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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 27, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 16 July 27, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: U.S. Army Aviation Restructures For Large-Scale Combat Operations

Jul 26, 2021
FORT RUCKER, Alabama—Two decades of counter-insurgency (COIN) operations have reshaped the U.S. Army’s aviation branch organizationally and…

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

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Lockheed Reports $225 Million Charge On Classified Program

Jul 26, 2021
The charge arose during a government-led review of the classified program in May, Lockheed’s chief financial officer told analysts during a teleconference.
Ultra Electronics
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British Watch As Cobham Takes Another Try At Ultra Electronics

Jul 26, 2021
Officials are watching as two British aerospace and defense suppliers are in talks again to merge, with Cobham making a £2.58 billion ($3.56 billion) non-binding offer for Ultra Electronics.
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Aerojet Acquisition Proposal Prompts Inquiry By Senator Warren

Jul 23, 2021
Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne has prompted a new inquiry by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren about the effectiveness of behavioral remedies in aerospace and defense industry supply chains.
KinectAir
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KinectAir Offers Fractional Shares In VoltAero’s Hybrid-Electric Cassio

Jul 23, 2021
Customers will be able to reserve fractional shares or whole aircraft when the program opens at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show from July 26.

Funding & Policy

Bue Origin launch
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Bezos Adds Big Fee Cut To Lunar Lander Proposal

Jul 26, 2021
Fresh off Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight, founder Jeff Bezos is offering to cut his company’s fee for a human lunar landing demonstration mission dramatically and add—at company expense—an orbital flight test.

Operations

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MDA Scores 1 Kill, 1 Unknown Result In Third SM-6 Dual II Test

Jul 25, 2021
“Based on initial observations, one target was successfully intercepted. At this time, we cannot confirm the second target was destroyed,” MDA said. 
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Rotary-Wing UAS To Conduct UK SAR Missions This Summer

Jul 22, 2021
Bristow Helicopters, the provider of the UK’s Search and Rescue helicopter service, is set to operate a rotary-wing unmanned air system for SAR duties this summer.
PIRS
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Pirs Departs ISS, Making Way For Russia’s Nauka Laboratory

Jul 26, 2021
Russia’s near two-decade-old Pirs docking compartment and airlock left the International Space Station (ISS) in the grasp of the Progress MS-16 cargo capsule early July 26.

Programs

Mil Mi-171A3
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Gazprom Signs As Launch Customer For Mi-171A3 Offshore Helicopter

Jul 26, 2021
Russian Helicopters secured a launch customer for the Mi-171A3, a new offshore modification of the Mil Mi-171 heavy-transport rotorcraft. The manufacturer unveiled the new version at the ongoing MAKS 2021 airshow, where it signed an agreement with Russian gas monopoly Gazprom for these helicopters.

Technology

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NDIA Sets Up New Think Tank For Emerging Technologies

Jul 26, 2021
A new think-tank formally introduced on July 26 by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) will seek to bring industry’s voice to help…

Contracts