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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 16, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 50 March 16, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Why Indo-Pacom Wants To Beef Up Guam’s Defenses

Mar 15, 2021
A mass attack by land-based ballistic missiles, air-launched cruise missiles and surface- and submarine-launched cruise missiles against Guam poses a significant defensive challenge for the U.S. military. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

Israeli Iron Sting
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Israeli Military Reveals New Guided Mortar Round

Mar 14, 2021
Munitions in the 120mm class are typically ballistic rounds, but the Iron Sting mortar uses laser and GPS guidance to hit a target precisely.
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Philippines Confirms Brahmos Acquisition Proposal

Mar 15, 2021
The Philippines Navy has confirmed interest in acquiring the Indian/Russian Brahmos cruise missile as a shore-based, anti-ship weapon, according to a local report.
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Perseverance Robot Arm Maker Developing Lunar Version

Mar 12, 2021
After working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop a robot arm for the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover, Motiv Space Systems is developing durable, multi-jointed limb also capable of functioning at the Moon’s south pole during long periods of darkness and extreme cold.

Funding & Policy

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Singapore, Australia Advance Drone Traffic Management

Mar 15, 2021
U.S.-based OneSky and Australian company Nova Systems completed trials in March of a proposed system for managing low-altitude drone traffic in Singapore.

Operations

Hubble
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Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 Recovered After Power Issue

Mar 15, 2021
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC-3) aboard NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was reactivated over the weekend, following a low-voltage incident linked to the aging observatory’s recent lapse into safe mode.
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Eurofighter/Storm Shadow Combo Makes UK Combat Debut

Mar 15, 2021
The UK Royal Air Force has used Storm Shadow cruise missiles launched from Eurofighter Typhoons during combat for the first time, striking insurgents in Iraq.
Astronauts Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins on ISS spacewalk
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NASA Astronauts Complete Challenging Spacewalk

Mar 14, 2021
Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins struggled with several complications during a 7-hr. spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
CASC
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China’s Long March 4C Launches Yaogan-31 Satellites

Mar 15, 2021
China orbited another trio of Yaogan-31 Earth remote sensing satellites using a Long March 4C rocket launched from the country’s oldest and most northern spaceport in Jiuquan, Inner Mongolia on March 13, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC).

Contracts