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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 15, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 9 April 15, 2021
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Programs

Blue Origin's New Shepard 15th suborbital flight
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Blue Origin Rehearses Passenger Procedures with New Shepard

Apr 14, 2021
Blue Origin simulated pre- and post-launch passenger operations as its 15th suborbital launch of the New Shepard lifted off on April 14.
Airbus VSR700 unmanned helicopter
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Airbus VSR700 Rotary-Wing Drone Moves Toward 2022 Sea Trials

Apr 14, 2021
Airbus completes low-speed flight-envelope testing of its VSR700 naval rotary-wing uncrewed air system.
Lockheed C-130H
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Poland Buying Surplus C-130s, Confirms F-35 Basing Plan

Apr 14, 2021
Poland is buying five surplus Lockheed C-130H airlifters and will develop Lask AB as the main operating location for its future F-35s.
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Lockheed Pitches LM 400 As Tactical ISR Satellite

Apr 14, 2021
Lockheed Martin is offering a new line of its LM 400 satellites in response to military plans to develop constellations that have a variety of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and target-acquisition capabilities.
Pipistrel cargo eVTOL
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Pipistrel To Develop Cargo eVTOL For China’s SF Express

Apr 12, 2021
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is to develop a vertical-lift unmanned cargo aircraft for Chinese delivery company SF Express.
Turkish Goktug missiles
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Turkish Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile Downs Simsek Drone In Trials

Apr 14, 2021
Turkey’s indigenous within-visual-range air-to-air missile, Bozdogan/Merlin has scored its first aerial kill in flight trials.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

Astranis sateliite concept
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Geosat Broadband Startup Astranis Lands $250 Million, Awaits Launch

Apr 14, 2021
Astranis, a startup aiming to provide lower-cost broadband service from geostationary orbit, has announced $250 million in new financing.
Blade Beta Alia eVTOL aircraft
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Blade To Secure First Passenger Electric Air Taxis From Beta

Apr 13, 2021
Blade Urban Air Mobility has struck a deal with Beta Technologies to secure up to 20 Alia electric air taxis.
Babcock
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Babcock Considers Selling Emergency Helicopter Businesses 

Apr 13, 2021
LONDON—Babcock is mulling the sale of its emergency helicopter businesses as part of a streamlining effort after taking a £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) hit to its profits. 

Funding & Policy

SDA Tranche 0
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Space Agency Questions Satellite Manufacturers On Interoperability

Apr 14, 2021
Ahead of a draft solicitation for Space Development Agency satellites, the Pentagon wants to ensure the interoperability of the products.

Operations

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Swoop Delivers Vaccines By Drone In DR Congo

Apr 09, 2021
Australian startup Swoop Aero has completed three months of medical drone deliveries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, delivering more than 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses on long-range flights.

Program Dossier