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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 24, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 56 March 24, 2021
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Programs

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Pentagon Awards NGI Contracts To Lockheed, Northrop

Mar 23, 2021
The Pentagon awarded multibillion-dollar technology development and risk-reduction contracts to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for the Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI), officially ousting Boeing from the competition.
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NASA Eyes April 8 For Mars Helicopter Flight Test

Mar 23, 2021
NASA’s newly arrived Perseverance rover is preparing to dispatch a small helicopter that accompanied it to Mars for the first demonstration of powered flight on another planet.
TLVS
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Germany Freezes TLVS Plans, Opts For Patriot Upgrade

Mar 23, 2021
The future of the ground-based air defense system formerly known as Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) appears fragile after procurement of the system by the German government was put on ice. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

F19
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Rocket Lab Launches Seven Satellites On Rideshare Electron

Mar 23, 2021
A Rocket Lab Electron booster has carried seven satellites on a rideshare mission into space from New Zealand. 

Funding & Policy

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HASC Member Believes GBSD Will Survive Upcoming Budget Cycle

Mar 22, 2021
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee believes Democrats will try to kill the U.S. Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in the upcoming budget cycle, but is confident there is not enough support for the strategy to be successful.
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UK Plans Space-Based ISR Constellation

Mar 23, 2021
The UK is looking to develop a constellation of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance satellites as it expands its defense involvement in space.
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HASC Republicans Urging Biden To Fund Nuclear Modernization

Mar 23, 2021
Ahead of the fiscal 2022 budget rollout, 24 Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee are urging President Biden to fund nuclear triad modernization and homeland defense programs.

Business

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Ametek To Buy A&D Electronics Specialist Abaco For $1.35B

Mar 22, 2021
Electronics manufacturer Ametek on March 22 announced it has agreed to acquire Abaco Systems, a provider of embedded computing systems for aerospace and defense, among other sectors, from Veritas Capital in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.35 billion.
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Maintenance Firm Disappointed Over UK Hercules Fleet Retirement

Mar 23, 2021
UK aerospace maintenance firm Marshall Aerospace says it is “disappointed” about the UK government’s decision to retire its Lockheed C-130J Hercules fleet.
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A&D-Aimed Metal 3D-Printing Startup Velo3D Goes Public

Mar 23, 2021
Metal 3D-printing startup Velo3D, which has targeted the aerospace and defense sector as a key customer, will become a publicly traded company in a reverse merger announced March 23 with blank-check company Jaws Spitfire Acquisition.

Technology

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Stratodynamics Flight Tests Turbulence-Detection Sensor

Mar 23, 2021
A microphone capable of detecting potentially hazardous clear-air turbulence at long range has been test flown on a balloon-launched unmanned stratospheric glider.

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