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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 25, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 59 June 25, 2021
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Programs

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Germany To Purchase P-8 Poseidon

Jun 24, 2021
Germany looks set to become the latest customer for Boeing’s P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, after German lawmakers approved funding for an interim buy of the platform.
Bell
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Bell Pivots To Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft Program

Jun 24, 2021
Bell is formally transitioning the V-280 from the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program to focus on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

S-70i
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Philippines Black Hawk Crashes, Fleet Grounded 

Jun 24, 2021
One of the Philippine Air Force's newly purchased Sikorsky/PZL S-70i Black Hawk helicopters crashed on June 23, killing the six crew onboard.
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First F-35C Pilots Certified For Inaugural Carrier Deployment

Jun 24, 2021
Nearly 20 years after contract award, the carrier air wing selected to ferry the F-35C for its inaugural deployment aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has completed the qualifications required for future operations.
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France Deploys Rafales To Tahiti In Indo-Pacific Air Power Demo

Jun 23, 2021
France has deployed fighters to the Pacific island of Tahiti for the first time as part of a demonstration of French air power in the Indo-Pacific region.

Business

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Estes Industries Launches Into Large Rocket Sector With Spinoff

Jun 24, 2021
Estes Industries, famous among model rocket enthusiasts for the company’s solid propellant motors, has spun off a new company sporting lineage to Aurora Flight Sciences that aims to provide engineering support for larger launchers.
Blade
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Embraer’s Eve To Provide eVTOLs For Blade UAM

Jun 24, 2021
Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility has agreed to supply Blade with 60,000 flight hours a year of service in Southern California and the West Coast beginning in 2026.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Gets Backing For New Astronaut Radiation Exposure Limit

Jun 24, 2021
NASA has received backing for the agency’s plan to adopt a proposed new space radiation career exposure limit that would likely require a waiver for multiyear, roundtrip missions to Mars using current shielding and propulsion technologies.

Technology

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EP Systems Targets Certification In 2022 For Propulsion Batteries

Jun 22, 2021
For a five-year-old startup, EP Systems has already accumulated unrivaled experience in designing energy storage systems for electric aircraft.

Aviation Week Forecasts