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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 9, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 26 February 09, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: U.S. Freezes Saudi Munitions Sales In Wake Of Yemen War

Feb 08, 2021
The U.S. is freezing the sales of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia as part of a broader Biden administration policy shift of not supporting the nation’s war in Yemen.

Daily Briefs

Operations

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Regulators Unaware Of Threats Prior To MH17 Shootdown, Report Says

Feb 08, 2021
An independent report has concluded that neither Ukrainian nor Russian aviation regulators were aware of any potential threats to civil airspace in the lead up to the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014.

Funding & Policy

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Shelby Will Not Seek Re-election To Senate

Feb 08, 2021
Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has announced that he will not seek a seventh term in 2022.
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Europe Launches Follow-On Project To Integrate Urban Airspace

Feb 08, 2021
Europe’s SESAR air traffic management research program has launched a follow up to the Gulf of Finland’s U-space project focused on the safe and secure integration of unmanned aircraft and air taxis in urban airspace.

Programs

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UAE, China Poised For Mars Debuts

Feb 08, 2021
The first of a trio of new spacecraft headed to Mars is nearing a do-or-die 27-min. engine burn on Feb. 9 to trim speed so it can be swept into orbit around the red planet.
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DARPA Awards Contracts For LongShot UAV Design

Feb 08, 2021
General Atomics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman won contracts to pursue preliminary design work for DARPA’s LongShot program to develop an air-launched UAV that can employ multiple air-to-air weapons, DARPA announced Feb. 8.
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NASA Clears Psyche Metal Asteroid Mission Spacecraft For Assembly

Feb 03, 2021
Psyche, the first-ever mission developed to explore a planetary body made of metal rather than ice or rocky material, has cleared a key NASA review milestone.
ABL
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Lockheed To Use ABL Space Systems Launcher For UK Pathfinder Flight

Feb 08, 2021
Lockheed Martin is to use a launcher provided by ABL Space Systems for its planned Pathfinder launch from the UK. 
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France Orders Light Aircraft For Navy, Flight Testing Units

Feb 08, 2021
French defense materiel agency DGA has ordered six light aircraft from domestic manufacturers for training and flight testing.

Technology

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U.S. Army Seeks Tech To Reduce Sensor-To-Shooter Time

Feb 08, 2021
The U.S. Army has conducted an operational assessment with the Rafael Fire Weaver, also known as Smart Trigger, which the Israel Defense Forces fielded with combined arms units up to the battalion level to reduce sensor-to-shooter time.
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EU Project Demonstrates Structural Power Composites

Feb 05, 2021
A just-completed European research program has advanced technology for structural batteries and supercapacitors that could eventually reduce the safety risks in storing massive amounts of energy onboard electrified aircraft.
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USAF, Marine Officers Urge Military To Add AI Tools

Feb 05, 2021
The top officers in the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps recently reinvigorated debate surrounding military readiness and recommended adding artificial intelligence (AI) tools to the mix of existing metrics.

Contracts