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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 26, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 16 January 26, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

Aerion AS2-4 taking off
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The Weekly Debrief: Can USAF Exploit Commercial Supersonic Boom?

Jan 25, 2021
AFWERX has launched a six-week market research phase to understand the bourgeoning field of startup companies seeking to build supersonic and hypersonic transports.

Daily Briefs

Programs

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Netherlands Selects Virgin Orbit For First Testbed Military Satellite

Jan 25, 2021
As Virgin Orbit gears up for the start of operational missions following its successful Jan. 17 demonstration flight, the California-based space company has revealed it has been selected to launch the first military satellite for the Netherlands.
SB-1
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Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil Defiant X Design For FLRAA Competition

Jan 25, 2021
Sikorsky and Boeing have taken the wraps off their Defiant X offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft requirement, and the design differs only in detail externally from the SB-1 Defiant technology demonstrator now in flight test.
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STP-3 Launch Slips, Allowing Boeing Starliner Reflight To Advance

Jan 25, 2021
NASA and Boeing are now targeting March 25 for the launch of an uncrewed CST-100 Starliner on the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station—four days earlier than previously planned.
unmanned aircraft
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BAE Plans U.S. PHASA-35 Demonstrations

Jan 25, 2021
BAE Systems will conduct a demonstration flight of its PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite in the U.S. this year for potential Defense Department customers.
DARPA concept for for Space Force missile tracking
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MDA Selects L3Harris, Northrop For HBTSS Demos In Orbit

Jan 22, 2021
The selection by MDA eliminates Leidos and Raytheon from the competition to demonstrate the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS). 
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U.S. Army Creates New Lab To Test Emerging Tech

Jan 25, 2021
The U.S. Army recently established a joint systems integration laboratory to test new technologies and determine whether they are a fit for Project Convergence ’21, according to the head of Army Futures Command.

Operations

Valley
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UK Pilot Fined For Illegal Landing At Military Airfield 

Jan 25, 2021
The pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 who made an illegal landing at a military airfield in Wales last year to visit a nearby beach has been fined £3,400 ($4,650) following court hearings. 
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SpaceX Sets New Record With 143-Satellite Launch

Jan 24, 2021
The Transporter-1 mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 following a one-day delay due to weather. 
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ISS Spacewalks To Set Stage For Solar Power Upgrade

Jan 22, 2021
NASA plans the first in a series of spacewalks next week to equip the European Space Agency’s new Bartolomeo science platform outside the International Space Station (ISS) with communications systems, and then prepare for future upgrades to the orbiting lab’s solar power system.

Funding & Policy

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UK Study Finds Benefits In Drones, Air Taxis

Jan 25, 2021
As the UK launches a series of projects under its Future Flight Challenge, a new study highlights the potential socio-economic benefits of an integrated aviation system built on freight-carrying drones, urban air taxis and hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
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Greece Buys 18 Rafales Amid Eastern Mediterranean Tensions

Jan 25, 2021
The Greek government on Jan. 25 formally ordered 18 Rafale fighters from Dassault Aviation after an agreement was reached with the French Ministry of Armed Forces.
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Pentagon Appoints Placeholder Team During Biden Transition

Jan 20, 2021
At the same time U.S. President Joe Biden took office, the Defense Department’s succession plan went into effect, meaning the new administration has appointed placeholders for top roles as the Senate confirmation process continues.

Contracts