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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 3, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 1 December 31, 2021
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Programs

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NHIndustries Hopes To Reverse Australian Black Hawk Plans

Dec 23, 2021
The president of NHIndustries believes there is still a window of opportunity for the NH90 to remain in Australian service despite media reports suggesting a Black Hawk purchase could be a done deal.
Indian fighter aircraft
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Indonesia Drops Pursuit Of Su-35 For Western Choices

Dec 23, 2021
After more than five years of negotiations and unconfirmed reports, Indonesian Air Force chief Fadjar Prasetyo has finally confirmed that his service will no longer pursue the acquisition of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and instead focus on the Dassault Rafale and Boeing F-15EX.
Eve Urban Air Mobility eVTOL air taxi
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Anglo-Brazilian Study To Explore Eve eVTOL Defense Mission

Dec 21, 2021
BAE Systems and Embraer are teaming up to study potential military missions for the Brazilian OEM’s Eve electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
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Studies Validate Science Value Of Asteroid Sample Return Missions

Dec 20, 2021
Initial nondestructive scientific assessments of the sample of the asteroid Ryugu affirm the value of such material in providing new insights into the formation and evolution of the Solar System.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Military Reviewing Contracted Air Support Performance

Dec 23, 2021
After awarding about $8 billion in contracts to adversary air and other private air support providers from fiscal 2015 to 2020, the U.S. military services are reviewing the performance of these companies to understand how they can better and more cost-effectively train aircrews.
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U.S. Arms Sales Activity Drops In Fiscal 2021

Dec 22, 2021
New data released by the State Department on Dec. 22 shows U.S. arms sales activity declined sharply in the first year of the Biden administration.
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FAA Accredits Drone Racing League As Event Organizer

Dec 15, 2021
The FAA has accredited the Drone Racing League as the first uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) event organizer in the U.S., the league announced.

Operations

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NASA, Roscosmos Still Striving For Crew Swap Launch Agreement

Dec 24, 2021
NASA and Roscosmos continue to pursue an astronaut/cosmonaut crew exchange agreement for Soyuz and NASA Commercial Crew launches to the International Space Station.

Business

Honey Coarse Pointing Assembly
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Honeywell, Skyloom Partner As LEO Fleet Optical Comms Heat Up

Dec 17, 2021
As the military and burgeoning commercial space sector eye thousands of new satellites in low-Earth orbit companies such as Honeywell International and Skyloom Global are teaming to provide more secure and higher-performance optical-communication products and services.
Rolls-Royce
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Daily Memo: As New Year Begins, Aerospace Supplier Confidence At New Low

Dec 21, 2021
For the embattled commercial aerospace supplier base, 2022 does not look set to bring immediate relief.
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AAM Sector Secures More Than $5b In Funding In 2021

Dec 17, 2021
Completion of Vertical Aerospace’s going-public merger with blank-check company Broadstone Acquisition on Dec. 16 took the total announced funding raised in 2021 by the nascent advanced air mobility industry to more than $5 billion.
Stokes Space Second-Stage Rocket Engine
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Reusable Rocket Startup Stoke Space Lands $65M Series A Round

Dec 17, 2021
Stoke Space, a startup trying to develop a completely reusable rocket for the burgeoning commercial satellite market, has closed a $65 million Series A venture capital round that will go toward developing a rapidly repeatable second-stage segment.
Rolls-Royce electric
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Suppliers Invest In Electric Subsystem Capabilities

Dec 20, 2021
Traditional aerospace suppliers are investing in their capabilities to develop systems for emerging electric aircraft. 

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