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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 20, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 34 May 20, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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Germany Planning Space Command

May 19, 2021
To be run by the air force, the new space command will be established in this year’s third quarter from a facility in Kalkar that already commands German air operations. 
HMS Queen Elizabeth
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UK Royal Navy Envisions Manned/Unmanned Air Wings For Carriers 

May 19, 2021
First Sea Lord Adm. Tony Radakin told the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference on May 19 that he was challenging the Navy to “create an air wing for each carrier” and “accelerate the transition to a hybrid manned/unmanned airwing.” 
UAM over a European city
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Europeans Have Positive Attitude Toward UAM, EASA Study Finds

May 19, 2021
European citizens generally would welcome urban air mobility, particularly for medical transport applications, but have concerns over safety, security, noise and the effects on wildlife and the cultural heritage of Europe’s old cities.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

USAF Boeing KC-46A refuels fighter
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HASC Ranking Member Blasts Boeing And Air Force On KC-46A

May 18, 2021
A House Armed Services Committee subcommittee ranking member is sharply critical of how both the U.S. Air Force and Boeing are managing the KC-46A program and the fact its that troubles are forcing the military to continue funding older aircraft.
C-130J floatplane concept
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SOCOM Dusts Off Floatplane Concept For Sea-Based MC-130J

May 19, 2021
An “amphibious MC-130J” appeared on a slide of research and development initiatives now underway within SOCOM’s program executive office for Fixed Wing aircraft. 
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FARA Enters Mix For MH-60 Gunship Replacement

May 19, 2021
A decision point is set for 2025 on how to replace the MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator, a subfleet of the MH-60M and MH-60L troop transports operated by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
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Volocopter Goes Bigger, Faster, Farther With VoloConnect eVTOL

May 17, 2021
Volocopter has unveiled a larger, longer-range electric vertical-takeoff air taxi aimed at expanding its planned urban air mobility service out to the suburbs.
Urban-Air
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UK’s First Urban Air Mobility Hub Takes Shape

May 14, 2021
Funded by the UK’s Future Flight Challenge, the Air-One hub is scheduled to open in central Coventry, England, later this year.

Technology

Centerline design for A330-size airliner with turbo-electric fuselage fan
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Propulsive Fuselage Concept Promises More Efficient Airliners

May 19, 2021
Drag-reducing boundary-layer ingestion could cut the fuel burn of a future twin-aisle airliner by more than 3% compared to an equivalent-technology conventional aircraft, a European research project has concluded.

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