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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 22, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 56 June 22, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Can Refueling Capacity Shortages Bridge A Tanker Divide?

Jun 21, 2021
The prize is a contract to deliver 140-160 commercial derivative aircraft between 2029 and as late as 2042.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Qatari Hawk Trainers Make First Flights

Jun 21, 2021
BAE Systems has flown the first three of nine Hawk jet trainers ordered by Qatar.
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Japan May Drop Plans To Buy LRASM, Reports Suggest

Jun 21, 2021
Japan is reportedly considering dropping plans to acquire Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile due to “ballooning costs.”
Airspeeder Mk3
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Racing eVTOL Prototype Completes First Flights

Jun 17, 2021
The prototype of a high-performance electric vertical-takeoff aircraft for a new racing series has completed its first flights in South Australia…
C295
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Airbus Builds C295 Orders From Asia-Pacific Region

Jun 21, 2021
Airbus has bolstered its backlog for its twin-turboprop C295 airlifter, disclosing that two buyers in the Asia-Pacific region have placed orders.

Technology

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Israel Scores Airborne Laser Intercept Breakthrough

Jun 21, 2021
Israel’s defense industry has achieved a global first by successfully demonstrating that a compact, airborne High Power Laser can shoot down unmanned aircraft systems.

Funding & Policy

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UK Royal Air Force Envisions Electric Aircraft In Service By 2024

Jun 21, 2021
The UK Royal Air Force could have an electric-powered aircraft in service by 2024, a senior officer has suggested, as the air arm takes steps to reduce its environmental footprint.
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U.S. ExIm Bank Backs SpaceX Launch In First Satellite Deal In Six Years

Jun 21, 2021
The U.S. Export-Import Bank on June 21 reported its first satellite-related export financing deal since 2015, backing SpaceX’s expected launch of Hispasat’s planned Amazonas Nexus satellite so that rival Arianespace did not win the business with European export credit agency support.
Worker
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Applications Open For U.S. Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Program

Jun 16, 2021
Created as part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law in March 2021, the program makes available $3 billion in total payroll support for aviation manufacturing companies that furloughed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Operations

AGS
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NATO Ups Tempo Of AGS Force Flights

Jun 21, 2021
NATO commanders have used a surge operation to stress-test the alliance's ground-radar reconnaissance capabilities using its fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Global Hawks.
NASA
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ISS Spacewalkers Log First Roll Out Solar Array Install

Jun 21, 2021
During a 6.5-hr. spacewalk that concluded at 2:10 p.m. EDT on June 20, the European Space Agency’s Thomas Pesquet and NASA’s Shane Kimbrough overcame the hardware obstructions that had prevented them from finishing their task four days earlier.

Contracts