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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 9, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 45 March 09, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

Chinese J-20 fighter
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The Weekly Debrief: Chinese Defense Budget To Grow By 6.8%

Mar 08, 2021
The Chinese defense budget is officially projected to increase by 6.8%, going from CNY1,268 billion ($195 billion) to CNY1,355 billion ($209 billion), China announced on the sidelines of a meeting of the National People’s Congress.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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NASA Issues Solicitation For Europa Clipper Launch

Mar 08, 2021
NASA on March 5 released a solicitation for launch services to send its Europa Clipper spacecraft on its way to the water-rich moon of Jupiter, a ride once earmarked for the agency’s own Space Launch System rocket. 
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MQ-Next Offers Path To Counter-Air Role For MQ-9 Replacement

Mar 08, 2021
Destroying enemy fighters has emerged as the initial focus of the U.S. Air Force's nearly year-old MQ-Next program, which seeks to field a replacement for the MQ-9 by the end of the decade.
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Mars Rover Takes Test Drive

Mar 08, 2021
NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has made an initial 21-ft. test drive in its Jezero Crater landing site as flight controllers continue instrument checkouts and scout a location for a flight demonstration by a companion miniature helicopter.

Technology

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Honeywell Reveals APU-Based Hybrid-Electric Power Plan

Mar 08, 2021
In response to higher power requirements for the emerging autonomous air cargo and urban air mobility markets, Honeywell is developing a 1-megawatt turbogenerator based on the company’s HGT1700 auxiliary power unit.

Operations

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Dassault Scion Dies In Helicopter Crash

Mar 07, 2021
Olivier Dassault was the son of the late Serge Dassault and grandson of Marcel Dassault, who founded the French aviation firm before World War II. 

Contracts