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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 9, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 27 November 08, 2021
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Weekly Debrief

F-22 fires AIM-9X
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The Weekly Debrief: Munitions Acquisition Change Drives USAF Digital Design Strategy

Nov 08, 2021
Will a new acquisition strategy win the next war for the U.S. military?

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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German Navy Prepares For Unmanned Rotorcraft Operations

Nov 08, 2021
Germany’s Navy has received six Skeldar V-200 rotary-wing unmanned air systems to support the operations of its K130 corvettes.
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Airbus, Northrop Grumman Team Up For NATO AFSC Requirement

Nov 08, 2021
Airbus has teamed with Northrop Grumman as part of a seven-strong industrial team to answer NATO’s call for its Alliance Future Surveillance and Control program.
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Gremlin Scores First In-Flight Recovery In 7-Year Campaign

Nov 05, 2021
The program now could enter a new phase of demonstrations with a single human controller assigned to launch and recover multiple X-61s from a C-130.
F-22
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Lockheed Gets $10.86 Billion For F-22 Modernization

Nov 08, 2021
If all options are exercised, work on the contract will last until Oct. 31, 2031.
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More Texans Added To UK Training Fleet

Nov 08, 2021
The Affinity Flying Training Services consortium has been awarded a £65 million ($88 million) contract to operate an additional four Beechcraft T-6 Texan II turboprop training aircraft for the UK’s Military Flying Training System. 
Toronto skyline concept for CAAM
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Canada Advances Plans For National AAM Road Map, Looks To Toronto

Nov 05, 2021
The Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) has released a report on the potential of Toronto as an early market as it works toward releasing a national road map for Canada.

Business

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Viasat Buying Inmarsat In Satcom Mega-Acquisition

Nov 08, 2021
U.S.-based satellite communications provider Viasat on Nov. 8 announced a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Inmarsat in a transaction valued at $7.3 billion that would create an unrivaled, multiband space and terrestrial network serving aviation, maritime and other markets.
Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 launcher
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Japanese Airline Company ANA Invests in Virgin Orbit Flights

Nov 05, 2021
ANA Holdings has an agreement that sets the stage for the purchase of 20 Virgin One LauncherOne rocket flights that would take off from Japan.

Funding & Policy

United Airlines SAF refueling
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WEF Launches Purchasing Coalition To Accelerate Decarbonization

Nov 05, 2021
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an initiative to accelerate the commercialization of decarbonizing technologies by leveraging collective demand from companies prepared to commit to purchases by 2030.
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Decadal Survey Urges Overhaul Of NASA Flagship Mission Management

Nov 08, 2021
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s latest survey of scientific priorities in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics over the coming decade recommends that NASA reassess how its most costly and ambitious “flagship” missions are pursued, from planning through implementation.
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DOD Wants More Talks With China For Flight Safety, Deterrence

Nov 05, 2021
Direct talks between the U.S. Air Force and China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force have “dried up” over recent years and need to be restarted on Beijing’s end to avoid unsafe and unprofessional interactions in flight, a senior USAF leader said.
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USMC Chief: North Korean Cruise Missiles ‘Should Concern Us'

Nov 05, 2021
North Korea’s cruise missile advancement, shown in the September test of a natively developed missile that can reach Japan, should concern the U.S. and is a sign that deterrence needs to be strengthened on the Korean Peninsula, the head of the U.S. Marine Corps said.

Contracts