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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 25, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 37 May 25, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Does The U.S. Military Need To Bring Back Seaplanes?

May 24, 2021
The specter of war with China across the vast Pacific Ocean has provoked the U.S. military to re-imagine the command-and-control mission, spend…

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

Bayraktar TB2 UAS
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Poland Buys Turkish Bayraktar Drones, Arms

May 24, 2021
Poland has joined the growing list of countries to export armed unmanned air systems from Turkey.
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Chinese Rover Makes First Trip on Mars

May 23, 2021
The rover rolled down the landing platform and started patrolling the surface on the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a 3,300-km-wide (2,051-mi.) plain in Mars’ northern hemisphere.
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NASA Seeking Industry Comment On Orbital Free Flyer Strategy

May 24, 2021
NASA has issued a draft plan for the first phase of its Commercial LEO Destinations program, which seeks to spur the initial development of two to four commercial free flyers as successors to the International Space Station.
Baykar Makina Akinci UAS
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Turkey’s Baykar Makina Flies First Production-Standard Akinci UAS

May 20, 2021
Turkey’s Baykar Makina has conducted the first flight of a series-production Akinci medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system.

Funding & Policy

South Korean Hyunmoo-2 missile
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Washington Scraps U.S.-South Korea Missile Guidelines, Range Grows

May 24, 2021
The U.S. has abolished the 42-year-old U.S.-South Korea Missile Guidelines, allowing South Korea to develop increasingly capable ballistic missiles.
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UK Government Introduces Spaceport Licensing Regulations

May 24, 2021
British spaceports will be able to apply for operating licenses this summer, paving the way for launch from the UK mainland in 2022.
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NASA Facing Continuing Cost, Schedule Challenges

May 21, 2021
NASA’s major programs face mounting cost and schedule challenges, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s latest annual assessment for Congress.

Operations

HMS Queen Elizabeth
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UK Carrier Group Begins First Deployment, Heads To Indo-Pacific

May 24, 2021
The first of the UK’s two new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has set sail on its initial deployment.
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Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Reaches Suborbital Space From New Mexico

May 22, 2021
After a six-month hiatus to resolve electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity successfully completed a flight…

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