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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 16, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 52 September 16, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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NASA Awards Contracts To Advance  Human Lunar Landing Systems

Sep 15, 2021
NASA has awarded five companies $146 million in contracts to develop and evaluate lunar Human Landing System concepts beyond the planned Artemis III landing.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
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Afghan Crisis Prompts European Calls for Greater Defense Cooperation

Sep 15, 2021
Europe must strengthen its defense cooperation and be more willing to act on global crises, said EC President Ursula von der Leyen.
U.S. Space Force logo
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Space Force Seeks Hub For Electromagnetic Warfare

Sep 15, 2021
The U.S. Space Force wants a nerve center to oversee space electromagnetic warfare by 2027.
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Stratcom: China’s ‘Breakout’  Driving Changes to Deterrence

Sep 14, 2021
China’s “strategic breakout" requires a different approach to deterrence, according to the head of U.S. Strategic Command.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Commaris’ Seeker
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Geely’s Terrafugia Launches Commaris UAV Brand

Sep 14, 2021
Terrafugia, owned by Chinese automaker Geely, has launched first product Commaris, and Seeker UAS for commercial inspection operations.

Programs

Hwasong-12
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North and South Korea Test Ballistic Missiles Hours Apart

Sep 15, 2021
Less than a week after firing its first locally developed cruise missile, North Korea has again fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, while South Korea tested its new SLBM hours later.
MC-130J
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U.S. Air Force To Demonstrate Amphibious MC-130s In 17 Months

Sep 15, 2021
Air Force expects to demonstrate amphibious takeoff-and-landing capability for MC-130J Commando II in less than 1.5 years.
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Italy Joins UK in Eurofighter Radar 2 Development

Sep 14, 2021
Italy has joined with the UK to develop the Radar 2 version of the Eurofighter’s AESA radar.
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Rolls-Royce’s Accel Electric Aircraft Takes Flight

Sep 15, 2021
Rolls-Royce has completed the first flight of its electric-powered Spirit of Innovation aircraft, also known as Accel.
Vertical’s VA-X4 prototype
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Vertical’s eVTOL Prototype Takes Shape As Merger Vote Approaches

Sep 13, 2021
UK advanced air mobility startup Vertical Aerospace is gearing up to begin assembly of its VA-X4 engineering prototype to fly in 2022.

Business

CityHawk
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Urban Launches Fundraising For CityHawk eVTOL

Sep 15, 2021
Israel’s Urban Aeronautics has secured an initial $10 million of the at least $100 million it needs to raise through a Series A funding round to support development of the CityHawk vertical-takeoff air taxi.
drone
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Aerospace Private Equity Specialist AEI Bulking Up UAV Business

Sep 15, 2021
U.S. private equity firm AE Industrial Partners is rolling up UAV-related businesses under the UAV Factory brand.
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Palantir Invests In Persistent-UAV Developer Skydweller

Sep 09, 2021
Enterprise data platform provider Palantir has invested in solar-powered aircraft developer Skydweller Aero.
nanosatellite operator
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Spire Global Buys Sat-Based Automatic ID System Startup ExactEarth

Sep 15, 2021
Recently public Spire Global, a nanosat operator for cloud-enabled data analytics, is buying sat-based S-AIS services startup ExactEarth.
Huber
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Mercury Systems Begins Strategic Overhaul with Consultant Hire

Sep 14, 2021
Thomas Huber will lead Mercury’s “1MPACT” strategic review announced last month during its fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 earnings release, when it acknowledged a slowdown in organic business growth.

Operations

Roscosmos
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Half Of OneWeb Constellation Now In Orbit After 10th Arianespace Launch

Sep 15, 2021
The new satellites join a OneWeb constellation that now numbers 322 spacecraft in low Earth orbit, about half of its initial constellation.