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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 22, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 56 September 22, 2021
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Programs

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SOCOM Selects Three Qualified Bidders For Armed Overwatch Contract

Sep 21, 2021
The MAG Aerospace AC-208 and Leidos/Paramount Bronco II have been eliminated from the Armed Overwatch competition, leaving three qualified bidders as U.S. Special Operations Command releases a request for proposals as soon as later this week.
prototype Boeing T-7A
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T-7A ‘Wing Rock’ Fixed, But Production Delays Continue

Sep 21, 2021
Boeing has resolved the “wing rock” issue facing the T-7A Red Hawk trainer, but production is still slowed by ongoing COVID-19-related parts shortages.
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USAF Plans Live Test Of Palletized Munitions In December

Sep 21, 2021
The U.S. Air Force this December will conduct a live demonstration of palletized cruise missiles from the back of cargo aircraft, after multiple tests on aircraft including C-17s and EC-130s.
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USAFE Prepares For F-35A With More International Training, Planning

Sep 21, 2021
As the U.S. Air Force prepares to base its first F-35As in Europe later this year, the service has increased its ability to train with local nations that fly the aircraft, established a local way to train with live-fire missiles, and even brought in international partners to its air operations center to work more closely together.
Kargo
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Kaman Developing Unmanned Resupply Aircraft

Sep 21, 2021
Kaman is developing an unmanned cargo rotorcraft, the Kargo, to meet the anticipated U.S. Marine Corps requirement for an autonomous resupply vehicle to support distributed operations.

Daily Briefs

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Funding & Policy

NASA's Pegasus barge at Kennedy Space Center
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NASA Restructures Human Spaceflight Directorate

Sep 21, 2021
NASA is separating its Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) mission directorate into two new directorates, one focused on current initiatives while the other looks ahead to systems development and plans for the next 20 years, Administrator Bill Nelson announced on Sept. 21.
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Kendall: USAF Needs To Reassess Role Of Hypersonics

Sep 21, 2021
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is not satisfied with progress on testing hypersonic weapons and said the service has not clearly determined what a role for the weapons would be.
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Lawmakers Urged To Back NASA’s Low Earth Orbit Presence

Sep 21, 2021
NASA and congressional policy makers face difficult choices as they resolve how to transition a range of research and technology development activities underway aboard an aging International Space Station to a fleet of commercial free-flying platforms, a panel of experts told U.S. lawmakers in Washington Sept. 21.

Business

ng’s autonomous EH216 and a Heli-Eastern Bell 206
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China’s Heli-Eastern And EHang Partner On UAM

Sep 16, 2021
EHang has partnered with operator Heli-Eastern to develop a low-altitude airspace management system.
Air-One
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Hyundai, Urban-Air Port To Develop 65 Vertiports Worldwide

Sep 16, 2021
South Korean automaker Hyundai and UK startup Urban-Air Port plan to develop 65 urban vertiports at key locations worldwide.
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Dassault Aviation’s New France Facility Now Open

Sep 21, 2021
Dassault Aviation has opened a new 28,000-sq.-ft. facility at its plant in Bordeaux-Merignac, France, dedicated to the design and development of its civil and defense business and after-sales support teams.

Technology

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Islander Arrives For Modification To Hydrogen Propulsion

Sep 09, 2021
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has taken delivery of a Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander for conversion to zero-emission hydrogen-electric propulsion.

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