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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 8, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 46 September 08, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: How The Puzzling Quicksink Demo Opens A Path To Future Weapons

Sep 07, 2021
A U.S. Air Force news release on Sept. 1 announced a puzzling claim: three Boeing F-15Es had released newly modified, 2,000-lb. GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions on moving ships.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

FlytX
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Thales Flight Tests FlytX Avionics in Cabri Helicopter

Sep 07, 2021
FlytX is being flown onboard a Guimbal Cabri piston-engine helicopter for the trials being undertaken in the South of France.
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Firefly Alpha Rocket Felled By Electrical Issue

Sep 06, 2021
One of the four engines on the company’s two-stage Alpha rocket shut down about 15 sec. after liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 2. 
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Perseverance Collects Mars Rock Sample, Ingenuity Helo Flies Again

Sep 07, 2021
As NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission team worked to verify the successful collection of the large rover’s first sample of rock from the red planet, the rover’s companion Ingenuity helicopter drone took flight over the Labor Day weekend for the 13th time.

Business

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Meggitt Goes To Parker-Hannifin, So What Does TransDigm Buy?

Sep 07, 2021
TransDigm Group is walking away from its preliminary $11 billion offer for Meggitt, leaving the latter to be acquired by Parker-Hannifin as agreed to in early August.
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Lockheed, Northrop Take Stakes In Sat-Refueling Startup Orbit Fab

Sep 07, 2021
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have joined several existing venture capital backers in a new $10 million fundraising round at on-orbit refueling and resupply startup Orbit Fab, the San Francisco company announced Sept. 7.
Bell
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Bell Stresses Opportunity Presented By Large Chinese Helicopter Market

Sep 03, 2021
Bell Flight says it is optimistic about the development of the rotorcraft market in China, saying the sector is large enough to support both domestic and foreign-made platforms.  

Programs

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GE Tests Second Adaptive XA100 Engine

Sep 07, 2021
GE said Sept. 7 that it has begun tests of a second, full-scale, flight-weight XA100 three-stream adaptive combat engine, following evaluation of the first prototype earlier this year.
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Lockheed Offering Flexible Satcom Package To Australian Military

Sep 07, 2021
Australia’s quest to build a military satellite communications constellation has companies around the globe making pitches.
A400M
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More A400M Orders Could Follow Kazakh Purchase, Airbus Exec Says

Sep 06, 2021
Jean-Brice Dumont, the newly appointed head of Airbus Military Aircraft, said several other sales campaigns for the four-engined airlifter were not far from conclusion.
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South Korea Tests Sub-Launched Conventional Ballistic Missile

Sep 07, 2021
South Korea has successfully test fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile from its newly commissioned diesel electric submarine, making it the first non-nuclear state to possess such a capability.
Aeralis
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Aeralis Teams With Atkins, Siemens On Jet Trainer Development 

Sep 06, 2021
The partners will back Aeralis’ effort to fly a pre-production example of its modular training aircraft before 2025. 

Funding & Policy

GOSA
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European Rocket Companies Sign Up For German Offshore Launch

Sep 07, 2021
German plans for offshore satellite launch have been boosted by the support of four launch providers. 

Technology

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BAE To Lean On Magma Work For DARPA Contract

Sep 07, 2021
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design a full-scale demonstrator concept that would use active flow control technology.

AWIN Parts & Contract Data

Contracts