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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 7, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 4 October 07, 2021
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Programs

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USAF, Boeing Grapple With KC-46 Delays As 48th Aircraft Delivered

Oct 06, 2021
Boeing on Oct. 6 handed over the 48th KC-46 to the U.S. Air Force, the latest delivery in a year that has seen several missed deadlines due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a lingering problem of foreign object debris inside the tankers. 
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SpaceX Beefs Up Crew-3 Dragon 

Oct 05, 2021
The upgrades should help prevent issues encountered during previous flights, including a debris strike that damaged a drogue parachute used during the descent of the Crew-1 mission in May.
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Estonia First Customer For Blue Spear Anti-Ship Missile

Oct 06, 2021
Estonia has become the first customer of the Proteus Advanced Systems’ Blue Spear anti-ship missile, opting for the land-based variant.
Honda
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Honda Unveils eVTOL Air Taxi, Smallsat Launcher Programs

Sep 30, 2021
Automaker Honda has launched development of an electric vertical-takeoff air taxi and reusable small satellite launcher in a push to enter new business areas by leveraging its core technology capabilities.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Technology

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Lockheed Delivers Laser Prototype For AC-130J Demo

Oct 06, 2021
Lockheed Martin has delivered a 60-kW-class, high-energy laser prototype for an upcoming demonstration on board an AC-130J gunship, a company official said on Oct. 6.

Funding & Policy

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Anti-F-35 Effort Could Leave Swiss Without Fighters, Minister Says

Oct 06, 2021
Switzerland’s defense minister has warned that an initiative by political opponents to prevent the country from buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter could leave the country without a fighter jet capability.
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Spanish Police To Explore eVTOL Use With EHang

Oct 06, 2021
China’s EHang has displayed its EH216 two-seat multicopter in Spain for the first time as it announced a collaboration with the Spanish National Police to explore potential uses for autonomous air vehicles in emergency and security missions.
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Audit Finds Shortage of F-15, F-16 Engines At USAF Depots

Oct 06, 2021
The U.S. Air Force will have a shortage of Pratt & Whitney F100-220 and F100-229 engines that power F-15s and F-16s through at least April 2024 as the service focuses sustainment resources on higher priority problems with the F-15 Eagle fleet, a new report says.
Volocopter
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Singapore Identifies eVTOL As Part Of Long-Term Vision

Oct 06, 2021
Speaking at the AviationWeek Asia Aerospace Leadership Forum, the Executive Vice President of Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) said the country has “tremendous interest” in eVTOL development. 

Business

Eve
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Orders Signal Brazil’s Potential As An AAM Market

Oct 05, 2021
Already a major market for helicopters, Brazil is shaping up as a potential promising region for advanced air mobility if conditional aircraft orders are a guide.

Operations

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NASA’s Commercial Crew Deals With Starliner Delay

Oct 06, 2021
NASA has reassigned astronauts that were to have flown on the first crewed flight test and first planned operational flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) as the company continues to work through a propellant valve issue that delayed a second attempt at an uncrewed test flight.

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