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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 2, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 22 November 02, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: New Vision Resurrects Carrier-Based UCAV Interest

Nov 01, 2021
U.S. naval aviation will need to field a next-generation stealth fighter, a carrier-based unmanned combat air vehicle, advanced rotorcraft and an assortment of new long-range missiles and directed energy weapons in 2030-2035, a newly-released vision document shows.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Boeing Delivers First KC-46 To Japan

Nov 01, 2021
Boeing delivered the first KC-46A refueling tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Oct. 28, marking the first international delivery for the program.
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GE Aviation Wins F-15EX Engine Contract

Oct 29, 2021
The U.S. Air Force on Oct. 29 selected GE Aviation to power the F-15EX fleet with the award of an almost $1.6 billion contact.
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China’s Autoflight Flies V1500M eVTOL

Nov 01, 2021
Barely a month after completing a $100 million series A fundraising round, Chinese startup Autoflight has flown a prototype of its V1500M three/four-passenger electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
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U.S. Navy Successfully Tests Hypersonic Rocket Motor

Oct 29, 2021
The U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs on Oct. 28 conducted the second successful test of the First Stage Solid Rocket Motor, which will power the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike and the U.S. Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon.
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Stockholm Approves Buying Saab GlobalEye AEW

Oct 29, 2021
The Swedish government has given a green light for the country’s armed forces to order Saab’s GlobalEye airborne-early-warning platform.
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Rough Weather Forecast Delays Crew-3 Space Station Launch

Oct 30, 2021
The planned SpaceX Crew-3 Dragon launch of four U.S. and European astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed to early Nov. 3 from Oct. 31 due to predicted rough winds and sea conditions along the flight corridor off the U.S. East Coast.

Funding & Policy

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UK Makes ‘Urgent’ Live Air Training Call

Nov 01, 2021
The UK defense ministry has put out an urgent call to industry for an adversary air service to support the Royal Air Force’s air combat aircraft.
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Erdogan Claims Biden ‘Positive’ Toward Possible F-16 Sale

Nov 01, 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Joe Biden was “positive” toward the possible sale of new F-16s and upgrades to existing aircraft after the two leaders met over the weekend, as U.S. and Turkish officials separately meet on military cooperation after Turkey was kicked out of the F-35 program.

Business

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Space Insurance Heating Up With Commercial Marketplace

Nov 01, 2021
Spurred by rising space business opportunities, reinsurance and risk management service provider Applied Underwriters on Nov. 1 said it was taking on former PartnerRe Direct and Facultative Space staff for a new Washington-based joint venture called Applied Underwriters Aerospace.
Scilly Isles hydrogen tank design
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UK’s Scilly Isles Plan Zero-Emission Hydrogen Air Links

Oct 29, 2021
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, an operator of air and sea links to the archipelago off the coast of southwest England, has forged an agreement to bring zero-emission hydrogen flights to the islands.
Glavkosmos launch
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Glavkosmos Sells Tourist Seats For 2024 Soyuz Launches

Oct 28, 2021
Roscosmos’ commercial arm, Glavkosmos, has made its first direct sales for tourist flights on Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Operations

MS-18
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Russian Progress Capsule Docks With International Space Station

Oct 31, 2021
Launched late Oct. 27 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz 2a.1 rocket, the MS-18 freighter—designated Progress 79 by NASA—docked to the ISS on Oct. 29 at 9:31 p.m. EDT.
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A-10 Returns To Flight After More Than 3 Years Of Repairs

Nov 01, 2021
A U.S. Air Force A-10 is returning to service more than three years after it was severely damaged during an inflight emergency and belly landing in Michigan, after an extensive rebuild that required remanufacturing components of the attack jet.

Contracts