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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 24, 2021

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Programs

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German Lawmakers OK FCAS Demonstrator Spending

Jun 23, 2021
German lawmakers have given the green light to fund the next steps for the European Future Combat Air System.
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Indonesian Navy Inducts ScanEagle

Jun 23, 2021
The Indonesian Navy appears to have taken delivery of its first Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2 remotely piloted air vehicle after an example was shown at an event to commemorate 65 years of Indonesian naval aviation.
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UK Formally Orders First Export Version Of MH-47

Jun 22, 2021
The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the UK marks the first export variant of the Special Operations Command’s MH-47G aircraft. 
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Qarbon To Manufacture Lift’s Hexa eVTOL

Jun 21, 2021
Qarbon Aerospace, formerly Triumph Aerospace Structures, is to produce Lift Aircraft’s Hexa single-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
JAL
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Japanese Carriers Test Domestically Produced SAFs

Jun 21, 2021
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have committed to being net-zero carbon by 2050, while Japan aims to commercialize domestically produced sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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SDA Poised To Launch First Satellites

Jun 23, 2021
The U.S. Space Development Agency is poised to send its first five small experimental satellites and payload on orbit, with the intent to validate space-based laser communications, battle management and target custody technology.
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UK Disputes Russian Narrative Of Crimean Warship Confrontation

Jun 23, 2021
The British government has dismissed Russian claims that a UK warship entered Russian territorial waters off the Crimean peninsula.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Chief Promises More Moon, Mars Cost, Schedule Details

Jun 23, 2021
Congress can anticipate a detailed cost and schedule assessment for NASA’s efforts to return human explorers to the Moon under the Biden administration’s version of the Artemis initiative to establish a sustained human lunar presence and prepare for expeditions to Mars by the end of this year, agency Administrator Bill Nelson says.

Business

Skyports
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Eve Expands UAM Vertiport Relationship With Skyports

Jun 23, 2021
Infrastructure alliances are forming as the launch of advanced air mobility draws nearer.

Technology

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NASA Turns To Tide To Help Clean Astronaut Clothing

Jun 22, 2021
Procter and Gamble is working with NASA to develop a space version of its Tide detergent to clean the clothing and fabrics of astronauts assigned to future missions to the Moon and Mars that could double as a more environmentally friendly cleanser for use on Earth.