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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 3, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 23 February 03, 2022
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Business

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Board Fight At Aerojet Rocketdyne After Lockheed Buy Blocked

Feb 02, 2022
An internal dispute at the highest ranks of Aerojet Rocketdyne has broken into the public eye in the wake of Biden administration opposition to its takeover by Lockheed Martin.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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SLS Rollout Slips To Mid-March

Feb 02, 2022
NASA is retargeting the rollout of its first Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule for a tanking test at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B to mid-March, a month later than planned.
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First SIGINT Version Of MQ-4C Delivered To U.S. Navy

Feb 02, 2022
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first production version of the MQ-4C Triton to the U.S. Navy that comes equipped with low- and high-band signals intelligence payloads. 
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NASA Updates Space Station Extension Strategy

Feb 02, 2022
A month after announcing the Biden administration’s support to extend International Space Station operations from 2024 to 2030, NASA has provided a congressionally required update of its transition strategy.
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Spanish CH-47F Enters Service

Feb 02, 2022
Spain has introduced the first of 17 remanufactured F-model Boeing CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor, heavy-lift helicopters into service.
Signing
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Russia To Launch First Bangladesh Earth Observation Satellite

Feb 02, 2022
Russia’s Glavkosmos, the commercial arm of space agency Roscosmos, signed an agreement with Bangladesh Satellite Co. Ltd. on Feb. 2 to build and launch Bangladesh’s first Earth observation system.
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Iraq To Acquire JF-17 Fighters

Feb 02, 2022
Iraq plans to purchase an undisclosed number of JF-17 Thunder fighters, adding to the growing export tally for the Sino-Pakistan combat aircraft.
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Elroy Air Takes Wraps Off Chaparral Unmanned Cargo eVTOL

Jan 26, 2022
U.S. startup Elroy Air has unveiled the first preproduction prototype of its Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft, revealing a revised design for the hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.

Funding & Policy

India
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Indian Defense Budget To Prioritize Investment In Domestic Companies

Feb 02, 2022
Indian defense spending is set to rise by 4.4% next year with the new budget plan emphasizing investment in indigenous programs and the local industrial base.
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DOD Planning New Strategy For Tech Development

Feb 02, 2022
The Pentagon is planning a new National Defense Science and Technology strategy, informed by the department’s upcoming National Defense Strategy, to guide how it will more quickly and effectively develop new systems for the military.
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U.S., NATO Make Limited Offers To Ease Russia Tensions

Feb 02, 2022
The Pentagon on Feb. 2 confirmed the U.S. and NATO are offering Russia access to missile defense sites in Europe, along with more transparency about exercises and bomber flights to the region, in an effort to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine.

Operations

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U.S. Fifth-Generation Fighters Will Return To UAE

Feb 02, 2022
The U.S. military will send fifth-generation fighters to the United Arab Emirates as that country is facing increased attacks from rebels in the region, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced following meetings with Emirati leaders.

Technology

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NASA/HeroX Kick Off Mars Mission Waste Disposal Competition

Feb 01, 2022
Crowdsourcing platform HeroX is again working with NASA through a just-announced competition aimed at tackling another technical challenge to enable a two- to three-year roundtrip human expedition to Mars.
Denso
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Honeywell, Denso Ready To Test eVTOL Propulsion Unit

Jan 31, 2022
Honeywell is preparing to begin an accelerated development and test program for an aircraft electric propulsion unit developed with Japanese electric motor producer Denso.