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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 13, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 29 August 13, 2021
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Programs

360
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Bell’s FARA Prototype On Track Despite Tail Change

Aug 12, 2021
Instead of the original ducted tail rotor, the Bell 360 Invictus will now have a conventional open tail rotor.
Skyborg
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U.S. Air Force Looks Beyond 2023 For Skyborg Fielding

Aug 12, 2021
The U.S. Air Force is no longer committed to fielding an early operational capability with the Skyborg autonomy program by the end of fiscal 2023,…
Boeing KC-46A
article

KC-46A Flight Tests Pave Way For Automated Air-To-Air Refueling

Aug 11, 2021
As part of longer-term KC-46A upgrade plans aimed at current aircraft as well as the U.S. Air Force’s upcoming Bridge Tanker requirement, Boeing has flown two test aircraft to demonstrate tracking technology for future autonomous air-to-air refueling (A3R) capability.
Finnish Air Force F/A-18
article

Finland On Track For Year-End Fighter Decision

Aug 12, 2021
Finland’s HX fighter contest is on track for a selection before the year-end, the program director for the procurement has said.
Screaming Arrow hypersonic missile
article

U.S. Navy Revives Screaming Arrow Hypersonic Cruise Missile

Aug 12, 2021
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has reopened a sources-sought process for the Screaming Arrow hypersonic cruise missile demonstrator nearly five…
Bombardier Canadair CL-215
article

Forest Blazes Could Prompt Turkey To Purchase Firefighting Aircraft

Aug 12, 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested the country will invest in a fleet of firefighting aircraft after a series of devastating forest blazes forced the country to call on international help.
Lockheed Martin AGM-158A missile
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ARRW Production Likely To Move Out Of Palmdale

Aug 11, 2021
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA—Lockheed Martin will build the first rocket-boosted hypersonic gliders for the U.S. Air Force at the Skunk Works facilities here…
Royal Singapore Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT
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Lockheed Re-Brands A330 MRTT As LMXT For Bridge Tanker Bid

Aug 12, 2021
Airbus has said the partnership’s Bridge Tanker proposal will be based on the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), but comments from a Skunk Works executive suggest advanced upgrades could be added for the U.S. version of the international best-seller. 
SkyDrive eVTOL vehicle
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SkyDrive Works With JAXA On eVTOL Aerodynamic Research

Aug 11, 2021
Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive has begun cooperating with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on aerodynamic research to support development of its planned electric urban air vehicle.
Dassault Falcon 2000LX ISTAR
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Aero-Dienst Wins DLR Contract

Aug 10, 2021
Business-aviation and air-medical services provider Aero-Dienst on Aug. 10 announced a four-year contract award from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to maintain its Dassault Falcon 2000LX Inflight Systems and Technology Airborne Research aircraft.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

Kenya Airways' Fahari drone
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Embraer’s Eve Teams With Kenya Airways On UAM

Aug 11, 2021
Africa has emerged as a proving ground for drone delivery, headlined by Zipline’s large-scale on-demand medical delivery networks in Rwanda, Ghana and now Nigeria. Now the continent is turning its attention to urban air mobility.
OneWeb
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South Korea’s Hanwha Invests $300 Million in OneWeb

Aug 12, 2021
Hanwha Systems has joined a growing list of investors in the OneWeb low Earth orbit communications satellite constellation. 

Operations

Mars
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NASA’s Perseverance To Relocate For Next Try At Sample Collection

Aug 12, 2021
A second attempt at collecting a sample of the Martian surface is planned for September.
article

Cygnus Resupply Capsule Reaches International Space Station 

Aug 12, 2021
The Cygnus, named for the late NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka, carries 8,210 lb. of crew supplies, ISS equipment, science experiments and technology demonstrations.

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