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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 19, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 53 March 19, 2021
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Programs

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SLS Core Stage Completes Static Test Fire

Mar 18, 2021
NASA’s Space Launch System core stage fired up its four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines on March 18 for a critical, 8-min. integrated test ahead of the booster’s debut launch on the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.
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Key F-35 Hardware Upgrade Running Seven Months Late: GAO

Mar 18, 2021
Technical Refresh (TR)-3, which updates the F-35's mission computer, display computer and the spherical camera array, is “currently tracking seven months later than originally planned,” according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. 
Euro Hawk
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Euro Hawk To Be Put On Display In Berlin Museum 

Mar 18, 2021
Germany’s single Euro Hawk derivative of the Global Hawk unmanned air system is to be put in a museum almost a decade after the program failed. 
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France Declares F3R Rafales Operational

Mar 18, 2021
France has declared the F3R version of the Dassault Rafale operational, with upgraded aircraft now in service with the country’s air force and navy.
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Research Effort Suggests Mars Water Not Lost To Space

Mar 16, 2021
Though the Martian surface is now cold and dry, imagery dating back to the 1960s reveals a planet where large amounts of water once flowed and pooled, perhaps contributing to an environment amenable to life.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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U.S. Navy May Expand MQ-25 Mission Set

Mar 18, 2021
The U.S. Navy may expand the mission set of the MQ-25 carrier-based tanker to include electronic attack and strike, according to a service official.

Technology

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Fluidic Propulsion Evaluated For UAS, UAM

Mar 18, 2021
Startup Jetoptera is to compare the noise generated by its fluidic propulsion technology with that produced by conventional propulsors used on unmanned and mobility air vehicles under a contract from the U.S. Air Force.
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Modeling Tool Enables AAM Propulsion Design Trades

Mar 18, 2021
A design tool enabling power trains for electric aircraft to be modeled and optimized early in design has been released by startup LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Systems.

Funding & Policy

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Starlink Network Prompts SpaceX, NASA Traffic Management Pact

Mar 18, 2021
With its Starlink broadband network now exceeding 1,200 satellites, SpaceX formalized an agreement with NASA to operate its megaconstellation on a noninterference basis with the International Space Station and other agency spacecraft in low Earth orbit.
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Navy, USMC Unmanned Campaign Plan Leaves Unanswered Questions

Mar 17, 2021
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps released a new plan rounding up the services’ various aircraft, surface, and undersea unmanned systems efforts, but missed an opportunity to provide Congress and other stakeholders with details on the way ahead and other unanswered questions, analysts say.

Business

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Farnborough Airshow Unimpacted By Film Set Plans, Organizers Say

Mar 18, 2021
Organizers of the Farnborough Airshow have said the event will not be impacted by plans to develop part of the exhibition space into a film set.
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Aerovel Positions Flexrotor For UAS Service Contracts

Mar 17, 2021
Aerovel is to begin ramping up production of the Flexrotor vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft system after securing $2.5 million in Series B capital.

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