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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 19, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 33 May 19, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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SOCOM Shifts Airborne ISR Investments As Threats Increase

May 18, 2021
U.S. Special Operations Command has started to reinvent how it provides airborne reconnaissance as the threat pushes existing platforms out of the airspace, the organization’s acquisition executive said on May 18.
NASA's 2020 annual procurement report
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Boeing Continues As Top NASA Contractor; Lockheed A Close Second

May 18, 2021
NASA’s top contractor remains Boeing, followed closely by second-place Lockheed Martin, the agency’s fiscal 2020 Annual Procurement Report, released May 18, shows.
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Time To Address Orbital Debris With Technology, Changes In Policy

May 17, 2021
New technologies could effectively address the growing threat to operational spacecraft posed by orbital debris, according to Darren McKnight, senior technical fellow at Leo Labs.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Fifth Lockheed Martin Space-Based Infrared satellite
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Space Force Launches Fifth SBIRS Satellite

May 18, 2021
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket helped the U.S. Space Force expand its ability to watch for missile launches around the world with the May 18 delivery to geosynchronous orbit of the fifth Lockheed Martin Space-Based Infrared satellite.

Technology

Orbit Fab’s Tanker-001 Tenzing fuel depot
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Startup Orbit Fab To Launch Fuel Depot Demonstration

May 18, 2021
After a test run on the International Space Station, Orbit Fab plans to launch a free-flying fuel-depot demonstration mission in June to push development of satellite-refueling and in-orbit service technologies.

Programs

H160
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Japanese Regulator Certifies Airbus H160 

May 18, 2021
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has joined a growing list of regulators to certify Airbus’ newest helicopter, paving the way for All Nippon Helicopter to take delivery of the H160.
Bell OH-58C
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NASA Readies For eVTOL Test Flights With Joby Prototype

May 18, 2021
NASA has agreed to work with five U.S. state and local governments on how to integrate passenger and cargo advanced air mobility into their transportation plans.
SH-60 prototype
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Mitsubishi Completes First Flight Of Upgraded SH-60 Helicopter

May 18, 2021
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed the first flight of a modernized version of its SH-60 antisubmarine- warfare helicopter.

Business

Denver
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York Space Unveils ‘Mega’ Factory, Eyes Classified Cyber Satellites

May 18, 2021
The new three-story building, next to York’s other two buildings, will allow for a fourfold increase in production capacity once fully utilized.

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