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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 23, 2021

VOL. 272 NO. 57 June 23, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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ESA, European Commission Sign 2021-27 Financial Agreement

Jun 22, 2021
The European Space Agency and the European Commission on June 22 signed a long-sought financial framework partnership agreement for 2021-27, formalizing a relationship they intend to make tighter.
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Malaysian, Indonesian Procurement Plans Inch Forward

Jun 22, 2021
Malaysia and Indonesia are moving ahead with long-awaited aircraft procurement plans, issuing a tender for a light combat aircraft and approving loans for new aerial refueling tankers.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

JetBlue A320
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FAA Unveils New Internal Safety Reporting Program

Jun 22, 2021
The FAA formally unveiled its new internal safety reporting program for Aviation Safety (AVS) office employees, providing what the agency and lawmakers hope will be an opportunity to flag troublesome issues and spot trends before they become significant safety risks. 

Programs

Xuntian
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China Plans To Launch Xuntian Space Telescope In 2024

Jun 22, 2021
Xuntian will be similar to the Hubble Space Telescope but with a field of view 300 times larger, according to the director of the National Astronomical Observatories at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 
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MH-139 Delay Caused By 'Funny Air Disturbances'

Jun 22, 2021
Two of the supplemental type certificate programs for the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139 have fallen behind schedule. One of them concerns the Air Force most of all.
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Aerojet Completes OpFires Full-Scale Static Test

Jun 21, 2021
The static test at sea level at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama demonstrated the throttleable motor funded by Phase 2 of DARPA’s Operational Fires (OpFires) program. 
Paris
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Volocopter Takes First Step Toward Paris UAM

Jun 21, 2021
Volocopter conducted a remotely controlled flight of its 2X prototype at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris on June 21, the first in France by an eVTOL vehicle.
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Intuitive Machines To Initiate Lunar Communications Capability

Jun 21, 2021
Intuitive Machines (IM), one of NASA’s early Commercial Lunar Services Payload Services providers, announced plans on June 21 to place a communications satellite in orbit around the Moon to provide a data link to Earth as part of its second lunar mission planned for late 2022.
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HX50 Helo Sales Surpass Targets, Hill Helicopters Says

Jun 22, 2021
UK helicopter startup Hill Helicopters says it has presold more than 200 of its HX50 turbine light helicopters as the company moves toward a first flight in 2022.

Operations

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UK Flies First Operational Missions From Queen Elizabeth Carrier

Jun 22, 2021
The UK has launched its first operational sorties from its new carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, flying missions over Iraq and Syria in support of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State militant group.

Technology

GM
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Liebherr, GM To Demo Fuel-Cell Power Generation For Aircraft

Jun 21, 2021
The integrated demonstrator, customized to the performance and economic requirements of commercial aircraft, will be built at a Liebherr system integration testing laboratory in Toulouse.
DLR’s Airbus A320 research aircraft, NASA’s DC-8
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DLR-NASA Flight Tests Show SAFs Can Reduce Climate Impact Of Contrails

Jun 23, 2021
Joint flight experiments by DLR and NASA prove sustainability benefit of low-aromatic fuels.

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