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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 22, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 34 February 22, 2021
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Programs

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Lockheed Anticipates F-35 Sustainment Solicitation This Spring

Feb 19, 2021
Despite the fact that the U.S. Air Force is advocating for a Pentagon-wide tactical aircraft study that may push the service to purchase cheaper airframes, Lockheed Martin maintains the F-35 will achieve a $25,000 flight hour goal by 2025 as long as the military signs a performance-based logistics contract.
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New Mars Rover Preparing For Surface Operations

Feb 19, 2021
With NASA’s newest Mars rover safely on the ground, surface operations teams at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have replaced the flight control team that oversaw Perseverance’s Feb. 18 pinpoint landing inside Jezero Crater, the site of an ancient lake.
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USAF Leadership Confronts JPO On F135 Sustainment

Feb 19, 2021
U.S. Air Force leadership from Air Combat Command and Air Force Materiel Command have requested a meeting with F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) leadership and subject matter experts to discuss options and impacts of F135 depot capacity and sustainment concerns.
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U.S. Army Retires TH-67 Training Helicopter

Feb 19, 2021
The U.S. Army has retired the Bell TH-67 Creek training helicopter as part of its transition to the Airbus UH-72 Lakota.  The last of the TH-67s, a derivative of the Bell Model 206B3 JetRanger, made their final flights at Cairns Army Airfield, Alabama, part of the Army’s Fort Rucker Aviation Center of Excellence training center, on Feb 17.
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Boeing Outlines Changes Needed To Convert T-7A For Combat

Feb 19, 2021
Boeing’s T-7A already “flies like a fighter” and would require several minor modifications to be adapted from an advanced jet trainer into a combat role, the company’s program manager said.
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Aeralis Modular Jet Attracts Royal Air Force Interest

Feb 17, 2021
Proposed development of modular aircraft by British startup Aeralis has caught the eye of the UK Royal Air Force. 
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Spaceflight To Launch Brazilian Spacecraft On PSLV

Feb 17, 2021
Launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. has purchased NewSpace India Ltd.’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to launch Spaceflight’s largest spacecraft to date at the end of February from Sriharikota, India.

Daily Brief

In Brief

Operations

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First UK-Based USAF F-35 Squadron Named

Feb 19, 2021
The U.S. Air Force has named a re-formed squadron that will fly its first overseas-based F-35s from the UK.

Business

Dennis
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Former Boeing Chief Muilenburg Mounts Comeback As A&D CEO

Feb 19, 2021
Dennis Muilenburg will once again be chief executive of a publicly traded aerospace and defense company—in fact, it may be more than one, according to comments he made in an exclusive interview with Aviation Week.

Technology

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Space Nuclear Propulsion Advances Seen As Crucial For Mars

Feb 12, 2021
If NASA hopes to mount a human expedition to Mars by 2039 using nuclear in-space propulsion, it must make significant decisions linked to the architecture and funding this year, according to an independent assessment requested by the agency.

Funding & Policy

BEIS
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UK Launches DARPA-Like Research Agency

Feb 19, 2021
The UK is establishing a counterpart to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, backed up with £800 million ($1.1 billion) of funding over the next four years.

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