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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 1, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 21 November 01, 2021
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Programs

Boeing EA-18G Growler
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USN Reaffirms L3Harris Win, But NGJ-LB Legal Battle Continues

Oct 29, 2021
An extended legal battle over the fate of a major electronic warfare program will continue after the U.S. Navy defied an official recommendation and reaffirmed a disputed contract award to L3Harris for the Next Generation Jammer-Low Band pod.
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SDA Changes Acquisition Plan, Reissues Tranche 1 Solicitation

Oct 28, 2021
The Space Development Agency has rescinded its request for proposals for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer and reissued the solicitation on Oct. 28 under Other Transaction Authorities in an attempt to avoid a perception that the competition was limited.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

Counter UAS drone
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Pentagon’s Counter UAS Approach Too Slow, Ineffective, Hyten Says

Oct 29, 2021
The Pentagon’s approach to stop the threat of counter-small UAS has been bogged down in Defense Department bureaucracy and laws that approach the problem in the wrong way, while commercial drone developers have outpaced the military’s efforts, the No. 2 uniformed official said.
SBIRS GEO-5 missile warning system
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JROC Finalizes Integrated Air And Missile Defense Directive

Oct 28, 2021
Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Gen. John Hyten is expected to sign off this week on the latest Joint Requirements Oversight Council “strategic directive” on integrated air and missile defense, outlining capability gaps that the services need to fill for their future forces.

Operations

Lllium vertiport
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Lilium Expands German eVTOL Network, Eyes UK

Oct 28, 2021
Lilium has added Stuttgart Airport to its planned network of regional air mobility hubs in southern Germany. 
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Crew-3 To Boost Timely Space Station Science Access

Oct 29, 2021
As NASA’s Commercial Crew initiative matures, it is accelerating the turnaround of timely science experiments and technology development related to the future human exploration of the Moon and Mars, researchers say.

Business

Bradford Square rocket
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Sweden, UK Plan Active Orbital Debris Removal Service

Oct 29, 2021
Swedish Space Corp. has partnered with Bradford Space to offer a commercial orbital-debris-removal service beginning in 2024.
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Lockheed-Aligned Terran Orbital Going Public In SPAC Deal

Oct 29, 2021
Small-satellite startup Terran Orbital, backed by Lockheed Martin and others, plans to become a publicly traded company after a reverse merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, the companies announced late Oct. 28.

Technology

Russian reusable Krylo.SV rocket
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Russia To Spend $1 Billion On Reusable Methane-Powered Rocket

Oct 28, 2021
Russia plans to spend about $1 billion to develop and flight test a partly reusable, methane-powered orbital launch vehicle known as Amur SPG (“liquid natural gas” in Russian) with a first stage designed to return to its launch site.

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Oct 29, 2021
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