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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 14, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 50 September 14, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

First Northrop Grumman RQ-4 UAAS for Japan
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The Weekly Debrief: New Missiles, Strategy Prompt Northrop-Army Talks On RQ-4

Sep 13, 2021
Northrop’s engineers are actively discussing a new version of the unmanned RQ-4 with the Army that would require substantial modifications to the baseline aircraft.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

A330
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Rolls-Royce Sells Stake In RAF A330-Owner Airtanker 

Sep 13, 2021
Equitix Investment Management is paying £189 million ($261 million) for the engine-maker’s 23.1% holding in Airtanker Holdings Ltd.
Tracking
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ArianeGroup Offers Tracking Service For LEO Objects

Sep 13, 2021
The tracking service will use laser ranging to monitor objects in low Earth orbit, offering satellite operators the ability to identify collision threats and maneuver accordingly.
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Spirit AeroSystem Celebrates New Global Digital Logistics Center

Sep 02, 2021
Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s largest supplier, celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art Global Digital Logistics Center on Sept. 2, which Spirit says puts it years ahead of the competition.

Operations

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Next SpaceShipTwo Flight Delayed Due To Suspect Component

Sep 13, 2021
Virgin Galactic ordered additional inspections after an unidentified vendor contacted the company about a potential problem with its components.
Space
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Space Station Spacewalk Advances Solar Power Upgrade

Sep 12, 2021
Originally planned for Aug. 24, the spacewalk was delayed when NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei experienced a pinched nerve in his neck and had to be replaced for the excursion.

Programs

Ground -ased Interceptor
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MDA Successfully Tests Selectable GBI Boost Vehicle

Sep 13, 2021
The Missile Defense Agency and Boeing successfully launched a Ground Based Interceptor, to evaluate a new selectable-boost vehicle.
Rafale
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Greece To Order Additional Rafales From Dassault

Sep 13, 2021
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the intention to order the six additional aircraft in a speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair on Sept.11.
KCNA
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North Korea Fires New Harder-To-Detect Cruise Missile

Sep 13, 2021
North Korea has claimed to have successfully fired a new locally developed cruise missile capable of reaching targets across the Korean peninsula and into Japan. 
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ESA Taps D-Orbit To Develop Deorbiting Kit

Sep 13, 2021
D-Orbit UK is to lead development of a spacecraft “deorbit kit” for the European Space Agency.

Funding & Policy

CH-47
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UK C-17s And Chinooks Benefit From Upgrade Splurge

Sep 13, 2021
The UK Royal Air Force is to spend £400 million ($553 million) on upgrades for its Boeing C-17 Globemaster and CH-47 Chinook fleets.
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NASA’s Hopes For 2024 Human Lunar Return Fading

Sep 13, 2021
NASA is gradually acknowledging that efforts to return human explorers to the surface of the Moon in 2024 through the Artemis initiative are fading.

Contracts