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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 4, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 1 October 04, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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USAF Wants Beyond-Line-of-Sight Data For Its Mobility Fleet

Oct 01, 2021
The U.S. Air Force wants its heavy airlifters and refueling tankers to be more connected and is reaching out to industry to see what beyond-line-of-sight data services are available to make that happen quickly.
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UK Seeks To Mitigate Wind Farm Impact On Air Defense Radars

Sep 30, 2021
The UK Royal Air Force is working with the wind farm industry and the government to develop methods to mitigate the interference caused by wind turbines on air defense radar systems.
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Saab Develops Alternative Navigation Tech For GNSS-Denied Environments

Oct 01, 2021
Sweden’s Saab is exploring and testing a suite of solutions that could aid air combat operations in regions where global navigation satellite systems are being jammed or spoofed. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Saab Delivers 3rd T-7A Aft Airframe To Boeing

Oct 01, 2021
The aft airframe was shipped on Sept.10 from Linkoping, Sweden to Boeing’s plant in St. Louis, where it arrived a few days later.
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North Korea Launches New SAM

Oct 01, 2021
North Korea test launched a new, locally developed surface-to-air missile on Sept. 30, the country’s fourth test of a new weapon in a month.
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Swedish Military Asks For GlobalEye Procurement

Oct 01, 2021
Sweden’s military has requested government approval to purchase Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning (AEW) platform. Swedish defense officials announced that a formal request to begin an acquisition of the Bombardier Global business jet platform was launched on Oct. 1.
Y-20
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China Testing Two Domestic Turbofans On Y-20 Airlifter

Oct 01, 2021
China is in the process of trialing two types of domestically built turbofans on its Xian Y-20 strategic airlifter.
Growler
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U.S. Approves Replacement Growler For Australia

Oct 01, 2021
The U.S. State Department has given the go-ahead to sell a single Boeing EA-18G Growler to Australia to replace an aircraft that was written off after an engine fire in 2018.  
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Dynetics Wins AIM-9X-based Air Defense Contract For U.S. Army

Sep 30, 2021
Dynetics has won a competition to field a 360-deg., counter-unmanned aircraft system and cruise missile defense system for the U.S. Army.
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Stratolaunch Begins Subsystems Installs On Hypersonic Talon-A

Sep 30, 2021
Stratolaunch has started installing subsystems in the first completed airframe of an initial version of the Talon-A before the start of expendable hypersonic testing early next year, the Mojave, California-based company said.
NASA
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GE, MagniX Win NASA Electric Propulsion Contracts

Oct 01, 2021
NASA has awarded contracts to GE Aviation and MagniX for the Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program, which aims to mature megawatt-class electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP) technologies for regional and single-aisle transport aircraft from 2035 onwards.

Operations

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SpaceX Cargo Dragon Capsule Splashes Down

Oct 01, 2021
SpaceX’s 23rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station splashed down under parachute in the ocean waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast near St. Augustine late Sept. 30, returning a 4,600-lb. cargo that included time-sensitive scientific research.
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Spirit Aero Reorg Focuses On Commercial, Defense, Aftermarket

Sep 30, 2021
Key Wichita-based aerospace and defense supplier Spirit AeroSystems is reorganizing its business structure around commercial, defense and space and aftermarket end markets as it continues to diversify its revenue streams and stabilize its outlook.
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USAF Activates First F-35A Squadron In Europe

Oct 01, 2021
The 495th Fighter Squadron joins one Boeing F-15C and two F-15E now in the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.

Business

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Aero Vodochody Finds New Hungarian Owner

Sep 30, 2021
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody has a new CEO following the purchase of the company by a Hungarian businessman. Viktor Sotona, formerly the managing director of Czech multilateration technology company ERA, takes over from Dieter John as of Sept. 30 as part of the change in ownership.
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Skyports Advances London Vertiport Plans

Sep 30, 2021
UK electric air taxi infrastructure company Skyports is aiming for the first commercial passenger flights from a new London vertiport in 2025.

Fleet Snapshot

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