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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 8, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 44 March 08, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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Drone Registrations With FAA Plummet By 50%

Mar 05, 2021
The FAA plans to launch a public outreach effort to replenish its drone registration system, which this year has experienced a 50% decline in the number of people who have registered or renewed registrations of their aircraft.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Lockheed Martin Completes First Extended Range GMLRS Test

Mar 05, 2021
The ER GMLRS is designed to more than double the 70 km.-range of the baseline GMLRS, but the first flight met test objectives with an 80 km. flight.

Programs

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Time To ‘Cut Our Losses’ On F-35, HASC Chairman Says

Mar 05, 2021
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee believes it is time for Congress and the Pentagon to “cut our losses” on the F-35 program and begin to debate a future fighter mix that does not depend as heavily on the Joint Strike Fighter.
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NASA Awards Mars Ascent Vehicle Contract

Mar 04, 2021
NASA has awarded Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract worth up to $84.5 million to provide the two-stage ascent vehicle needed to launch samples from the surface of Mars into Mars orbit, where they can be retrieved by a return ship and flown back to Earth.
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KAI Plans KF-X Fighter Rollout In April

Mar 05, 2021
Korea Aerospace Industries plans to roll out its first KF-X 001 fighter prototype in April, the company said.
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Work Sharing Key FCAS Issue, Dassault CEO Says

Mar 05, 2021
The difficulties of the Future Combat Air System program not only hinge on intellectual property issues, but also on work sharing between its French, German and Spanish partners, Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier says.
Rafale
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French Air Force Declares Meteor Operational On Rafales

Mar 05, 2021
The French Air Force has declared the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual range air-to-air missile operational on the Dassault Rafale.
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Hypersonic Cruise Missile Solicitation Canceled After Three Days

Mar 05, 2021
The status of the short-lived Screaming Arrow program changed with no official explanation, but a source familiar with the issue told Aviation Week the cancellation may be temporary. 
UH-1
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Ukraine Wants To Build Hueys, No License From Bell Yet

Mar 05, 2021
Ukraine’s state-owned arms manufacturer says it plans to build Bell’s UH-1 Iroquois helicopter in Odessa. 
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Damaged C-150 Tanker Returns As RCAF Plans Replacement

Mar 04, 2021
One of five RCAF C-150s, a military derivative of the A310, rejoined the fleet, the RCAF announced in a March 4 Tweet. The aircraft, which also is used as a VIP transport, was damaged in 2019 while being towed into a hangar. 

Operations

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Test Pilot School MB-326 Impala Crashes By Edwards AFB

Mar 05, 2021
An Aermacchi MB-326 Impala jet trainer crashed about 10 mi. northwest of Edwards AFB, California, around 10:10 a.m. on March 5, the National Test…
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Spacewalkers Advance Efforts To Upgrade ISS Solar Arrays

Mar 05, 2021
U.S. and Japanese spacewalking astronauts Kate Rubins and Soichi Noguchi joined outside the International Space Station on March 5 to complete modifications to two of six solar power channels on the orbital science lab’s long support truss due to be equipped with new ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays over the coming year.

Business

AS2
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NetJets, FlightSafety Strike Deal With Aerion For Supersonic Bizjets, Training

Mar 03, 2021
Fractional ownership provider NetJets and training specialist FlightSafety International have signed a broad ranging agreement with Aerion which includes purchase rights on 20 AS2 supersonic business jets and the establishment of a training academy for operators of the Mach 1.4 aircraft.

Technology

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Hypoint To Deliver Advanced Fuel Cells For Electric Aircraft In 2022

Mar 02, 2021
HyPoint has unveiled a functional laboratory prototype of a hydrogen fuel-cell power system for electric aircraft that the startup says will have three times the specific power of existing fuel cells and five times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries.

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