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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 14, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 8 April 14, 2021
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Programs

DARPA Glide Breaker
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MDA Opens First Solicitation For Hypersonic Interceptor

Apr 13, 2021
A Broad Area Announcement (BAA) entitled “Enhanced Hypersonic Defense,” which the MDA released on April 12, requests companies to submit white papers by May 12 for the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) program. 
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Northrop’s MEV Docks With Active Intelsat Satellite To Extend Its Life

Apr 13, 2021
The second Mission Extension Vehicle, MEV-2, autonomously docked with the Intelsat 10-02 satellite on April 12 in its operational GEO location at 1 deg. West longitude.
Lockheed Martin F-35 formation
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HASC Chairman Calls F-35 Flying-Hour Cost ‘A Big Problem’

Apr 13, 2021
The House Armed Services Committee chairman says the Lockheed Martin F-35 program characterizes its flying-hour cost as “a big problem.”
Ingenuity
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NASA Mars Helicopter Flight Test On Hold

Apr 13, 2021
Fixing an issue with NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter will require a slight modification to the vehicle’s software, delaying the first flight test. 
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USAF Opens Six-Way Competition For SIAW Missile Contract

Apr 13, 2021
The move announced in a March 17 acquisition notice scratches the original plan to award the contract without a competition to Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. 
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U.S. Navy Integrates Prototype RF Decoy On P-8A Fleet

Apr 10, 2021
A prototype, wing-mounted pod containing a BAE Systems ALE-55 fiber-optic towed decoy has completed airworthiness and effectiveness testing.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Astrobotic concept of VIPER departing Griffin lander
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Astrobotic Buys Falcon Heavy For Water-Hunter’s Ride To Moon

Apr 13, 2021
Astrobiotic’s Griffin lunar lander, carrying NASA’s water-hunting VIPER rover, will fly on a Falcon Heavy, perhaps in late 2023.

Funding & Policy

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith
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House Armed Services Chair Urges National Defense Policy Review

Apr 13, 2021
The House Armed Services Committee chairman wants the U.S. to review national security policy and the White House to release the budget.

Technology

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NASA Invests In Lunar Radio Observatory, Other Space Tech

Apr 08, 2021
NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts initiative has awarded $5 million in grants to seven innovators, among them a Jet Propulsion Laboratory researcher investigating the possible construction of a lunar far side radio telescope using wire mesh embedded in an impact crater by small climbing robots.

Business

Bell Model 525
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Bell Proposes 525 For Upcoming German Police Requirement

Apr 13, 2021
Bell has created a team of potential suppliers in Germany as it offers its Model 525 helicopter as a platform for the Bundespolizei.
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Startup Guardian Brings eVTOL To Agriculture

Apr 07, 2021
Agriculture is the latest market to get the electric vertical flight treatment, with crop protection startup Guardian Agriculture emerging from stealth with a $10.5 million seed funding round.
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South Korea’s KAI To Enter UAM Market

Apr 07, 2021
Korea Aerospace Industries plans to enter the urban air mobility market as part of a new strategy to make the South Korean manufacturer the No. 1 aerospace company in Asia by 2030.

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