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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 13, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 29 May 13, 2021
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Operations

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C-5M Daily Flight Rate Hovers Around 20%, Data Says

May 12, 2021
Over the last four months, the U.S. Air Force’s aging C-5M Super Galaxy daily flight rate hovered around 20%, according to exclusive data provided to Aerospace DAILY.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

t901
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GE’s T901 Engine On Critical Path For U.S. Army Modernization

May 12, 2021
With the U.S. Army looking to maintain the capability of its legacy helicopter fleet even as it moves to modernize the force with advanced rotorcraft, continued progress with a new engine program is becoming crucial to its plans.
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UK Seeks Novel Solution To Replace Crowsnest AEW Capability

May 12, 2021
The UK Ministry of Defense is calling on industry to provide a novel solution to the future provision of airborne early warning for the Royal Navy. 
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KAI’s Airlifter Concept Leaked Online

May 12, 2021
Korea Aerospace Industries' concept for a future indigenous airlifter and its proposed capabilities have been leaked online.
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NASA Still Aiming For Oct. 31 Launch Of James Webb Space Telescope

May 11, 2021
This week is to mark the final ground-based, clean-room deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror as the observatory is prepared for an ocean voyage from Northrop Grumman facilities in California to its launch site in French Guiana for a planned Oct. 31 liftoff.
Ka-32
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New Kamov Ka-32 Variant To Feature Upgraded Engines, Avionics

May 12, 2021
Russian Helicopters is planning to display a modernized version of its Kamov Ka-32 co-axial rotorcraft at the MAKS airshow this July. 

Funding & Policy

First Northrop Grumman RQ-4 UAAS for Japan
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USAF Seeks To Avoid R&D Funding Cuts In Fiscal 2022

May 12, 2021
Gen. Charles Brown singled out the Advanced Battle Management System as a top priority for research and development funding, but the program has become a punching bag for Congress.
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Australia To Upgrade Aegis Destroyer, Unveils MC-55A Timeline

May 12, 2021
The Australia Department of Defense has revealed plans to upgrade its Aegis-equipped, Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer and is also preparing to introduce its new Gulfstream MC-55A Peregrine long-range intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft.
ULA
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Space Force Seeks Launch Technology Prototype Proposals

May 12, 2021
The U.S. Space Force released three requests for prototype proposals to industry, laying the groundwork for a competition for the next set of national security space launches.

Business

Electron
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Rocket Lab Readies For Upgraded Reusable Electron Tests

May 12, 2021
Rocket Lab is poised to conduct the first of two additional tests of Electron launch vehicles specially modified for reusability which, if successful, could pave the way for the first mid-air recovery of a booster for re-use as early as next year.
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NASA, Axiom Space Outline First Private Astronaut ISS Mission

May 10, 2021
NASA and Axiom Space are characterizing plans for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station as a “renaissance” in human spaceflight.

Program Dossier