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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 2, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 64 July 02, 2021
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Programs

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Airbus Dismayed By Swiss F-35 Decision

Jul 01, 2021
Airbus has expressed frustration at Switzerland’s decision to purchase the F-35, appearing to question Bern’s analysis on operating costs and operational capabilities of the Lockheed Martin-built fighter.
air-launched cruise missile
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Raytheon Receives $2 Billion For Nuclear LRSO Development

Jul 01, 2021
Raytheon received a $2 billion contract on July 1 to develop the nuclear Long Range Standoff cruise missile, the U.S. Air Force said.
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Ingenuity To Attempt Scouting Mission For Rover

Jul 01, 2021
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter will attempt to overfly a region of key interest to scientists on the rover Perseverance mission, pushing ongoing flight demonstrations into the realm of operational mission support.
NEOWISE
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NASA's Hazardous Asteroid Hunter Given Mission Extension

Jul 01, 2021
The aging NEOWISE space telescope, which seeks out asteroids and comets including the many undiscovered objects that could pose an impact threat to the Earth, has had its life extended for two more years.
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USMC Declares First F-35C Squadron Fully Capable

Jul 01, 2021
The U.S. Marine Corps now has its first fully equipped squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35Cs to augment the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based strike fighter force.
KAL-ASD
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Korean Air To Compete In Airborne Sigint Contest

Jul 01, 2021
Korean Air’s Aerospace Division has said it will compete in a South Korean tender to deliver a fleet of signals intelligence platforms for the country’s air for
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Sea Breaker Adds Cruise Missile To Rafael’s Product Mix

Jun 30, 2021
Rafael has taken the wraps off a new anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile called the Sea Breaker, creating an intriguing new export option to the…
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Collins Advances Electric Motor For HAV’s Airlander 10 Airship

Jun 29, 2021
Collins Aerospace has begun building a 500-kW electric motor that will power Hybrid Air Vehicles’ planned hybrid-electric Airlander 10 heavy-lift airship.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Funk
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Aviation Pioneer Wally Funk To Fly With Bezos

Jul 01, 2021
Wally Funk, one of 13 women recruited as potential astronauts for NASA’s 1960s Mercury program but sidelined due to gender, will fly as a guest of Blue Origin on the company’s first crewed flight.
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With Latest Launch, OneWeb To Demo Comms In Alaska, Canada

Jul 01, 2021
Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate launched 36 OneWeb satellites to orbit July 1 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.

Funding & Policy

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Germany Creates UAM Innovation Network With Cities

Jun 30, 2021
Germany plans to create an urban air mobility innovation network bringing together the federal government and four regions previously selected as pilot sites for drone and air taxi services.
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International Asteroid Day A Wakeup Call

Jun 30, 2021
This year’s International Asteroid Day, the annual June 30 observance instituted by the United Nations to promote global awareness of asteroid threats, arrives with NASA on the verge of launching a first-ever mission to demonstrate a potential defense.

Technology

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Airbus Evaluating Cryogenic Electric Propulsion For Commercial Aircraft

Jun 24, 2021
As Airbus evaluates liquid hydrogen as a possible route to zero-emission commercial aviation by the mid-2030s, it has begun a research program to explore the potential of cryogenically cooled electric propulsion for large civil aircraft.

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