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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 14, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 30 May 14, 2021
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Programs

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Britain First Export Customer For Block II Chinook

May 13, 2021
The UK has become the first export customer for Boeing’s Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopter after confirming the purchase of 14 aircraft.
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VC-25B Program Faces Delivery Delay

May 13, 2021
A U.S. Air Force general has confirmed that problems with GDC Technics—a cabin interiors designer for VIP aircraft and a subcontractor on the VC-25B—will delay the delivery of the new Air Force One.
XA100
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Tests Of GE XA100 Adaptive Combat Engine Exceed Performance Targets

May 13, 2021
GE Aviation has completed initial test runs of the first full-scale XA100 three-stream adaptive combat engine, marking the start of a new chapter in U.S. military turbine engine development and paving the way for a new generation of variable cycle powerplants for sixth generation fighters.
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Artemis Already Paying Economic Dividends, NASA Officials Say

May 12, 2021
NASA’s Artemis initiative, poised to resume human exploration of the Moon and pave the way for expeditions to Mars, is already paying economic dividends across the U.S., those preparing for the Artemis I launch say.
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Lockheed Hits 400-km Mark In PRSM Flight Test

May 12, 2021
A Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile (PRSM) has completed a 400-km flight demonstration, the longest yet by the ground-launched tactical…
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F-35 JPO: No ALIS Replacement In 2022; New schedule in 6-9 Months

May 13, 2021
F-35 Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Eric Fick has confirmed that the stealthy fighter’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) replacement will not be delivered in 2022 and he anticipates having an updated program schedule in the next six to nine months.
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Newly Declassified GMTI Space Program Will Partially Replace E-8C

May 12, 2021
The U.S. Space Force recently declassified a new developmental program, the Ground Moving Target Indicator space-based system, envisioned to replace a portion of the aging E-8C Joint Surveillance and Attack Radar System’s sensing capability.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Longtime AeroVironment Leader Leaving, CEO Adds Chair Role

May 12, 2021
Tim Conver, who took over the then-spunky UAV pioneer AeroVironment in the early 1990s, will retire as chairman at the company’s 2021 annual shareholder meeting.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Space Force To Establish Commercial Solutions Office

May 12, 2021
The U.S. Space Force intends to establish a commercial solutions office at Space Systems Command to better leverage industry’s work in satellite communications and tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Poland continues to use the MiG-29 for air defense along with its Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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Germany, Poland Reach Cross-Border Air Policing Agreement 

May 13, 2021
German aircraft responding to Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions will be able to operate in Polish airspace and vice-versa in an arrangement that mirrors a similar pact between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Operations

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Israeli Fighters, Iron Dome Respond To Gaza Rocket Barrage

May 12, 2021
Eight Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35Is joined a strike package of 80 Israeli fighters in strikes on hundreds of sites in Gaza on May 11.
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Roscosmos To Launch Film Crew, Tourists Aboard Soyuz

May 13, 2021
The next two piloted flights to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft later this year will be carrying civilians—a film crew first, and later, tourists.

Business

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Textron To Take Its Time Entering UAM Market, Donnelly Says

May 12, 2021
Textron will not immediately enter the urban air mobility market, despite its “enormous amount of technological capability,” as the battery technology has not advanced enough to support it, Textron’s top executive says.
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Ex-Triumph Aerostructures, Now Qarbon, Could Acquire Others

May 13, 2021
The former Triumph Group aerostructures business recently acquired by private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has been rebranded Qarbon Aerospace and could be looking to acquire other assets in the embattled sector.

Aviation Week Forecasts