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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 12, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 48 March 12, 2021
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Programs

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U.S. Air Force Accepts First New F-15 Delivery Since 2004

Mar 11, 2021
The delivery marks the first of at least 144 F-15EX jets from the St. Louis plant, with the second aircraft scheduled to be handed over in April.
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First German C-130J Delivery Planned For Early 2022

Mar 11, 2021
Germany is set to receive its first C-130J Hercules airlifter in early 2022, which will join a new Franco-German air transport unit that will become operational this September with French C-130Js.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

Rolls
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Rolls-Royce Confident Of Rapid Air Travel Recovery After $5.6B Loss

Mar 11, 2021
Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East said he is confident about a rapid recovery of the air transport sector after the pandemic led the company to a £4 billion ($5.6 billion) loss in 2020. 
Drone
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Israel, UAE Defense Firms Cooperate on Counter-UAS Systems

Mar 11, 2021
IAI and SIGN4L, an EDGE subsidiary that specializes in electronic warfare, plan to create system that can identify and intercept UAS with soft- and hard-kill technology, the companies said on March 11 in a joint news release. 

Funding & Policy

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Russia, China To Partner On Lunar Research Base

Mar 11, 2021
In another step in their growing space partnership, Russia and China have agreed to cooperate on an international lunar research station, potentially similar to the U.S. led-Artemis program’s Gateway project.
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Serial Errors Allowed Mouse-Eared Intruder To Board C-40B

Mar 11, 2021
Security Forces guards, who were alerted by airmen in the passenger terminal, stopped the intruder on the flight line and arrested him more than 5 hr. after he was waved onto the base by another guard, the report said. 
Drone
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EASA Publishes UAV Airport Blueprint

Mar 10, 2021
EASA has published guidance for aviation operators and national authorities to manage UAV incidents near airports.

Technology

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Indian Indigenous Ramjet For Missiles Tested Successfully

Mar 05, 2021
India has carried out a successful launch and flight test of a solid-fuel ducted ramjet missile demonstrator, technology the country’s defense ministry hopes can be integrated onto long-range air-to-air missiles.

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