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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 27, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 17 April 27, 2021
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Programs

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The Weekly Debrief: Unraveling The Mystery Of The F-35A’s Dueling Hourly Costs

Apr 26, 2021
How does the F-35 program close a roughly 25% delta between actual and objective sustainment costs within four years, which implies a 7% annual reduction on average each of the next four years? 
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Embraer, Brazil Partner On 'Superior' Future UAS

Apr 25, 2021
A memorandum of understanding signed on April 23 by the FAB and the Brazilian manufacturer  launches a study and evaluation of the “necessary capabilities for the conceptual deisgn and development of advanced” UAS.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Ford Wraps Up Post-Delivery Test, Trials Phase

Apr 26, 2021
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has completed its Combat Systems Ship’s Qualification Trials (CSSQT), marking the end of the post-delivery test and trials phase, and is the U.S. Navy is now focused on the aircraft carrier moving toward full ship shock trials this summer.

Operations

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Ingenuity Helicopter Travels Faster, Farther During Third Mars Flight

Apr 25, 2021
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter conducted a third flight test on April 25, zipping downrange as far as 164 ft. and temporarily out of view of cameras on the Perseverance rover.
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U.S. Army Picks Unit In Germany To Get First M-SHORAD Systems

Apr 23, 2021
The U.S. Army has announced that a regiment located in Ansbach, Germany, will be the first unit to field and test the Mobile-Short Range Air Defense System that is designed to protect soldiers from unmanned aircraft systems, rotary-wing and fixed-wing threats.
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SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon Docks with Space Station

Apr 24, 2021
SpaceX’s NASA-contracted Crew-2 Dragon successfully docked with the International Space Station early April 24, delivering a four-member, multinational crew for a six-month tour of duty.

Funding & Policy

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DOD Mulls U.S. Contractor Presence Post-Afghanistan Drawdown

Apr 23, 2021
The Pentagon is assessing what future contractor presence may look like for U.S. companies, especially those supporting aircraft maintenance, in Afghanistan after the military drawdown.

Forecasts & Data

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Nonprofit Partnership Forges Carbon Mapping Initiative

Apr 19, 2021
Startup nonprofit Carbon Mapper, Inc. is leading a coalition of commercial, state and federal government agencies and academic partners in an effort to identify and expand a global awareness of major point source emissions of carbon dioxide and methane in order to lessen their contribution to climate change.

Technology

biofuel
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HIGFLY Project Will Show Alternative Chemical Path To SAF

Apr 23, 2021
A four-year research project to develop a cheaper method of producing sustainable aviation fuel from agricultural and forestry residues has kicked off in Europe.
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ISS Vet Champions Gene Research For Future Space Exploration

Apr 22, 2021
Celebrated as the first person to sequence DNA in space, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins returned from her second voyage to the International Space Station (ISS) April 17 having helped to advance the far-reaching technology and eager to see it become part of future human expeditions to the Moon and Mars.

Contracts