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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 20, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 13 October 20, 2021
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Programs

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BAE/Sierra Nevada Competes Against Northrop For GHOST

Oct 19, 2021
Three industry teams have been selected to compete for the next signals intelligence sensor being developed for the U.S. Air Force’s high-altitude aircraft fleet.
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Boeing Working Through Starliner Valve Issue

Oct 19, 2021
Boeing is nearing the end of a winding technical analysis of a valve problem that scotched plans for an uncrewed orbital flight test of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in August.
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USAF Takes First Step Toward Possible E-7A Buy

Oct 19, 2021
The U.S. Air Force plans to look into how much work it will take to convert Australia’s E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft into a U.S. Defense Department-compliant platform.
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KAI Proposes Electric And  Turboprop Black Kite Variants

Oct 19, 2021
The propeller-driven trainer and light-attack aircraft is designed to replace South Korea's KT-1.
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South Korea, Boeing At Impasse Over E-X Costs As Program Grows

Oct 19, 2021
South Korea’s DAPA defense acquisition agency has confirmed that its airborne early warning program, known as E-X Batch 2, has grown from two to four aircraft, but the agency is “struggling” in its negotiations with Boeing over its proposal due to its unexpectedly high cost.
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XPeng Affiliate Secures Funding For Electric Fly/Drive Vehicle

Oct 19, 2021
Backed by Chinese electric car maker XPeng, startup HT Aero has reached agreement to raise more than $500 million to develop an integrated flying and driving vehicle.
Compton Spectrometer and Imager
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NASA Selects COSI Telescope To Study Galactic Chemical Origins

Oct 19, 2021
NASA has selected the small Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) from 18 space telescope proposals for further development and launch in 2025 to investigate the origin of chemical elements in the Milky Way.

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Funding & Policy

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Kendall Calls For More Hardened Fuel Systems, Weapons Storage

Oct 19, 2021
The U.S. military’s logistics infrastructure is vulnerable to both physical and cyber attacks and Capitol Hill needs to help the Pentagon defend its weak points, the U.S. Air Force’s top civilian said.
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DOD Developing Common Standards, Interfaces For DEWS

Oct 19, 2021
The U.S. Defense Department has announced plans to apply modular open systems approach standards on an emerging class of directed energy weapon systems. 
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Senate Appropriators Want $725.8B In Defense Spending

Oct 18, 2021
The Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee has proposed adding about $10 billion to the Pentagon’s budget request, adding funding to accelerate missile tracking satellites, defense systems in the Pacific and 16 more C-130s.

Business

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Meggitt Expects Parker Merger To Proceed Despite UK Intervention

Oct 19, 2021
Aerospace supplier Meggitt says it still expects its acquisition by Parker Hannifin to proceed, despite an intervention by the UK government over national security concerns.

Technology

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Engineers Envision Hydrogen Regional Aircraft Of Future

Oct 19, 2021
European engineering services company Akka Technologies has unveiled its concept for a zero-emission regional aircraft.

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