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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 21, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 13 April 21, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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Widened Policy Dims Boeing’s Hopes For Canadian Contracts

Apr 20, 2021
The policy doesn’t name Boeing as the target, but the recent history of the company’s relations with the Canadian government provide a clear link. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Space Command Identifies New Chinese Space-Based Weapon

Apr 20, 2021
The Shijian (SJ)-17 satellite, which was launched to geostationary Earth orbit in 2016, is equipped with a robotic arm.
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French MOD Confident Of Imminent FCAS Agreement

Apr 20, 2021
The French, German and Spanish governments are on track to reach an agreement this month on how to share work on their joint Future Combat Air System program, according to Florence Parly, France’s minister of armed forces.
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First T-7A Aft Section Delivered To Boeing Assembly Line

Apr 20, 2021
The aft section, which includes all fuselage structures aft of the cockpit, was shipped from Saab’s Linkoping site in Sweden on April 15.
Nauka
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New Russian ISS Module Targeted For July 15 Launch

Apr 20, 2021
Russia’s long-awaited Multipurpose Laboratory Module, which includes a new European-built robotic arm, is due to launch to the International Space Station on July 15, the European Space Agency station program manager said on April 20.
MightyFly
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MightyFly Targets Autonomous Air Logistics Market

Apr 20, 2021
Another startup has emerged to join the growing number of companies targeting the unmanned air logistics market.
Harbour
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Team Launches Effort To Certify Electric Beaver Retrofit

Apr 20, 2021
Swiss startup H55, a spinoff from the Solar Impulse round-the-world aircraft project, has joined MagniX and Harbour Air to certify an electric-powered version of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.

Technology

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ESA Bets On Automation, Coordination To Avoid Space Debris

Apr 20, 2021
Confronted with the seemingly ever-worsening issue of space debris, European Space Agency experts expect automation technology to help with collision avoidance maneuvers, along with better coordination between satellite operators.
SibNIA
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Russia Prepares To Flight-Test Superconducting Electric Propulsion

Apr 20, 2021
A Russian research agency is preparing to begin the first flight tests of a superconducting electric motor powering an aircraft.

Operations

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SpaceX Crew-2 Cleared For April 22 Launch

Apr 20, 2021
NASA and SpaceX completed the Launch Readiness Review (LRR) for the SpaceX Crew-2 mission on April 20, clearing the Falcon 9-Crew Dragon system for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center at 6:11 a.m. EDT on April 22, weather permitting.
MRTT
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Singapore Declares MRTT Fleet Fully Operational 

Apr 20, 2021
Singapore has declared its new fleet of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) fully operational. 

Business

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Nikon Takes Over 3D-Printing Startup Morf3D

Apr 20, 2021
Morf3D, an additive manufacturing startup that once was the darling of Boeing new-investment efforts, has a new 90,000-sq.-ft. headquarters in Long Beach, California, and is now controlled by Japanese camera giant Nikon.
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PE Investors Trade Ownership Of Supplier Arch Precision Components

Apr 19, 2021
Private equity investor Madison Dearborn Partners has bought aerospace and defense supplier Arch Precision Components from the Jordan Co. for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced April 19.
EHang EH216 air taxi
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EHang Developing Larger eVTOL Air Taxi And Piloted Version Of EH216

Apr 16, 2021
China’s EHang has unveiled plans for a longer-range electric air taxi, the inter-city VT30, as well as a the two-seat intracity EH216 piloted version.

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