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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 28, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 17 July 28, 2021
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Programs

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Pratt Pitches Spare Engine Surplus For F135 Shortage Fix

Jul 27, 2021
A near-term solution for the engine shortage grounding 15% of the U.S. Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As may be to simply buy more spares, a Pratt & Whitney executive said on July 27.
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Spain Writes, Installs New Software For Hornet Fleet

Jul 27, 2021
Spain has independently developed and installed a new operating software load for its F/A-18 Hornet, bolstering the aircraft’s capabilities at a time when other nations are replacing their legacy Hornet fleets.
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NASA Leads Effort To Map Martian Subsurface Ice Deposits

Jul 27, 2021
The space agencies of Canada, Italy and Japan are joining with NASA in a worldwide call for qualified applicants to contribute to a measurement definition team that will support a future International Mars Ice Mapper Mission orbiter.
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Spaceplane Developer Secures Study Contract From German MoD

Jul 27, 2021
German space launch startup Polaris has been awarded a study contract by the German ministry of defense to look at how its winged Aurora suborbital spaceplane could be adapted for reconnaissance missions.
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Joby Achieves 150 Mile-Plus Flight On Single Charge

Jul 27, 2021
The California-based electric air taxi developer has marked a key flight test milestone by flying a full-size S4 prototype to its design range of more than 150 mi. on a single charge.
Nova
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UK Government Unveils ‘Green Fuel’ Contest Finalists

Jul 27, 2021
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects ranging from the capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide to processing of sewage have been shortlisted for funding under a UK government contest designed to promote alternative fuel production technologies at commercial scale.
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Chinese Electric Carmaker Showcases Latest eVTOL

Jul 26, 2021
Backed by XPeng Motors, startup XPeng Huitian has flown the Voyager X2, a two-seat multicopter described as its fifth generation of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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Lawmakers Would Give MDA Path To Develop Missile Defense Laser Tech

Jul 27, 2021
Lawmakers will consider draft legislation that would give the Pentagon a way to allow the Missile Defense Agency to develop laser technology to counter ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

Business

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EHang Ramps Up At New Chinese Air Taxi Production Site

Jul 27, 2021
Chinese autonomous air vehicle (AAV) startup EHang has begun operations at its newly commissioned production facility in Yunfu, around 100 mi. west of its Guangzhou headquarters.

Operations

Deep-sky, combined image showing the interstellar object Oumuamua, center, surrounded by trails of faint stars.
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Harvard Scientists Kick Off UAP Survey Program

Jul 26, 2021
With nearly $1.8 million in private donations, a pair of Harvard University scientists has unveiled a project to use civilian science observatories and instruments to scout for unidentified aerial phenomena in Earth’s skies and beyond.

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