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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 31, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 41 August 31, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: What’s The Meaning Of A New Name For An Old Cruise Missile?

Aug 30, 2021
Another new variant of a stealthy Lockheed Martin cruise missile has appeared to highlight the surging popularity of powered, expendable munitions and reveal a fundamentally vital new capability.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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Eve Leads UAM Study In Rio

Aug 30, 2021
Embraer spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility has brought together its growing ecosystem of partners to develop a concept of operations for Rio de Janiero.
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HASC Chairman Looks To Cut F-35s, Add F/A-18s, F-15EXs

Aug 30, 2021
The House Armed Services Committee chairman wants to cut the Defense Department’s buy of F-35s, while adding dozens of fourth-generation aircraft including Super Hornets that the U.S. Navy does not want.

Airlines

An American Airlines aircraft on the ground after carrying Afghan evacuees to the U.S.
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Airlines Moving Thousands Of Evacuees As Military Exits Afghanistan

Aug 30, 2021
Commercial carriers tapped to support the airlift out of Kabul, Afghanistan, were slated to operate 17 flights carrying 3,700 passengers to the U.S. on Aug. 30, U.S. Defense Department officials reported.

Operations

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Final U.S. Flights From Kabul Mark End Of U.S. Presence

Aug 30, 2021
America’s longest war ended Aug. 30 as the largest noncombatant evacuation mission in U.S. military history concluded.
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Liquid Nitrogen Supply Issue Delays Landsat Launch

Aug 30, 2021
Launch of the Landsat 9 spacecraft, a joint project of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, is being delayed a week due to a pandemic-related supply issue.
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Space Station Ops Ramp Up With SpaceX Cargo Docking

Aug 30, 2021
SpaceX’s 23rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission capsule docked autonomously to the International Space Station’s U.S. segment on Aug. 30.
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Aircraft Mobilized To Measure Arctic Methane Emissions

Aug 25, 2021
Aircraft and satellites are being used in a research campaign to measure methane being released as the permafrost thaws in regions north of the Arctic Circle.

Programs

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Akinci UAS Enters Service With Turkish Military

Aug 30, 2021
Turkey’s Baykar Makina has handed over the first Akinci medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed air systems to the Turkish Armed Forces.
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Robust Astra Rocket Falls Short In Third Orbital Launch Try

Aug 30, 2021
Fledging small satellite launch provider Astra Space once again failed to reach orbit, but the booster managed 2 1/2 min. of flight time despite losing an engine less than 1 sec. after liftoff from Alaska’s Kodiak Island.

Contracts