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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 16, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 10 April 16, 2021
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Funding & Policy

eurodrone
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Eurodrone Secures German Spending Approval, Signing Expected Soon

Apr 15, 2021
The German Parliament has approved spending for the Eurodrone medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system program, paving the way for a quad-national contract to be signed in the next few weeks. 
Wingcopter drone
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EASA Design Verification Process Expanding Drone Use

Apr 15, 2021
EASA has issued guidance for drone design verification for medium-risk uses that require authorization from a national aviation authority.

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Business

dreamchaser
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Sierra Space To Absorb Sierra Nevada’s Space Business

Apr 15, 2021
The owners of aerospace and defense group Sierra Nevada are creating an independent company to take over the former’s space business, to be called Sierra Space, which will sell to the burgeoning low-Earth-orbit and Moon commercial space markets.
SpaceX
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Space Foundation Highlights 2020 As Banner Year For Space Growth

Apr 15, 2021
Private space sector jobs reached a nine-year high in 2020, according to new Space Foundation analysis of U.S. government data, with the industry employing 148,000 people, while space-related mergers, buyouts and equity financings totaled $18.2 billion.
Orbital
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Orbital Sidekick Completes $16M Series A Round

Apr 14, 2021
Orbital Sidekick, a San Francisco-based startup aiming to offer satellite-based hyperspectral imaging and data analytics for the energy sector and others, has wrapped up a $16 million series A investment round, as expected.
article

Jet Linx And Wheels Up Enter Vertical-Lift Partnerships

Apr 14, 2021
Jet Linx Aviation and Wheels Up have entered into partnerships to offer helicopter services, leading to new urban-air-mobility vehicles.

Programs

Drone for Low Collateral Effects Interceptor program
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Three Companies Show Off Low Collateral-Effect Interceptors

Apr 15, 2021
All three C-UAS demonstrated at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, may be considered for a Low Collateral Effects Interceptors (LCEI) program, which the US Air Force will launch later this year. 
Agility
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Joby Details Agility Prime eVTOL Deliveries

Apr 15, 2021
Joby Aviation plans to deliver two of its electric vertical-lift aircraft to the U.S. Air Force this year for flight testing, to be followed by more in 2022 and potentially 2023 under the Agility Prime program.
Mars sample returns
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Mars Sample Return Seen Building On Rich Legacy of Scientific Results

Apr 15, 2021
NASA’s sample return missions to the Moon, Comet Wild 2 and the Sun have proven scientifically game-changing, and agency planners behind the Mars Sample Return believe it will prove of equal value.
ANA Wingcopter
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ANA Tests Wingcopter Medical Delivery Drone

Apr 15, 2021
ANA’s parent company has completed initial medical drone delivery trials as it works toward establishing a delivery network in Japan.
Israel Aerospace Industries Gabriel V anti-ship missile launcher
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IAI, Thales Offer Gabriel Anti-Ship Missile For Royal Navy Requirement

Apr 14, 2021
Israel Aerospace Industries and Thales team to offer IAI’s Gabriel V anti-ship missile to meet a UK need for an interim anti-ship weapon.

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