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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 10, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 48 September 10, 2021
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Programs

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Northrop Unveils Model 437 UAS For Attritable Market

Sep 09, 2021
The Model 437, which remains a paper concept, gives Northrop a candidate design as the U.S. and allied militaries develop requirements for a new class of autonomous UAS configured to be attritable.
CAP10C
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Training School Launches New Aerobatic Airplane

Sep 09, 2021
European flight-training provider Bartolini Air has taken delivery of the first new CAP10C NG as launch customer of the re-introduced aerobatic airplane, which it uses for upset-recovery training.
Wright
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Wright Electric Tests Motor For Future Zero-Emissions Aircraft 

Sep 07, 2021
The U.S. startup has teamed with UK-based LCC easyJet on the project to get direct airline input while it is still in the development phase.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

United Airlines plane and SAF truck
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U.S. Commits To 3B Gal./Year SAF Target For 2030

Sep 09, 2021
The aim of the actions announced is to “re-establish U.S. credibility through ambitious domestic commitments ... [and] demonstrate leadership on aviation ambition at the International Civil Aviation Organization,” the White House said.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Army Must Address Growing UAS Threat, General Says

Sep 09, 2021
The proliferation of small, cheap unmanned aerial systems is an emergent threat that the U.S. Army needs to address, the service’s top general says.

Technology

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Becker, Iris Unveil GA Collision Avoidance System

Sep 08, 2021
Germany’s Becker Avionics and drone detect-and-avoid system developer Iris Automation have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a collision avoidance system for general aviation aircraft.
JAL
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Japan Funds Scale-Up Of SAF From Woody Biomass

Sep 01, 2021
A Japanese industrial team led by Mitsubishi Power is to develop a commercial-scale supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel.
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NASA Funds Lidar-Based Urban Weather Sensing

Aug 31, 2021
Unique weather conditions in urban landscapes are a key challenge for the safety and reliability of advanced air mobility operations that will require the development of new sensing and forecasting capabilities.

Operations

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Russian ISS Spacewalk Proceeds Despite Overnight Smoke Alarm

Sep 09, 2021
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Sept. 9 despite a smoke alarm that sounded on the ISS several hours before the excursion.

Business

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Sierra Space Boosts LEO Access Plans With Japan Agreement

Sep 09, 2021
As Sierra Space continues final assembly of the Dream Chaser orbital spaceplane ahead of its launch in late 2022, the Colorado-based company is expanding its partnership with Japanese trading corporation Kanematsu to facilitate development of an international commercial economy in low Earth orbit.
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Electra Eyes eSTOL In Australia Via Skyportz Deal

Aug 31, 2021
U.S. startup Electra.aero has formed a strategic partnership with Melbourne-based infrastructure company Skyportz to develop urban and regional passenger and cargo transport in Australia using hybrid-electric ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Kinéis
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Rocket Lab Wins Launch Contract For Kinéis Constellation

Sep 09, 2021
The satellites will be launched on five Electron flights scheduled to take place in quick succession over the second quarter of 2023.
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CPI Buys Essco Radomes Supplier From L3Harris

Sep 07, 2021
Communications & Power Industries, the space and defense technology roll up owned by Odyssey Investment Partners, will acquire Essco, which designs and manufactures specialty radomes and composite structures, from L3Harris Technologies.

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