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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 20, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 34 August 20, 2021
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Programs

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Boeing MQ-25 Refuels Second U.S. Navy Manned Aircraft

Aug 19, 2021
A U.S. Navy E-2D Hawkeye on Aug. 18 became the second aircraft since June 4 to be refueled by the Boeing-owned MQ-25 Stingray test aircraft.
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Indonesian Agency Plans N219 Floatplane

Aug 19, 2021
The Indonesian research and technology agency BPPT plans to develop a floatplane variant of the PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) N219 Nurtanio turboprop aircraft to foster domestic aerospace research and manufacturing capabilities.
Seaplane
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Startups Launch eVTOL Projects In Hong Kong, India

Aug 16, 2021
Companies in Hong Kong and India have unveiled their plans to develop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis.
Beta Technologies Alia simulator
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Flying Alia: Beta Sees eVTOL Certification Path Via Simplicity

Aug 09, 2021
Beta Technologies believes the most direct path to FAA certification of an electric aircraft is to keep the vehicle simple.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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BRICS Nations Sign Remote Sensing Agreement

Aug 18, 2021
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa signed an agreement Aug. 18 to share remote sensing data.

Technology

NASA
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NASA Closes In On Electrified Propulsion Demonstration Awards

Aug 19, 2021
Lee Noble, director of NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s Integrated Aviation Systems Program, recently updated the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics on the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration effort.

Funding & Policy

Aegis Ashore deckhouse.
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Japan’s Sea-based Aegis System Faces Ax

Aug 19, 2021
A sea-based Aegis missile defense system could be the next program to be abandoned by Tokyo.
Biofuel refueling
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SAF Tax Credit Needs Better Carbon Analysis, Biofuel Organizations Urge

Aug 11, 2021
U.S. agriculture and biofuel organizations have urged the U.S. Congress to base a proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel on the most updated and accurate lifecycle carbon assessment methods and not the modeling used by the ICAO.

Business

Airflow
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Airflow Shifts eSTOL Introduction Strategy

Aug 17, 2021
Behind the $600 million in letters of interest signed by electric-aircraft startup Airflow is a shift in its strategy for market entry away from a focus on express logistics toward replacing fleets of older aircraft now used for regional passenger and cargo flights.

Aviation Week Forecasts