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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 18, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 52 March 18, 2021
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Programs

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Airbus Open To More Concessions In FCAS Program

Mar 17, 2021
In the ongoing thorny negotiations with Dassault Aviation on the Future Combat Air System program, Airbus appears to be willing to make concessions in governance, intellectual property and work sharing for the program to remain on track.
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Choosing Between FARA, FLRAA Is ‘False Choice,’ Army Says

Mar 17, 2021
In an era of likely declining or stagnate defense budgets, the U.S. Army believes it is a “false choice” to choose between its vertical lift modernization efforts, although a service official acknowledged the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft is the top priority.
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U.S. Army Apache Fires Spike NLOS At Stationary Vessel

Mar 17, 2021
A U.S. Army AH-64E successfully fired a Spike Non-Line-of-Sight missile from 32 km (20 mi.) away, hitting a stationary vessel target.
Teseo
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MBDA To Develop New Anti-Ship Missile For Italian Navy 

Mar 17, 2021
European missile manufacturer MBDA is to develop a new generation anti-ship missile for Italian Navy warships. 
F-X
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Kawasaki, NEC Join Eight-Company F-X Development Team

Mar 16, 2021
Eight Japanese companies are now working to design the nation’s F-X fighter: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Subaru, IHI, Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba, Fujitsu and NEC.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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UK Criticized For Nuclear Warhead Increase Plans

Mar 17, 2021
The UK is facing scathing international criticism over its decision to increase its stockpile of nuclear weapons.

Business

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Israeli Drone Maker Flytrex Lands New Funds, Awaits FAA Certification

Mar 17, 2021
Drone manufacturer Flytrex, whose hexacopter delivers food and retail payloads up to 6.6 lb. to a distance of 3 1/2 mi. and back, on March 17 announced an $8 million financing round led by existing investors Benhamou Global Ventures and btov.

Technology

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Aerospace Manufacturing Gets UK Government Funding Boost

Mar 17, 2021
High-rate composites manufacturing technology for the aerospace, automotive and air mobility industries is at the heart of a £90 million ($125 million) UK government-industry investment in five research and development projects.
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Deep Space Goes Deterministic Ethernet

Mar 16, 2021
Maxar Technologies has selected European companies TTTech Aerospace and RUAG Space to provide the backbone of the fault-tolerant communications network for the foundational Power and Propulsion Element of NASA’s lunar-orbiting Gateway.

Operations

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FAA OKs Northrop Pegasus Launches From Wallops, Cape Canaveral

Mar 17, 2021
The FAA has renewed two launch operator licenses for Northrop Grumman for its aircraft-launched Pegasus rocket system from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, and Cape Canaveral, the agency said March 17.

Fleet Snapshot