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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 1, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 63 October 01, 2021
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Business

Pentagon
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Pentagon Seeks Industry Input For Defense Industrial Base Study

Sep 30, 2021
The Pentagon is seeking industry’s input on supply chain issues in four key areas ranging from weapons capabilities to manufacturing, as well as the health of the defense industrial base, according to a Federal Register notice.
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Paragon Underpins VTOL Ambition With Ecosystem Push

Sep 24, 2021
Founded in 2018 in Jamaica, Paragon VTOL Aerospace announced in June that it will move its operations to Brownsville, Texas.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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AW609 Tiltrotor Makes Middle Eastern Debut

Sep 30, 2021
Leonardo has ferried one of the prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotors to the United Arab Emirates, where the aircraft will participate in the upcoming Dubai Expo.

Operations

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SpaceX’s 23rd Dragon Cargo Mission Departs Space Station

Sep 30, 2021
SpaceX’s 23rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission capsule departed the International Space Station early Sept. 30 and headed for a late-night splashdown in the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico waters off the Florida peninsula with a 4,200-lb. return cargo, including time-sensitive science experiments.
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FAA Clears Virgin Galactic To Resume SpaceShipTwo Flights

Sep 29, 2021
The FAA on Sept. 29 signed off on Virgin Galactic’s plan to improve communications with the FAA during flight operations of SpaceShipTwo and request a larger zone of protected airspace to ensure violations, such as what occurred during its last flight on July 11, do not reoccur.

Funding & Policy

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Congress Approves Continuing Resolution, Averting Shutdown

Sep 30, 2021
Congress on Sept. 30 approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 3, just hours before an impending government shutdown.

Technology

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UK VTOL Startup Seeks Faster Route To Market

Sep 23, 2021
Looking to gain experience and revenue from an earlier market entry, UK startup Samad Aerospace plans to develop manned and unmanned versions of a half-scale model built to flight test the configuration of the company’s planned e-Starling hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff business aircraft.
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Alaka’i Preparing To Fly New Skai Fuel-Cell eVTOL Prototype

Sep 23, 2021
Alaka’i Technologies is awaiting FAA approval to begin free-flight tests on a new prototype of its Skai zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell-powered electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
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Lithium-Sulfur Battery Startup Eyes Aviation

Sep 29, 2021
Emerging from stealth mode, U.S. startup Lyten is promoting potential aviation applications for its high energy-density lithium-sulfur battery technology for electric vehicles.

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