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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 22, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 54 March 22, 2021
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Business

Su-57s in flight
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Sukhoi, MiG To Merge Under Unified UAC Plan

Mar 19, 2021
Sergei Chemezov, Rostec CEO, will personally lead the consolidation process after appointing himself to lead the UAC Board of Directors, Rostec announced on March 18. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Embraer E2
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Embraer Reports Executive, Commercial Jet Delivery Spike

Mar 19, 2021
Embraer said it saw a solid rebound in deliveries in the 2020 fourth quarter (Q4), as both executive and commercial aircraft show signs of resurgent demand.

Programs

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First EA-18G Inducted For Upgrades, Modifications

Mar 19, 2021
The first production EA-18G delivered in 2007 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, became the first aircraft inducted into the Operational, Safety and Improvement Program.
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Hypersonic Missile Integration Coming For Zumwalts

Mar 19, 2021
The U.S. Navy on March 19 published a sources sought notice to identify potential contractors for integrating hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) missiles on Zumwalt-class destroyers.
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Airbus Proposes H145M For Romania

Mar 19, 2021
Airbus has signed a new cooperation deal with Romania’s Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) which could see the Romanian company customize, service and support H145M twin-engine light multirole helicopters.
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Il-103 Will Be Produced Under License In Hungary

Mar 19, 2021
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. on March 17 announced an agreement with Aviation Engineering Zrt for license production of the Ilyushin Il-103 light multipurpose aircraft in Hungary.
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Astroscale To Launch First Debris Removal Demo

Mar 19, 2021
The first fully commercial space launch of the Russian Soyuz 2.1a vehicle in 2021, planned for March 20, is expected to orbit 38 various satellites from 18 countries into three different Sun-synchronous orbits.
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CHC Begins Using Helicopter TAWS In Brazil

Mar 17, 2021
Offshore helicopter operator CHC Group’s Brazil-based operation is to be the first to introduce a helicopter-dedicated derivative of a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) on its Leonardo AW139 used for offshore oil and gas support.

Operations

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ISS Crew Reparks Soyuz, Clearing Port For Next Ship

Mar 19, 2021
International Space Station Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and flight engineers Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Kate Rubins boarded their Russian Soyuz MS-17 on March 19 and undocked from the orbital outpost, reparking 34 min. later at a different module to clear the preferred port for the arrival of the next crew.
F-16
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Belgian F-16s Return To Flight Operations 

Mar 19, 2021
Belgium’s F-16 fleet has returned to operations after being grounded over engine problems. 

Funding & Policy

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Biden Taps Former Sen. Bill Nelson To Lead NASA

Mar 19, 2021
President Joe Biden on March 19 nominated former three-term Sen. Bill Nelson, (D-Fla.), to serve as the 14th administrator of NASA, succeeding fellow former U.S. legislator Jim Bridenstine, whose nomination Nelson opposed.
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Ampaire Plans UK Regional Hybrid-Electric Test Flights

Mar 18, 2021
Hybrid-electric pioneer Ampaire plans to conduct the UK’s first electric regional flight following a successful bid for funding support under the government’s £125 million ($174 million) Future Flight Challenge.

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