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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 1, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 21 February 01, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: F-35 Program Still Struggling With Shift To Agile Development

Jan 31, 2022
Then-Vice Adm. Mat Winter, the former head of the F-35 Joint Program Office, introduced a new framework more than four years ago that would guide the Lockheed Martin fighter’s follow-on modernization program with a grand new vision for a software-enabled weapon system.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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First Air Race E Electric Racer Flies In Norway

Jan 28, 2022
A Norwegian team has won the race to be first to fly an aircraft that will compete in the new Air Race E piloted all-electric racing series, which is scheduled to begin in 2023.
Lockheed Martin's Bridge Tanker
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Lockheed, Airbus Would Build LMXT In Alabama, Georgia

Jan 31, 2022
Lockheed Martin’s entrant in the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y “bridge tanker” program would be assembled in Mobile, Alabama, and missionized Marietta, Georgia, should it win the award, and the company expects requirements to be outlined in a draft request for proposals (RFP) this year.
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Lockheed-owned Depot Delivers First Repaired F-16

Jan 31, 2022
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first F-16 from a year-old depot opened in Greenville, South Carolina.
Diamond Aircraft
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Diamond Opts For Pratt & Whitney Canada Power For DART Trainer

Jan 31, 2022
Austria’s Diamond Aircraft has decided to adopt a Pratt & Whitney Canada turboprop engine for its DART tandem-seat training aircraft, after what the manufacturer described as an adjustment of its development program. 
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U.S. Army Funds Flight Testing Of Beta’s Alia eVTOL

Jan 31, 2022
Already cooperating with the U.S. Air Force through its Agility Prime program, startup Beta Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Army to support flight testing of its Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
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Prague-Based Zuri Unveils eVTOL Concept

Jan 20, 2022
Czech startup Zuri has revealed its concept for a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
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Bye Eyes Commuter Market For All-Electric eFlyer 800

Jan 24, 2022
Bye Aerospace is studying a 12-seat high-density version of its planned all-electric twin-motor eFlyer 800 for commuter operators.

Technology

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Masten Advances Power System For Lunar Night Survival

Jan 31, 2022
Masten Space Systems is touting progress with its Nighttime Integrated Thermal and Electricity system, designed as a low-cost/low-mass method for keeping electronics and payloads on commercial lunar landers alive during nights on the Moon.
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GE Teams To Enable Cloud-Based FMS For AAM

Jan 24, 2022
A NASA-funded team is working to connect airborne and cloud-based flight management systems to enable better real-time trajectory optimization and airspace management for advanced air mobility and commercial aviation.

Funding & Policy

H145M
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Belgium Raising Defense Spending; New Procurements To Follow

Jan 31, 2022
Belgium has committed to around €10.2 billion ($11.4 billion) in additional defense spending over the next eight years, with procurements of helicopters and special forces aircraft to follow.

Operations

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Free Of Pebble Obstructions

Jan 31, 2022
Now that NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover team has cleared a pebble obstruction from its sample collection mechanism, the robot geologist is ready to resume drilling into selected rocks that may host evidence of past microbial life on the red planet.

Business

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Boeing-Affiliated Investment Pushes SparkCognition Into Unicorn Status

Jan 28, 2022
A private investing firm associated with Boeing has invested more money in artificial intelligence specialist SparkCognition, helping to push the latter into the coveted “unicorn” realm of pre-revenue companies sporting valuations of $1 billion or more.

Contracts