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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 15, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 10 October 15, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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USAF Wants Another Deep Look At Its Tanker Shortage

Oct 14, 2021
The U.S. Air Force wants industry to tell it how much of a shortfall there is in its tanker capacity to bolster a potential contract for commercial air refueling, with a deadline of June 2023.
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Shyu Wants New Funding To Bridge ‘Valley of Death'

Oct 12, 2021
The Pentagon’s new director of research and engineering wants more money for small businesses to mature technology to avoid the vaunted “valley of death” in acquisition and is proposing new leaders within her office to move faster on developing software and lowering sustainment costs.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Saab Commits To Finnish Presence Regardless Of HX Decision

Oct 14, 2021
Saab has committed to expanding its presence in Finland even if the company does not win the country’s HX fighter contest.
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PrSM Completes Max Range Flight Test, Fifth Overall

Oct 14, 2021
A developmental U.S. Army ballistic missile flew more than 499 km during an Oct. 13 flight test from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, demonstrating the maximum range of the new weapon a year ahead of a scheduled fielding date in fiscal 2023.
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Netherlands Opens F-35 Engine Test Facilities

Oct 14, 2021
The Netherlands has formally opened its testing facilities for maintenance of the F-35 engine, the first such engine depot outside of the U.S.
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AutoFlight Unveils Chinese eVTOL Air Taxi

Oct 13, 2021
China’s AutoFlight debuted its planned V1500M electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi at Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai at the end of September.
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Xwing And Textron Team Up For Autonomous Flight Plan

Oct 12, 2021
Textron Aviation and Xwing signed agreement to accelerate integration of autoflight technologies into existing/future aircraft.

Operations

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China Introduces Astronauts For Milestone Shenzhou-13 Mission

Oct 14, 2021
The trio will spend six months living on the Tianhe core module, which will be the longest-ever duration in space for a Chinese crew. 
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OneWeb Passes Halfway Point Of Constellation Deployment

Oct 14, 2021
Satellite broadband provider OneWeb has successfully placed more than half of its constellation into low Earth orbit following the 11th launch of its campaign from Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East at 5:40 a.m. EDT Oct. 14.
MH-60
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Australian MH-60 Fleet Grounded After Sea Ditching, Crew Safe

Oct 14, 2021
The incident comes days after the country requested a dozen more of the type under U.S. foreign military sales.

Business

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Plug Power Teams With Airflow, Airbus On Hydrogen

Oct 13, 2021
Fuel-cell developer and green-hydrogen producer Plug Power has announced partnerships with both Airbus and startup Airflow to bring zero-emission hydrogen propulsion to aviation.
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Space Perspective Trumpets $40M in Investments

Oct 14, 2021
Startup Space Perspective announced a $40 million venture capital fund raising on Oct. 14, claiming the largest round yet for a space tourism balloon company and coming months after a successful demonstration.
UH2 ATR
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UH2 Raises Funds For Fuel-Cell Flight Testing

Oct 14, 2021
Universal Hydrogen (UH2) has raised an additional $62 million in funding to take the startup through initial flight testing of its hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion conversion for regional turboprops. 
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Veteran-Backed Fleet Cybersecurity Startup Shift5 Raises $20M

Oct 13, 2021
Commercial airliners have so far claimed immunity to cyberattacks, and Western militaries do not voice much fear that their aircraft, ships and tanks could be taken over by hackers yet. But a veteran-backed startup that offers to cybersecure their platforms’ operational technology has raised $20 million and is looking to grow.

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