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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 10, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 28 November 10, 2021
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Programs

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Orion Crewed Flight Test Moves To May 2024

Nov 09, 2021
Development costs for NASA’s Orion deep-space capsule through the Artemis II crewed flight test—which is now not expected until May 2024—will increase by $2.5 billion due to an expanded scope of work, delays from pandemic-related supply issues and other factors, boosting the program’s overall cost to $9.3 billion.
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Collins Tests Stealthy Antenna For Small UAS for DARPA

Nov 09, 2021
Collins Aerospace has demonstrated a directional communication system for small unmanned aircraft systems under a DARPA program.
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IAI, Romanian Industry Team On UAV Offer

Nov 09, 2021
Israel Aerospace Industries has teamed with Romania’s IAR-Brasov to offer the Heron unmanned air system for expected military requirements.
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German Air Force Concerned About Tornado, A400M Availability

Nov 09, 2021
Germany’s air force has publicly expressed concerns about the availability of both its Panavia Tornado and its A400M airlifter fleets.
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India's HAL To Help ZeroAvia Certify Hydrogen-Electric Dornier 228

Nov 09, 2021
Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics to develop a supplemental type certificate for its conversion of the 19-passenger Dornier 228 regional turboprop to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
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Romania OKs Purchase Of Black Hawk Helicopters

Nov 09, 2021
Romania’s Ministry of the Interior has signed a contract to buy a fleet of up to 12 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters to be used by the country’s emergency services agency. 

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In Brief

Business

Wegel
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SPAC Led By Airline Entrepreneur Ed Wegel Goes Public

Nov 04, 2021
Talon 1 Acquisition Corp., headed by serial U.S. airline entrepreneur Ed Wegel of Eastern Airlines and Global Crossing Airlines, is eyeing a merger with an aerospace, aviation or related services company.
Spirit Aerosystems assembly floor
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Daily Memo: Aerospace Has Supply Chain Issues, But Not Those Issues

Nov 03, 2021
The big, scary supply chain issue haunting the aerospace industry is actually the fragility and weakening position of lower-tier suppliers whose fate depends on the robustness of a commercial aero recovery.
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New Name, High Goals For Hyundai’s UAM Division

Nov 09, 2021
South Korean automaker Hyundai has renamed its urban air mobility division Supernal and plans to begin certification of its electric air taxi in the U.S. in 2024, aiming to launch commercial flights in 2028.

Operations

Crew-2
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Crew-2 Dragon Astronauts Safely Back on Earth

Nov 09, 2021
The crew's replacements are set to be launched to the International Space Station Nov. 10 on the SpaceX Crew-3 Dragon Endurance spacecraft.

Technology

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Airbus Begins 100% SAF Flight Trials

Nov 09, 2021
Airbus Helicopters has performed what it claims to be the first helicopter flight on 100% sustainable aviation fuel, albeit powering only one of the two engines on the H225 testbed.

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