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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 22, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 15 October 22, 2021
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Programs

Hypersonic missile launch
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First Test Of Army/Navy Hypersonic Glider-Booster Combo Failed

Oct 21, 2021
The failed test is one of a series of over the past year marring the Pentagon’s portfolio of boost-gliding and air-breathing hypersonic weapons.
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Norway To Be Fully Reliant On F-35 In 2022

Oct 21, 2021
Norway is set to become the first operator of the F-35 that is entirely reliant on the fifth-generation combat aircraft when it phases out the F-16 in 2022.
South Korean Low Altitude Missile Defense concept
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S. Korean Primes Vie For Missile Defense System; N. Korea Fires SLBM

Oct 21, 2021
South Korean defense prime contractors Hanwha and LIG Nex1 are competing to provide candidates for the country’s "Korean Iron Dome" project. This is as North Korea fired a new family of submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
CASC solid-rocket booster
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China Tests 500-Metric-Ton-Thrust Solid-Rocket Booster

Oct 20, 2021
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. has successfully tested what it is calling the world’s most powerful integral solid-rocket booster.
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Nanoracks, Lockheed, Voyager Team For ‘Starlab’ LEO Habitat

Oct 21, 2021
Ahead of NASA’s selection of up to four proposals to support development of commercial space stations, a team led by Nanoracks unveiled plans on Oct. 21 for a four-person outpost called Starlab, with initial operational capability expected by 2027.
Singapore CH-47F
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Singapore Validates CH-47F Integrated Operations

Oct 20, 2021
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is putting its new Boeing CH-47F Chinooks through their paces, validating capabilities at the annual Exercise Wallaby in Australia.
South Korean Nuri launch
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Launch Succeeds, But S. Korean Nuri Rocket Fails To Orbit Satellite

Oct 21, 2021
South Korea successfully launched its first domestically developed and manufactured launch vehicle to space on Oct. 21, but the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II “Nuri” failed to place a dummy satellite into orbit as planned.
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First Aksungur MALE UAV Delivered To Turkish Navy

Oct 20, 2021
Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Aksungur twin-engine, medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system has entered service with the Turkish navy, the first customer for the platform.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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DHL To Demo Drones For Port Deliveries

Oct 20, 2021
DHL Express plans to demonstrate the use of delivery drones for port logistics in a joint initiative with Malaysian aviation services company Pen Aviation and local cargo operator Raya Airways.

Funding & Policy

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NATO To Improve Air, Missile Defenses, Stoltenberg Says

Oct 21, 2021
NATO will make “significant improvements” to air and missile defenses as part of an overall plan aimed at deterring Russia, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Oct. 21.
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HASC Chair: 2023 Budget To Include Nuclear Negotiation Push

Oct 21, 2021
The fiscal 2023 budget process will drive discussions on opening up weapons negotiations with Russia and China, with a specific goal of more transparency to avoid miscalculation, the head of the House Armed Services Committee said Oct. 21.
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DOD Reveals Requirements For Space-Based, GEO Sensors

Oct 21, 2021
The U.S. Space Force has taken the next step to create a "deterrence layer" of orbital space vehicles that will keep track of enemy spacecraft.

Operations

SES-17 satellite
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SES Kick-Starts Multi-Orbit Plan With SES-17 Launch

Oct 21, 2021
An Ariane 5 heavy launcher is to send the SES-17 satellite into orbit during the night of Oct. 22-23 local time at Arianespace’s Kourou, French Guiana, spaceport, as Thales seeks to capture half of the crucial North American inflight connectivity market.
Syracuse satellite
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Ariane 5 To Launch French MoD’s New Communications Satellite

Oct 21, 2021
The French ministry of armed forces is poised to improve its military communications with the upcoming launch of the Syracuse 4A satellite.

Technology

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Sounding Rockets Test Advanced Hypersonic Tech For U.S. Navy, Army

Oct 21, 2021
The U.S. Navy has announced the completion of successful tests of “advanced hypersonic technologies” on three sounding rockets launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, on Oct. 20.

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