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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 3, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 21 August 03, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Latest Failure Adds Pressure On USAF Hypersonic Plan

Aug 02, 2021
Hypersonic flight testing for the U.S. Air Force is off to a rough start.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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UK Space Command Goes Live

Aug 02, 2021
The UK’s new Space Command has officially become operational with the opening of its headquarters at High Wycombe near London.

Business

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UK Government Monitoring Parker-Hannifin/Meggitt Merger Bid

Aug 02, 2021
U.S. aerospace and defense supplier Parker-Hannifin has made a £7.1 billion ($9.9 billion) bid for UK competitor Meggitt.

Operations

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Iran Used One-Way UAVs In Attack On Vessel, Blinken Says

Aug 01, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Aug. 1 that an Iranian unmanned air vehicle (UAV) attacked an Israeli-managed oil tanker in the…
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Italian F-35 Lands On Cavour Carrier

Aug 02, 2021
An Italian F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has landed on the flight deck of the country’s aircraft carrier Cavour for the first time.

Programs

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Turkmenistan Emerges As Undisclosed M-346FA Customer

Aug 02, 2021
Turkmenistan has emerged as the launch customer for the light attack version of Leonardo’s M-346 jet trainer after the country’s president took a flight in one of the aircraft shortly after delivery.
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Lockheed Martin Assumes Control Of MQ-25 Ground Station

Aug 02, 2021
Lockheed Martin has replaced Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) as the supplier of the carrier-based ground control system for the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray, an unmanned tanker, a U.S. Navy official said Aug. 2.
Arianespace
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Arianespace One Step Closer To JWST Launch

Aug 02, 2021
Arianespace returned its workhorse Ariane 5 into service on July 30, clearing the way for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) towards the end of the year.
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Pennsylvania National Guard Takes First UH-60Vs

Aug 02, 2021
The first upgraded UH-60V Black Hawks have entered service with the Pennsylvania National Guard.
T-50
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KAI Secures Follow-Up T-50 Order From Thailand

Aug 02, 2021
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) confirmed that it has secured a deal with return customer the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for two T-50TH lead-in fighter trainers.
YAK
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Russian Yak-40 Demonstrates Superconducting Electric Propulsion

Aug 02, 2021
A Yak-40LL testbed modified with a nose-mounted propeller driven by a 500 kW low-loss superconducting electric motor has been demonstrated in flight for the first time.

Technology

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Electra Wins NASA Blown Lift Technology Work

Jul 28, 2021
Regional air mobility startup Electra is teaming under a NASA contract with researchers at the University of Southern California to mature blown lift technologies for electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
cybercrime
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Aerospace Sector At Risk From Rising Cybercrime, Experts Warn

Jul 30, 2021
At least 12 significant cyber security incidents affecting the aerospace industry have been made public since the start of the year.

Contracts