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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 14, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 10 January 14, 2022
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Business

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​​​​​​​Virgin Galactic Issues Debt To Raise Up To $500M, Stock Plummets

Jan 13, 2022
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company that helped sweep in the current era of startup space companies quickly going public, shocked investors Jan. 13 with news it will raise as much as $500 million by issuing new debt.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Marine Composites Specialist Building Regent’s Seaglider Demo

Jan 13, 2022
Regent Craft has teamed with Rhode Island-based marine and aerospace composites specialist Moore Brothers to build a quarter-scale technology demonstrator for its seaglider, an electric wing-in-ground-effect vehicle for harbor-to-harbor overwater regional transportation.

Funding & Policy

Korat
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Bangkok Approves Funding For Purchase Of Four New Fighters

Jan 13, 2022
The Thai government has approved in-principle funding for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to acquire four new fighter jets in the next fiscal year.
5G tower
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5G Restrictions Set To Affect At Least 90 U.S. Commercial Airports

Jan 13, 2022
Airline industry stakeholders are working to assess the real-world ramifications of new flight restrictions linked to the 5G wireless network rollout starting Jan. 19, but early indications suggest potentially significant disruptions at scores of commercial airports across the U.S.

Operations

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MDA Acknowledges Double-Counting On Intercept Test Fact Sheet

Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has corrected a fact sheet after acknowledging that one successful test was double-counted in a tally of midcourse intercept tests of the Boeing Ground Based Interceptor. 
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USAF Makes Some Gains In Reducing Pilot Shortage

Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Air Force has made some progress in addressing its pilot shortage thanks to increased production and retention, but still remains far below its goal.
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Russia Targeting 30 Launches In 2022

Jan 12, 2022
Russia’s launch manifest for 2022 includes 30 launches, a 20% increase over 2021, Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Russian State Space Corp. Roscosmos, said on Jan. 12.
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SpaceX Delivers 105 Satellites On Falcon 9 Rideshare

Jan 13, 2022
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Jan. 13 to deliver 105 satellites into a near-polar Sun-synchronous orbits, successfully completing its third discounted rideshare flight.

Programs

Hypersonix
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Startup Hypersonix Collaborates With Australian University On Spaceplane

Jan 13, 2022
Hypersonix Launch Systems has signed a collaborative agreement with the University of Sydney to research and manufacture key components of its proposed spaceplane, including its Spartan scramjet propulsion system.
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Russia Flies First New-Build Tu-160M2 Bomber

Jan 13, 2022
United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) on Jan. 12 flew the first newly assembled Tu-160M2 bomber from the Kazan Aviation Plant in Russia. The first flight…

Technology

radalt
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Standards Groups Plan 5G-Friendly Radio Altimeters

Jan 03, 2022
Behind the scenes of the aviation and telecommunications industries’ clash over 5G wireless transmissions, aviation standards organization RTCA is developing performance specifications for a new generation of radio altimeters that would be hardened against 5G interference.

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