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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 11, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 6 October 11, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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Turkey Requests New-Build F-16s and Upgrade Kits: Report 

Oct 08, 2021
Turkey is reportedly looking to acquire Block 70-standard F-16s, and would upgrade around 80 of its Block 50 aircraft to the F-16V standard. 
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Norway Approves Andoya Space Launch Plans 

Oct 08, 2021
Oslo is to provide NOK365.6 million ($42.85 million) in equity and grants to Andoya Space, which aims to begin launches next year.
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Pentagon Releases Broad Plan To Fight Climate Change

Oct 08, 2021
The impacts of climate change will permeate all of the U.S. military’s plans and operations, and the Pentagon says it needs to make big changes not only to address those impacts but also to get ahead of its strategic competitors.
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USAF Innovation Leader Wants International Collaboration

Oct 07, 2021
The Pentagon needs to both increase its spending on research and development of new technologies and be willing to reach out to partner nations to learn about advances they have made to improve its future force, a U.S. Air Force innovation leader said Oct. 7.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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U.S. EMS Operator Orders 21 Airbus Helos

Oct 08, 2021
Global Medical Response is buying single-engine H125s and H130s and twin-engine H135s.

Business

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Lockheed Space Chief Rick Ambrose To Leave In March

Oct 08, 2021
Rick Ambrose, Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president for space and a well-known industry veteran, will retire March 1, 2022, the company announced late Oct. 7.
3D
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SPAC Deal For Additive Startup Velo3D Successful With Smaller Haul

Oct 01, 2021
Velo3D, a metal 3D-printing startup that is targeting aerospace and defense customers among others, started trading as a public company Sept. 30 when its shares moved on to the New York Stock Exchange.
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Rome Halts Hammerhead Plans, Buys P.180s

Oct 08, 2021
Italy has dropped plans to purchase the Piaggio P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned air system but will proceed with the buy of six P.180 Avanti turboprops.
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CAES Opens N.H. 3D-printing Site For SWISSto12 RF Products

Oct 07, 2021
CAES, the former Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions now under private equity, has announced construction of its new additive manufacturing (AM) operations in Exeter, New Hampshire, for the 3D-printed radio frequency (RF) products partnership that the U.S. company unveiled earlier this year with SWISSto12.

Technology

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U.S. Air Force Funds Fast-Charge Battery Work

Oct 08, 2021
EC Power has received a U.S. Air Force contract to develop a lithium-ion battery cell capable of extreme fast charging of electrified aircraft and ground vehicles.
HyPoint
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HyPoint, BASF Partner To Improve Fuel Cells For Aircraft

Oct 08, 2021
The aim of the collaboration is to reduce the weight and improve the durability of HyPoint’s hydrogen fuel cell.

Programs

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GA-ASI, Army Developing Open Systems Upgrade For MQ-1C

Oct 08, 2021
The manufacturer said Oct. 8 it is working with the U.S. Army to develop a Modular Open Systems Approach for a proposed Increment 2 version of the medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system.
Catalyst
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GE’s Catalyst Engine Completes First Flight

Oct 01, 2021
GE Aviation’s Catalyst engine, a clean-sheet turboprop engine that will power Textron Aviation’s new Beechcraft Denali, completed its first flight Sept. 30 on a King Air 350 Flying Test Bed.

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