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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 2, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 43 September 02, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Looking To Improve Relationships With Small Businesses

Sep 01, 2021
The Pentagon is reaching out to small businesses to learn about the barriers they face in winning Defense Department contracts, as the proportion of smaller companies in the defense industrial base continues to shrink.
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Lawmakers Back $23.9B Increase To Defense Budget

Sep 01, 2021
The House Armed Services Committee on Sept. 1 voted 42-17 to authorize a $23.9 billion increase in U.S. defense spending, for a total of $778 billion in fiscal 2022.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

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DOD: Taliban Collaboration ‘Possible’ For Strikes Targeting ISIS-K

Sep 01, 2021
The Pentagon is not ruling out possible collaboration with the Taliban as it looks to target the Islamic State-Khorasan group within Afghanistan for “over-the-horizon” counterterrorism strikes with no U.S. forces in the country.

Technology

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FAA Testing New Approach To FBW Certification for eVTOLS

Sep 01, 2021
For most electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle developers, certifying the advanced flight controls is a key challenge.
Joby
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NASA, Joby Conduct eVTOL Noise Tests

Sep 01, 2021
Joby Aviation has become the first company to fly an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign.
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Modeling Tool Will Aid Decisions On Decarbonizing Aviation

Aug 26, 2021
Cambridge University has launched the Aviation Impact Accelerator, an international group of experts who will develop a modeling tool to help decision makers understand the complete aviation system and explore potential pathways to net-zero flight.

Programs

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F-35Bs Set To Operate On Japanese Ship, USMC Chief Says

Sep 01, 2021
The U.S. Marine Corps will fly Lockheed Martin F-35Bs off of a Japanese ship for the first time in October or November, Gen. David Berger, the commandant, said on Sept. 1. 
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SDA Requests Bids For Transport Layer Satellites

Aug 31, 2021
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is looking for bids to build about 150 satellites to support the military in high-end regional conflicts, with plans to begin launches in late fiscal 2024.
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Nigeria Inducts Super Tucanos

Sep 01, 2021
Nigeria’s Air Force has inducted the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano as the country strengthens its air arm to fight against the growing threat of Islamic extremists in West Africa.
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Kazakhstan Orders Two A400Ms

Sep 01, 2021
Airbus has secured a much-anticipated and long-awaited export contract for its A400M airlifter with an order from Kazakhstan for two aircraft.
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Landsat 9 To Step Up Global Climate Assessments

Aug 31, 2021
Landsat 9, the joint Earth-observation satellite from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, promises to accelerate the pace of high-data, global snapshots of the planet’s varied land masses, oceans and glacial response to climate change.
eBeaver
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Partners Complete eBeaver Design Review

Aug 31, 2021
Harbour Air, MagniX and H55 have completed the preliminary design review on their electric propulsion modification for the 1940s-vintage de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.

Operations

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Taiwanese F-16B Overshoots Runway

Aug 31, 2021
A newly upgraded Republic of China Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16B was involved in a runway excursion incident on Aug. 31 while preparing for the high-profile Han Kuang war games.