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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 19, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 10 July 19, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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House Appropriators Back NASA Budget Increase

Jul 16, 2021
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has approved a $25.04 billion NASA budget for 2022.
Pratt DHC hybrid electric demonstrator
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Ottawa, Quebec To Fund Electric Aviation Projects At Pratt, Bell, CAE

Jul 15, 2021
The Canadian federal and Quebec provincial governments together will invest in projects at Bell, CAE and Pratt & Whitney Canada to develop technologies supporting the electrification and decarbonization of aviation.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

PC-21 trainer
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French Air and Space Force To Add Nine Additional PC-21 Trainers To Fleet

Jul 16, 2021
The French Air and Space Force has signed an order for nine Pilatus PC-21 aircraft, to train future military pilots, Pilatus announced.

Technology

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JetPack Readies Next Single-Seat VTOL Prototype

Jul 16, 2021
Having started out with the vision of personal flying using a wearable jet pack, the eponymous JetPack Aviation has shifted its focus to a single-seat vehicle that the startup hopes will form the basis for a range of vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for special missions.

Business

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Wisk, Archer Trade Barbs In eVTOL Secrets Battle

Jul 16, 2021
Archer’s claim to have independently developed its electric air taxi design is a “fairy tale,” Wisk alleged in a brief submitted in support of its motion for a preliminary injunction against its urban air mobility (UAM) rival.

Programs

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USAF MQ-9s Ready For Autoland, Takeoff Upgrade

Jul 16, 2021
An automatic-takeoff-and-landing capability is scheduled to be released to the operational fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9 Reapers owned by the U.S. Air Force next year. 
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USAF Performs Inflight Update To F-16 EW Software

Jul 16, 2021
The U.S. Air Force has performed an inflight, beyond-line-of-sight update to the Lockheed Martin F-16’s electronic warfare (EW) software, showing off…

Operations

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BAE To Support UK/Qatari Hawk Training Squadron

Jul 16, 2021
BAE Systems will provide support and training for a new joint British/Qatari Hawk jet trainer squadron being formed in the UK. 

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