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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 17, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 53 June 17, 2021
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Programs

T-7A Red Hawk
article

Tech, Supplier Issues Push Boeing T-7A Behind Schedule

Jun 16, 2021
Parts shortages and technical issues, including a newly discovered wing rock problem, have delayed the development phase of the Boeing T-7A trainer…
KC-46 Pegasus
article

U.S. Air Force Canvasses Industry For KC-Y Interest

Jun 16, 2021
The U.S. Air Force has formally begun the search for companies interested in participating in a KC-Y Bridge Tanker program to supplement the refueler fleet once KC-46A production ends.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

Babcock
article

UK Competitions Watchdog Holds Up CHC/Babcock Offshore Merger

Jun 16, 2021
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has issued an enforcement order to prevent both parties from integrating the offshore helicopter operators.
AMOS-5 satellite
article

Hungarian Telecom Eyes Majority Stake In AMOS-sat Owner Spacecom

Jun 16, 2021
A Hungarian information technology and telecommunications company is aiming to buy a majority stake in Israel’s Spacecom, a satellite services provider and owner-operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, for $65 million.

Operations

Shenzhou-12
article

China Names Astronauts For Shenzhou-12 Mission

Jun 16, 2021
Shenzhou-12 will blast off on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan satellite launch center in the Gobi Desert at 9:22 a.m. local time on June 17.
EHang emergency response eVTOLs
article

EHang Mobilizes eVTOLs To Support COVID Relief And Control Efforts

Jun 16, 2021
With a flare-up in coronavirus cases in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong seemingly on the wane, EHang has revealed it deployed its autonomous air vehicles to support COVID-19 relief and control efforts in Guangzhou.
article

U.S. Space Force Launches Classified NRO Payloads

Jun 15, 2021
The classified NROL-111 mission is NRO’s final scheduled launch for 2021.
LeoLabs Space Radar
article

LeoLabs To Add Azores Space Radar For LEO Tracking

Jun 16, 2021
Space situation-awareness startup LeoLabs plans to locate its next space radar in the Azores, the Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic.

Technology

Partizan STOL demonstrator
article

Russia Flies Testbed For Electric-STOL Demonstrator

Jun 16, 2021
A Russian research laboratory has flown an aerodynamic testbed for a planned short-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator aircraft using distributed electric propulsion to provide powered lift.
Naval Information Warfare Center
article

U.S. Navy Pulses Industry For Project Overmatch AI Solutions

Jun 16, 2021
The U.S. Navy has launched a $100,000 prize challenge seeking artificial-intelligence solutions for Project Overmatch.
JAXA SST
article

JAXA And Japanese Industry Partner To Advance Supersonics

Jun 16, 2021
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has joined forces with the country’s commercial aviation industry to pursue joint research and development of supersonic aircraft technology with the goal of securing a role on a future international program.

Funding & Policy

Joby Tiltprop 45
article

FAA’s Dickson: Cross-Agency Coordination On AAM Is Essential

Jun 16, 2021
Enabling type certification of electric air taxis is a priority for the FAA, but equally important is ensuring these new types of aircraft can operate at scale in the U.S. national airspace system, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson has told Aviation Week.

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