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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 10, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 48 June 10, 2021
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Technology

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Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Report Rules Out Secret U.S. Tech

Jun 09, 2021
An upcoming Pentagon report concludes that classified U.S. technology is not behind the hundreds of UAP sightings by military pilots and other credible witnesses.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Boeing Expects One-Year Delay For VC-25B

Jun 09, 2021
The Air Force plans to complete a review of the VC-25B program schedule based on Boeing’s new information in September.
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Mars Helicopter Makes Seventh Flight

Jun 09, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter completed a seventh excursion through the skies of Mars on June 8, traveling south 348 ft. in 62.8 sec. as part of a series of flight tests to prepare for future aerial planetary exploration campaigns.
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Lunar IceCube Clears Critical Prelaunch Test

Jun 09, 2021
NASA’s Lunar IceCube has completed prelaunch environmental testing at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, in preparation for its flight as a secondary payload aboard the Artemis I mission later this year.
EHang
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EHang Extends eVTOL Demos To Japan

Jun 09, 2021
According to EHang, the EH216 is the first eVTOL vehicle granted permission for outdoor, open-airspace flights in Japan.
Lilium
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Honeywell Partners With Lilium As Key Supplier And Investor

Jun 09, 2021
The avionics and flight control systems for Lilium’s seven-seat electric regional air taxi will be supplied by Honeywell.

Operations

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F-35 Embarks On Second British Carrier

Jun 09, 2021
The second of the UK’s two new aircraft carriers has embarked the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the first time.
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Heaviside eVTOL Assessed In Military Exercise

Jun 09, 2021
Kitty Hawk has completed its first operational exercise with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit assessing the ability of the company’s Heaviside electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to perform medical evacuation, personnel recovery and logistics.

Funding & Policy

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NATO Nations Agree On Flight Training Initiative

Jun 09, 2021
NATO defense ministers have signed an agreement to create a network of flight training centers across Europe that could reduce reliance on U.S.-based training facilities.

Business

Terran
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Relativity Raises $650M For Terran R Development

Jun 08, 2021
The equity financing round will fund development of Relativity's fully reusable, Falcon 9-class booster Terran R.

Program Dossier