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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 27, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 39 May 27, 2021
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Programs

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EASA On Path To Autonomous Passenger Transport

May 26, 2021
Europe’s aviation regulator believes commercial use of electric air taxis could begin by 2024-25, but that it will take at least five more years to enable autonomous passenger transport, the holy grail for ubiquitous and affordable urban air mobility.
T129 ATAK helicopter
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Philippines Due To Receive Turkish Attack Helicopters In September

May 26, 2021
The Philippines is set to take delivery of its first pair of Turkish Aerospace Industries T129 ATAK gunships in September, after the U.S. approved export of the rotorcraft’s engines.
Russian S-400
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Putin: S-500 Development Now Being Completed

May 26, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 25 development of the Almaz-Antey S-500 Prometheus air-defense system is being completed.
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U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Opens New Space R&D Facility

May 26, 2021
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has opened a new $12.8 million facility focused on integrating space research and development programs at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.
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EHang Takes Wraps Off Winged eVTOL

May 25, 2021
China’s EHang has unveiled its longer-range electric air taxi, the autonomous two-seat VT-30.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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SpaceX Bolsters Starlink Network With 60 More Satellites

May 26, 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivered the 29th batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on May 26 as the company expanded beta trials of its high-speed internet service to Belgium and the Netherlands.

Technology

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Merlin To Modify King Airs With Autonomy For Special Missions

May 26, 2021
Startup Merlin Labs has emerged from stealth mode with a contract from special mission operator Dynamic Aviation to modify 55 Beechcraft King Airs to autonomous operation.
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NASA Tests Techniques For X-59 Low-Boom Flights

May 26, 2021
Validating the quiet supersonic performance of NASA’s X-59 QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator will require precise measurement of the shock waves generated by the aircraft and how they propagate through the atmosphere to the ground.
Exosonic SST in wind tunnel
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Exosonic Tunnel-Tests Low-Boom Supersonic Transport

May 26, 2021
U.S. startup Exosonic has completed low-speed wind-tunnel tests of its concept for a low-boom supersonic airliner.