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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 12, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 29 February 12, 2021
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Programs

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Secretive New Skunk works UAS Set For Ground Testing Soon

Feb 11, 2021
A secretive new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed by the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is poised to enter ground testing “imminently,” a Lockheed…
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Two DARPA Satellites Damaged; June Launch Set

Feb 11, 2021
The Pentagon has disclosed that two DARPA satellites scheduled to launch on the Transporter-1 mission were damaged during payload processing.
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Joby Selects Garmin G3000 Suite For eVTOL Vehicle

Feb 10, 2021
Garmin International said Feb. 10 that Joby Aviation has selected the Garmin G3000 integrated avionics suite for the electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle it is developing.
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Mars Likely Host To Plentiful Subsurface Water Ice, Findings Show

Feb 08, 2021
Two northern hemisphere regions on Mars appear to offer the best prospects for hosting generous deposits of subsurface ice that could serve as a key resource for future human exploration of the red planet, findings from multiple planetary science missions show.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

Germany
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Spring Selection For Germany’s New Heavy-Lift Helicopter

Feb 11, 2021
Germany will decide on the selection of a new fleet of heavy-lift helicopters before the summer of 2021, a position paper on the transformation of Germany’s armed forces states. 
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Israel Investigating Illegal Loitering Missile Export Ring

Feb 11, 2021
Israeli security agencies are investigating 20 people including several from the Israeli defense industry over the illegal development, production and sale of loitering weapons for an unnamed Asian country. 
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New DOD Task Force Focuses On U.S.-China Tech Competition

Feb 11, 2021
The Pentagon has a new China Task Force headed by Ely Ratner, a former adviser to President Joe Biden, that is charged with assessing whether the Defense Department is poised to outpace China in a “technology competition.”

Technology

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NASA Weighing Commercial Production Of New Spacesuit

Feb 11, 2021
As it proceeds with the largely in-house development of a third-generation spacesuit, NASA plans to turn to a commercial provider once it has evaluated the prototype garment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and carried out Artemis III, a return to the Moon’s surface with humans.
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Software Monitors Energy Use By Drone Fleets

Feb 10, 2021
Wireless charging system developer WiBotic on Feb. 10 announced an energy management software platform for fleet operators of drones and other robotic vehicles.

Operations

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Pilot’s Spatial Disorientation Caused Kobe Bryant Helo Crash, NTSB Says

Feb 09, 2021
Spatial disorientation of the pilot led to the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter in hilly terrain northwest of Los Angeles in January 2020 that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, the NTSB has found.

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