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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 9, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 4 July 09, 2021
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Programs

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New Factory, Mystery Projects Hint At Digital Skunk Works Push

Jul 08, 2021
A photo taken from within a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility reveals the existence of four previously undisclosed projects, including one linked…
V15
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Singapore Army Unveils Veloce V15 VTOL UAS 

Jun 30, 2021
The V15 is a fixed-wing UAV featuring four vertical lift propellers for vertical-take-off-and-landing operations and a piston-powered propeller engine for conventional flight. 
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer
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UK Boosting Firepower Of Type 45 Air-Defense Ships

Jul 07, 2021
The UK Royal Navy is bolstering the firepower of its six Type 45 air-defense destroyers with the installation of MBDA’s Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missile system.
Reaper
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First Netherlands Reaper Rolled Out 

Jul 08, 2021
Senior Dutch defense officials were present for a ceremony held at General Atomics’ Reaper production line in Poway, California on July 7 for the unveiling of the Block 5-model aircraft, the first of four systems being acquired for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Technology

Pegasus
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Project Targets Novel Controls For Complex Configurations

Jul 08, 2021
Two subscale models of a fan-in-wing vertical-takeoff business jet are to fly in 2022 under the UK government-supported Project NOMAD.
Helma XP Anti-UAS Laser
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France Tests Anti-UAS Laser To Combat ‘Evolving Threat’

Jul 08, 2021
France has tested a laser weapon as a defense against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that it hopes to use in protect major public events starting in 2023.
Daedalean navigation system
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Standards Developers Identify Concerns, Next Steps For Certifying AI

Jul 06, 2021
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.

Operations

212
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FAA, Transport Canada Direct Bell Rotor Hub Inspections

Jul 08, 2021
Emergency airworthiness directives (AD) have been issued requiring main-rotor hub inspections of certain Bell helicopters following the fatal crash of a Bell 212 last month in Canada.
Nauka
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Launch Of Russian ISS Module Slips To July 21

Jul 08, 2021
Launch of the long-delayed Nauka was planned for July 15, but technical issues have pushed back the launch.
Spaceships docked at the ISS
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon Makes Weather-Delayed ISS Departure

Jul 08, 2021
SpaceX’s 22nd Dragon resupply mission spacecraft is headed for a late July 9 splashdown and recovery off Florida’s Gulf Coast, following a weather-delayed departure from the International Space Station’s U.S. segment with a 5,300-lb. return payload of science experiments, technology development hardware and other equipment.

Funding & Policy

U.S. Navy F/A-18C
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U.S. Navy Assesses Air Training Needs Against China, Russia

Jul 08, 2021
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are lacking the necessary training capacity for a war with China or Russia and plan to issue an in-depth analysis in December that could reveal what will be required.
ITM power hydrogen vehicle
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Competition To Boost Airport Transition To Zero-Emission Aircraft

Jul 08, 2021
Charged with enabling zero-emission transatlantic flight within a generation, the UK’s Jet Zero Council has launched a competition designed to demonstrate how airport upgrades could enable the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.

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