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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 21, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 13 January 21, 2021
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Programs

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UK Medium-Lift Helo Plans Aligning With NATO Rotorcraft Program

Jan 20, 2021
The UK is studying options to introduce a new-generation medium rotorcraft in the 2040s that would replace at least two helicopter types, defense officials have revealed.
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Obsolescence Concerns Driving UK Chinook Procurement Plans

Jan 20, 2021
The UK is pursuing a two-tranche purchase of new-build Boeing CH-47 Chinooks, but it is unclear whether its whole fleet of the transport helicopters will be replaced.
InSight
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NASA’s Mars InSight Lander Team Gives Up On Digging

Jan 18, 2021
The unanticipated clumpy nature of the Martian soil at Elysium Planitia, the equatorial landing site, offers little friction for digging meaning a probe cannot be buried.
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Why Japan Aims To Extend Ground-Launched Missile Range

Jan 20, 2021
One reason why Japan is pursuing development of an improved, extended-range Type 12 ground-launched, anti-ship cruise missile is to push back against U.S. plans to host its intermediate-range missiles on Japanese soil, a Japanese government official told the Mainichi newspaper.
SeaGuardian
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Leonardo Seaspray To Be Integrated For Maritime SkyGuardian Missions 

Jan 19, 2021
Leonardo’s Seaspray search radar is to be integrated onto the MQ-9B SkyGuardian as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) pushes the unmanned air system for the maritime surveillance mission.
F-16
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First Upgraded Greek F-16V Flies

Jan 20, 2021
Greece’s Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAB) has carried out the post-modification test flights of its first upgraded F-16V. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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NBAA Raises Privacy Issue Over New Drone Regulation

Jan 19, 2021
The location of a drone operator should be made available to police but not to the public, the National Business Aviation Association says in a Jan. 19 critique of the FAA’s new Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft final rule.
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Defense Secretary Nominee Pledges To Repair NATO Alliances

Jan 20, 2021
Lloyd Austin promises a relook at President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany, and ensuring U.S. participation in Europe’s technology collaborative, the Permanent Structured Cooperation.

Operations

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SpaceX Resumes Starlink Deployment

Jan 20, 2021
SpaceX kicked off what is expected to be a pivotal year for its fledging internet-via-satellite service with the delivery of 60 more spacecraft into orbit on Jan. 20, as public beta trials expand to the UK.
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Paris Picks UAM Testing Partners Ahead Of 2024 Summer Olympics

Jan 20, 2021
Vehicle developers ranging from Airbus to startup Ascendance Flight Technologies are among 30 companies that have been selected to participate in urban air mobility testing in Paris beginning in June.
HMS
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U.S. Commits To Supporting First UK Carrier Strike Deployment

Jan 20, 2021
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have committed to support the first operational deployment of the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier in the spring. 

Technology

Raytheon
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NASA Picks More University Research Projects

Jan 15, 2021
Advanced air mobility, electric aircraft and hypersonic flight are the focus of the latest academic research projects to be funded under NASA’s University Leadership Initiative.