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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 4, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 24 November 04, 2021
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Programs

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Three European Countries Eyeing F-35

Nov 03, 2021
Active sales campaigns for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are underway in the Czech Republic, Greece and Spain, officials say.
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KAI Offering FA-50 For Slovakian Trainer Need

Nov 03, 2021
Korean Aerospace Industries is planning to offer its FA-50 Golden Eagle jet trainer for an upcoming tender in Slovakia, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration says. 
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Airbus, Dassault Still Working On FCAS Accord Details

Nov 03, 2021
Airbus and France’s Dassault Aviation are still ironing out details of the work sharing agreement they reached last spring for the trinational Future Combat Air System program, according to Airbus Defense and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn.
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India Tests Anti-Airfield Weapon Configurations

Nov 03, 2021
The Indian Air Force and Defense Research and Development Organization flight tested two configurations of the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon on Oct. 28 and Nov. 3.
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SkyDrive Launches Japan’s First eVTOL Certification Program

Nov 02, 2021
Startup SkyDrive has become the first Japanese company to formally initiate the type certification process for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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DOD Says China Will Have 1,000 Nuclear Warheads By 2030

Nov 03, 2021
China’s nuclear stockpile will grow to 1,000 warheads by 2030, a near-quintupling of the current inventory amidst an intense push to expand a currently limited strategic arsenal within a decade, the Defense Department says in a new report to Congress.
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NRO Releases Commercial Imagery RFP

Nov 03, 2021
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Nov. 3 released a request for proposals to industry for the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer, a step for improved commercial imagery with a specific focus on intelligence and military needs.
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Milley: U.S. Needs More Offensive Space Systems

Nov 03, 2021
The U.S. military needs to develop more offensive capabilities in space, coupled with beefing up defenses for critical satellites, to maintain superiority in that domain as China rapidly closes the gap, the nation’s top uniformed military official warned.

Business

Carbon capture facility in Iceland
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European Commission, Gates Partner To Accelerate Clean Technologies

Nov 03, 2021
The EC and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst have launched the EU-Catalyst partnership to accelerate commercial deployment of technologies to help Europe meet its commitment to reduce its net-carbon emissions 55% by 2030.

Operations

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Review Of Kabul Airstrike Calls For Targeting Process Changes

Nov 03, 2021
A Pentagon investigation into the Aug. 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians calls for changes to how future airstrikes are handled but says those involved in conducting the strike did not violate any laws of war and simply made a mistake.

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