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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 19, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 33 August 19, 2021
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Technology

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New RFI Revives DARPA Interest In Wing-In-Ground-Effect Vehicles

Aug 18, 2021
DARPA is interested in WIG vehicle designs that can take off, land and operate in waves up to 4 ft. high, carry a payload of more than 100 tons and cost little to manufacture.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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U.S. Army Selects Raytheon Air Defense Laser For Initial Fielding

Aug 18, 2021
A Raytheon-designed laser weapon prototype will be fielded to four mobile, short-range air defense platoons by the end of fiscal 2022, U.S. Army officials said on Aug. 18.
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Electric Seaplane Service Could Connect Norway’s Coastal Towns

Aug 17, 2021
A Norwegian startup has unveiled plans to develop a nine-passenger electric seaplane and provide a regional aviation service connecting towns along the coast and in the fjords with flights over water.

Operations

FRA
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Lufthansa Supports German Government With Afghanistan Airlift

Aug 18, 2021
On board the Airbus A340-300 chartered by the German government were 130 passengers evacuated from Kabul.
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New Shepard To Test NASA Lunar Landing Technology

Aug 18, 2021
Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight will test the upgraded lidar and descent landing computer NASA is developing to enable lunar landings at sites that were considered too challenging during the Apollo era.
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Mars Curiosity Rover Keeps On Climbing

Aug 18, 2021
NASA’s nine-year-old Mars Curiosity rover is climbing out of a region rich in clay minerals that likely formed in a warmer, wet era on the now cold and dry red planet to a region dominated by salty minerals called sulfates, the agency said on Aug. 17.

Business

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Savi Technology, Once Supply Tracking Darling, Seeks Bankruptcy

Aug 18, 2021
Savi Technology, an asset-tracking specialist once spotlighted by the Pentagon and bought by Lockheed Martin before being spun out, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
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SES, Microsoft Team Up On O3b Constellation

Aug 17, 2021
Microsoft will provide the use of its cloud and be a customer to SES for its O3b mPower satellite constellation, which will dramatically improve connectivity for governments and military customers, according to the CEO of SES.

Program Dossier