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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 28, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 60 September 28, 2021
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The Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Production Smoothing Plan Redefines F-35 Production Ceiling

Sep 27, 2021
The so-called “production smoothing” agreement establishes the likely ceiling for annual F-35 deliveries at 156 aircraft after 2023.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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First Operational CH-53K, F/A-18F Block III Delivered To DOD

Sep 27, 2021
The U.S. Defense Department has received the first operational Sikorsky CH-53K and F/A-18F Block III fighter over the past four days. 
C-17
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Astraius Plans C-17-Based Satellite Launch from Scotland

Sep 27, 2021
Astraius wants to use a Boeing C-17 airlifter to conduct horizontal launch of its Hera II two-stage launch vehicle, which is an adaptation of the Hera target missile used by the U.S. Defense Department to test missile defense systems.
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First Portuguese KC-390 Powered Up

Sep 27, 2021
The first Embraer KC-390 Millennium airlifter destined for the Portuguese Air Force has been powered on for the first time.  Portuguese Air Force officials from the service’s Monitoring and Inspection Mission to the KC-390 program watched the aircraft being powered up on Sept. 21, the Portuguese Air Force said.
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DARPA Announces Successful Scramjet Hypersonic Missile Test

Sep 27, 2021
The test by DARPA’s Hypersonic Air-breathings Weapon Concept is a key step on path to fielding a follow-on hypersonic cruise missile by the U.S. and Australian air forces later in this decade. 
X2
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China’s XPeng Details X2 Autonomous eVTOL

Sep 24, 2021
Backed by China’s electric carmaker XPeng, HT Aero has unveiled details of its X2 autonomous two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

Funding & Policy

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Space Force Adds Rocket Lab For NSSL Tech Demos

Sep 27, 2021
The U.S. Space Force is investing $24.35 million in Rocket Lab’s new medium-lift Neutron booster, with emphasis on the rocket’s upper stage for possible use in the National Security Space Launch program. 
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Strategy Calls For UK To Be ‘Front Rank’ Space Nation

Sep 27, 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a long-term strategy for the UK to become a leading nation in space.
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Pacific Infrastructure, Basing Overhaul Overdue, USAF Official Says

Sep 23, 2021
A U.S. Air Force overhaul of its infrastructure across the Pacific is overdue so that it will be ready for a possible conflict with China, a service official says.
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Seraphim Space, AEI HorizonX Boost Isotropic Systems With $37M

Sep 27, 2021
Isotropic Systems, a British flat-panel satellite antenna systems maker backed by Boeing and venture capitalists, says it has landed $37 million in fresh funding, enough to fully fund development of its multibeam ground antenna through expected product launch in 2022.

Business

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Terran Orbital Plans High-Capacity Satellite Factory In Florida

Sep 27, 2021
Privately owned Terran Orbital plans to invest $300 million to build a factory at Kennedy Space Center capable of producing 1,000 small satellites per year.
Heart
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Environmental Groups Urge Tougher U.S. Carbon Standard For Aircraft

Sep 23, 2021
Environmental groups have renewed their call for the U.S. government to set a tougher rule for aircraft greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions than the CO2 certification standard agreed by ICAO.

Operations

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Blue Origin Sets Next Crewed Flight For Oct. 12

Sep 27, 2021
Blue Origin plans to fly its second group of passengers to suborbital space on Oct. 12.
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Landsat 9 Launches To Advance Earth Observation

Sep 27, 2021
Landsat 9, the latest satellite in a long-running Earth observation collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Department of Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey, was successfully launched on Sept. 27 from a foggy Vandenberg Space Force Station, California.

Contracts