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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 30, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 62 June 30, 2021
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Programs

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House Appropriators Omit Additional F-35s In Draft Legislation

Jun 29, 2021
For the first time in years, the House Appropriations defense subcommittee has proposed funding only the number of F-35s that the Pentagon asked for in fiscal 2022 instead of providing dollars for extra aircraft.
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Navy OKs Production For New Stand-off Jamming Pod

Jun 29, 2021
The U.S. Navy has cleared the service’s first new standoff jamming system in more than 50 years to enter production. The Raytheon ALQ-249(V)1 Next…
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Airbus Flies C295 In Armed ISR Configuration

Jun 29, 2021
Airbus has flown its C295 turboprop airlifter with a range of precision-guided munitions as the company looks to develop an armed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability for the platform.
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Cut F-35 Operating Costs, UK Defense Secretary Urges

Jun 29, 2021
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace has suggested that the number of F-35s purchased by the UK will depend on how industry reduces operating costs and whether domestically developed weapons are integrated onto the aircraft.
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China’s Road Map for Heavy-Lift Rockets

Jun 29, 2021
With sights on lunar and deep space missions, China has firmed up its road map to develop heavy-lift rockets based on the Long March 5 and the new Long March 9.
T129 ATAK helicopter
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Motor Sich Engine To Power Turkish Attack Helicopter

Jun 29, 2021
Ukraine’s Motor Sich is to provide a batch of engines for Turkish Aerospace’s new ATAK-2 heavy attack helicopter.
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VoltAero To Proceed With Longer Flights Of Hybrid-Electric Prototype

Jun 28, 2021
The startup's modified Cessna 337H Skymaster prototype will soon start touring between midsize regional airports across France.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Russia’s TsAGI Studies Small eVTOL Vehicle

Jun 29, 2021
Russian researchers have completed three years of study into a small single-person electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle for multiple missions.

Funding & Policy

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HASC Chairman Spares GBSD In Fiscal 2022 Budget Battle

Jun 29, 2021
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has vowed not to kill the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent and is urging lawmakers to fully fund the Adaptive Engine Transition Program to mitigate F-35 woes.

Business

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ANRA Makes Inroads Into Airspace Services For AAM

Jun 28, 2021
Unmanned traffic management specialist ANRA Technologies has partnered with Hyundai to begin developing the operating environment for advanced air mobility.

Operations

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Northrop Grumman Wraps Up 15th ISS Resupply Mission

Jun 29, 2021
Northrop Grumman’s 15th Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft departed the International Space Station on June 29 filled with trash and prepared for an orbit-raising maneuver for five small satellite deployments prior to making a destructive re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

Technology

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Zeroavia Acquires 228s To Test Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Propulsion

Jun 29, 2021
Hydrogen propulsion startup ZeroAvia has secured two Dornier 228s for use as test aircraft for development of its 600-kW fuel-cell propulsion system for 19-passenger airliners.

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