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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 6, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 3 October 06, 2021
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Technology

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AFRL To Hold Project Kaiju Industry Day

Oct 05, 2021
The Air Force Research Laboratory will meet this month with industry on Project Kaiju, its recently announced effort to develop new, high-tech countermeasures to protect high-value aircraft in contested environments.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Russia Fires First Submerged Hypersonic Cruise Missile

Oct 04, 2021
The Russian Navy fired a hypersonic cruise missile from a submerged submarine on Oct. 4, a possible first if the test weapon includes a scramjet engine.

Programs

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UAE Steps Up Planetary Exploration With Asteroid Mission

Oct 05, 2021
The United Arab Emirates plans to follow its ongoing Mars mission with a second spacecraft, slated to launch in 2028, to explore seven asteroids in the main asteroid belt, culminating with a landing attempt in 2033.
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Regent Taps Bureau Veritas To Certify Regional Seaglider

Oct 05, 2021
Wing-in-ground-effect vehicle developer Regent Craft has selected Paris-based maritime certification specialist Bureau Veritas to evaluate its 12-passenger Viceroy.
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Prague Buying Israeli Spyder Air Defense System

Oct 05, 2021
The Czech Republic has contracted with the Israeli government for four batteries of the Rafael Spyder ground-based air defense system.
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Roketsan Demos Missile For Multicopter Carriage

Oct 05, 2021
Turkey’s Roketsan has revealed the development of a guided, small-diameter, air-to-ground missile designed to be fitted to multicopter unmanned aircraft systems and operated by frontline troops.
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Starfish Advances Satellite Servicing Ambitions

Sep 30, 2021
U.S. satellite servicing startup Starfish Space has raised $7 million in funding to develop its planned Otter space tug.
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Thales Avionics Selected For French Cargo Airship

Oct 05, 2021
French airship developer Flying Whales has selected Thales’ FlytX certifiable avionics suite and fly-by-wire flight control computer for its LCA60T large-capacity cargo airship.

Funding & Policy

Vertical
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UK Regulator Forms eVTOL Safety Consortium With AAM Industry

Oct 05, 2021
The CAA-led eVTOL Safety Leadership Group includes potential operators, manufacturers, rotorcraft experts and aviation companies which have been brought together to foster understanding of the aviation safety implications of advanced air mobility.  
ROKAF
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South Korean Air Force Inaugurates Space Operations Center

Sep 30, 2021
The facility reports directly to the Republic of Korea Air Force's chief of staff and is designed to act as a coordinating agency for domestic civilian and military space units as well as foreign space counterparts such as the U.S. Space Force.

Operations

Izumo
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F-35B Flight Tests Commence On Japanese Carrier

Oct 05, 2021
The test marked the first time since the end of World War II that a fixed-wing aircraft has operated from a Japanese warship. 
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U.S. Concerned After 150 Chinese Aircraft Fly Near Taiwan

Oct 05, 2021
The U.S. has expressed growing concern about the increasing number of Chinese military aircraft incursions near Taiwan.
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Russian Film Crew, Cosmonaut Launch, Dock To Space Station

Oct 05, 2021
Russia’s Soyuz MS-19 sprinted from launch to docking with the International Space Station early Oct. 5, delivering film actress Yulia Peresild, producer Klim Shipenko and veteran cosmonaut commander Anton Shkaplerov in the latest of a rapid-fire sequence of missions exposing nonprofessionals to the opportunities and challenges of human spaceflight.
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ESA Astronaut Takes Space Station Command

Oct 04, 2021
Command of the seven-person International Space Station transitioned on Oct. 4 from Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

Business

World
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World View Opens Reservations With Lower-Cost Space Tourism Pitch

Oct 05, 2021
The stratospheric balloon operator is jumping into the space tourism industry, announcing Oct. 4 it is accepting $500 deposits for its “edge-of-space” trips to an altitude of 100,000 ft.

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