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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 16, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 52 June 16, 2021
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Programs

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B-21 Exports Supported By Former Obama Defense Official

Jun 15, 2021
The UK and Australia gave up their unrefueled long-range strike capacity decades ago, but the introduction of the stealthy B-21 by the U.S. Air Force in mid-decade offers another opportunity to add a new bomber. 
KAI
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KAI Reveals Details Of New Transporter, Civilian Airliner

Jun 15, 2021
KAI said its next-generation transport aircraft could be developed by 2031 with maritime patrol and civilian airliner derivatives following later in the decade.
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Offensive UAS Swarms Added To U.S. Army Shopping List

Jun 15, 2021
A request for information published on June 14 by the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) gives industry until July 7 to submit ideas for UAS swarms.
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DOD Awards Three Contracts For SCIFiRE Hypersonic Project

Jun 14, 2021
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have received contracts from the U.S. Defense Department (DOD) to launch the next step in the development of a scramjet-powered, hypersonic cruise missile. 
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U.S. Army Selects Two Companies For HADES Sensor Battle

Jun 14, 2021
During Phase 1, L3 and Raytheon teams will demonstrate electronic intelligence (ELINT) and communications intelligence (COMINT) sensors under controlled conditions. 
XTI
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XTI Targets TriFan 600 First Flight Within 20 Months

Jun 15, 2021
Targeting FAA certification by late 2024 or early 2025, the Denver, Colorado-based company’s ambitious test and development plan calls for assembly and first flight of the initial TriFan 600 test aircraft within the next 20 months.
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Two Rocket Lab Photon Satellites Going To Mars

Jun 15, 2021
Rocket Lab will provide two Photon satellites for a NASA-backed small-science mission to explore the magnetosphere of Mars.
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Kitty Hawk Repositions Heaviside As Autonomous Air Taxi

Jun 14, 2021
Kitty Hawk has set an aggressive goal of achieving FAA certification of the Heaviside within three years.
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Wind Tunnel Tests Advance France’s EcoPulse Hybrid-Electric Testbed

Jun 11, 2021
The tests at Airbus UK in Filton, England, evaluated the complete assembly of the Safran electric engine, Airbus nacelle and DUC Helices propeller.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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EU, U.S. Reach ‘Understanding’ On Long-Running Aircraft Subsidy Dispute

Jun 15, 2021
The EU and the U.S. have reached an “understanding” on a dispute over aircraft subsidies that has rumbled on for almost 17 years, agreeing to suspend tariffs for five years, government officials from both sides said June 15.

Funding & Policy

NATO
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NATO Flags China Military Ambitions As ‘Systemic Challenge’ 

Jun 15, 2021
Beijing’s “opaque” military modernization, the expansion of its nuclear arsenal alongside a larger number of sophisticated delivery systems, and its cooperation with Russia were all highlighted as causes of concern by alliance leaders as they met in Brussels on June 14. 
Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin
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Roscosmos Chief Seeks Legal Consequences For Space Debris

Jun 15, 2021
The head of Russia’s Roscosmos State Corp., Dmitry Rogozin, has proposed creating a legal responsibility for leaving debris in orbit.

Business

Eve
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Eve Confirms Talks With Ricci’s Zanite SPAC

Jun 11, 2021
As another electric air-taxi startup announces plans to go public, Embraer has confirmed that its Eve Urban Air Mobility spinoff is in talks with a blank-check company.

Operations

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Russia Eyes Crewed Flights To Chinese Space Station

Jun 15, 2021
Russian intends to fly cosmonauts to the Chinese Space Station, launching Soyuz capsules from its own Vostochny Cosmodrome or Europe’s Kourou, French Guiana, spaceport, though neither site has yet supported a human spaceflight, the head of Roscosmos, the Russian State Space Corp., said on June 15.

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