combat aircraft by 2025. 

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