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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 27, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 39 August 27, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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Sierra Space Wants ISS Access For New Commercial Vehicles

Aug 26, 2021
Sierra Space is in discussions with the European Space Agency and German aerospace center DLR to extend existing partnerships covering crew access to the International Space Station to include new commercial vehicles.
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Space Force, Space Command Sign Space Warfare Agreement

Aug 26, 2021
U.S. Space Force, Space Command and the National Reconnaissance Office have signed a “protected defense” strategic framework to align their space warfighting efforts.
Anka
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Pakistan To Cooperate With Turkey On Anka UAV

Aug 23, 2021
Pakistan and Turkey look set to cooperate on the development of the Anka unmanned air system after agreements were inked by industry. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Qatar Names F-15QA, Re-affirms Delivery Schedule

Aug 26, 2021
The Qatar Emiri Air Force named the Boeing F-15QA “Ababil” during a closed roll-out ceremony on Aug. 25 in St. Louis, the manufacturer announced. 

Operations

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New Shepard Lofts NASA Lunar Landing Tech Project

Aug 26, 2021
Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard suborbital rocket successfully boosted 19 experiments to the fringes of space on Aug. 26.
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Kabul Airlift Resumes Hours After Deadly Bomb Attack

Aug 26, 2021
A furious air evacuation from Kabul, Afghanistan, continued hours after a bomb and rifle attack by suspected terrorists killed 12 U.S. service members and scores of Afghan civilians, U.S. Central Command’s top officer said on Aug. 26.
UAV
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Interception Of Chinese UAS Prompts Questions

Aug 26, 2021
Japanese military aircraft intercepted the Tengoen Technology TB-001 Scorpion medium-altitude, long-endurance platform on Aug. 24 as it flew over the East China Sea, and almost halfway to Japan’s Ryukyu Islands. 
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EHang Identifies First Routes For UAM Operations In China

Aug 25, 2021
EHang is accelerating its initiative to identify urban air mobility routes as the Chinese startup transitions to being an operator of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing autonomous air taxis.
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European Countries End Afghan Evacuation Mission

Aug 26, 2021
Several European countries have ended their Afghan evacuation operations ahead of the planned U.S. withdrawal from Kabul’s airport on Aug. 31.
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Norway To Equip Third SAR Base With AW101

Aug 26, 2021
The Royal Norwegian Air Force is preparing to equip a third search-and-rescue base with the Leonardo AW101 SAR Queen helicopter.
Ampaire
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Ampaire Demonstrates Hybrid Bridge To Electrified Regional Flights

Aug 19, 2021
The U.S. startup’s Electric EEL completed several flights on a representative regional airline route from Kirkwall Airport on the island of Orkney to Wick John O’Groats Airport some 40 mi. away on the Scottish mainland.

Programs

Hypersonic missile launch
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Lockheed Tests Second Stage Motor For Hypersonic Missile

Aug 26, 2021
A second stage motor for a hypersonic missile in development by the U.S. Army and Navy has completed a ground test, Lockheed Martin said on Aug. 26.
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U.S. Navy Approves Production For AARGM-ER Missile

Aug 26, 2021
The U.S. Navy has approved Northrop Grumman to launch production of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile - Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs, EA-18Gs and Lockheed Martin F-35B/Cs.
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Dawn Begins Suborbital Spaceplane Flight Tests

Aug 26, 2021
Startup Dawn Aerospace has completed initial test flights of a reusable suborbital spaceplane demonstrator in New Zealand.
Pantsir
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Russia Reaffirms Commitment To Pantsir Delivery For Myanmar

Aug 26, 2021
Russia has said that deliveries of Pantsir ground-based air defense systems to Myanmar are on track despite February’s military coup in the Southeast Asian country. 

Technology

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Bidders Look To AFWerx For Next Step In High-Speed VTOL Challenge

Aug 26, 2021
Finalists in a U.S. Air Force challenge to identify potential high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing concepts for special operation missions are expected to be announced by the end of September.

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