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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 1, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 39 March 01, 2021
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Programs

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USAF Plans To Pitch Aircraft Retirements In Fiscal 2022 Request

Feb 26, 2021
The U.S. Air Force plans to outline a similar proposal to Congress in its fiscal 2022 budget request as the service did in its fiscal 2021 budget submission to retire legacy aircraft and use those dollars for modernization efforts, the service’s chief of staff says.
Virgin
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SpaceShipTwo Flight Tests On Hold To Fix EMI Issue

Feb 26, 2021
Virgin Galactic does not expect to resume flight tests of its suborbital passenger vehicle until May due to potential electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues from a new flight control computer, CEO Michael Colglazier said during a Feb. 25 call with investors.
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Safran Jockeys For Position In Military Engine Programs

Feb 26, 2021
Safran is negotiating a new agreement with Germany’s MTU Aero Engines and Spain’s ITP Aero after the latter joined the engine program for the Future Combat Air System.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Sri Lanka Seeks Two King Air 360ERs For Maritime Patrol

Feb 26, 2021
The maritime patrol configuration will include a mission suite consisting of a Telephonics RDR-1700B synthetic aperture radar and a Flir Star SAFIRE 380-HD electro-optical/infrared sensor.

Technology

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Golden Horde Enters New Phase With Colosseum Stand-up

Feb 26, 2021
Instead of demonstrating swarming technologies on existing weapons, Colosseum will focus on creating a live, virtual and constructive testing and demonstrating environment.
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Japanese Team Demonstrates GPS Navigation In GEO

Feb 25, 2021
With growing activity in cislunar space and lunar orbit, there is growing interest in using the weak and intermittent signals that are available from existing GNSS constellations for positioning and timing. 
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Mars Nuclear Propulsion Challenging But Doable, Study Says

Feb 23, 2021
A yearlong study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) stresses an urgency for assessing two nuclear propulsion options if the U.S. is to lead a multiyear human expedition to Mars in the late 2030s.

Operations

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USAF Unveils Privatized Training Concept For Helo Pilots

Feb 26, 2021
A request for information released Feb. 24 by Air Education Training Command introduced the new “Introductory Flight Training - Rotary Wing” concept for the Air Force’s cadre of pilots slated to fly a helicopter fleet.
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USAF Official Doubts Lockheed Will Meet F-35 Flight Hour Goal

Feb 26, 2021
The head of U.S. Air Combat Command is “not brimming with confidence” that Lockheed Martin will drive down the F-35 flying hour cost to $25,000 by 2025.

Funding & Policy

Skydio quadcopter.
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House Committee Seeks Review Of Drone Integration Efforts

Feb 26, 2021
Bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Transportation Committee have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the FAA’s efforts to introduce drones into the national airspace system.

Business

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SPAC Deal Funds Joby Through UAM Scale-up

Feb 24, 2021
Joby Aviation is going public in a transaction that will provide the urban air mobility startup more than $1.5 billion to complete aircraft development and begin air taxi services.
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Leonardo Confirms Intent To Spin Off U.S. DRS Business

Feb 24, 2021
Italian flagship aerospace and defense company Leonardo has reiterated its intent to sell off its Arlington, Virginia-based U.S. operations called DRS, marking the second time since last fall that the company has commented on the sales effort.

Operations

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Norwegian Helicopters To Be Monitored By Space-Based ADS-B

Feb 23, 2021
Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system is to be used to monitor helicopter operations off Norway’s coastline.

Fleet Snapshot

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