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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 6, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 4 January 06, 2022
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Programs

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North Korea Claims Hypersonic Milestone In Latest Test

Jan 05, 2022
A North Korean news agency claims the hypersonic glider maneuvered during flight to strike a target about 700 km (430 mi.) away. 
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Webb Secondary Mirror Deployed

Jan 05, 2022
Flight controllers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore deployed the secondary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope on Jan. 5, as the list of critical reconfigurations to prepare the observatory for its unprecedented science mission neared completion.
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Northrop Confirms Supplier Role For Precision Strike Missile

Jan 05, 2022
A Northrop Grumman announcement about a static test offers the first confirmation of the company’s role as the solid rocket motor supplier for the Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile.
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X-59 Readied For Structural Testing

Jan 05, 2022
The aircraft, which is designed to evaluate the public acceptability of low-boom supersonic flight over land, completed assembly last year in Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and was shipped to Texas for structural tests in late December. 
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Blue Origin Joins Pentagon’s Space Cargo Effort

Jan 05, 2022
Blue Origin is joining the U.S. military’s effort to possibly use rockets to transport people and cargo.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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EHang To Demo VT-30 eVTOL In Japan

Jan 04, 2022
China’s EHang has announced the first order for its VT-30 long-range autonomous air taxi, now in flight testing.

Funding & Policy

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Expand NTIB To More Allies, Ex-DOD Acquisition Boss Says

Jan 05, 2022
The U.S. needs to move quickly to increase collaboration with defense industries abroad to bring on the best technologies quickly, and a key way to do that would be to expand the National Technological and Industrial Base while also loosening arms sales restrictions, the Pentagon’s former top weapons buyer said.

Technology

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ZeroAvia Readies For Hydrogen-Electric Test Flights

Jan 03, 2022
As ZeroAvia prepares to fly its modified Dornier 228 hydrogen-electric propulsion system testbed, details of the mobile refueling system that will support flight testing are emerging.
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Commercial Collaboration To Extend Latest Voice, Video Tech To Moon

Jan 05, 2022
NASA’s upcoming Artemis I mission will feature some familiar names and activities to those alive and well in the remote workplace realm.
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Japan Planning 2023 Wooden Satellite Mission

Jan 03, 2022
Japan’s Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry Co. are planning a 2023 mission to launch what they claim to be the first orbiting wooden satellite.
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Hill Helicopters Claiming Light Helicopter Market Grab

Jan 03, 2022
UK rotorcraft startup Hill Helicopters claims to be outselling its competitors and capturing a sizable share of the single-engine light helicopter general aviation market.

Business

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AST SpaceMobile Reveals Manufacturing Headquarters

Jan 05, 2022
AST SpaceMobile, a newly public company aiming to establish a space-based cellular broadband network for smartphones, has offered a peak inside its 85,000-ft.2 manufacturing headquarters in Midland, Texas.

Industry Data