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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 7, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 25 February 07, 2022
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Funding & Policy

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DOD Leaders Press Companies To Speed Up Hypersonic Development

Feb 04, 2022
Move faster and don’t be afraid to fail. That was the message from top Pentagon leaders to a group of more than a dozen company leaders on Feb. 3 during a virtual meeting urging faster adoption of hypersonic weapons in the face of Chinese advancement.
5G tower
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New Safety-Zone Calculations, Flight Tests Mark 5G Progress

Feb 03, 2022
Revamped runway safety zone parameters and a just-launched flight-test program are seen as keys to establishing both short-term and permanent fixes to the 5G wireless challenges facing aviation and telecommunications companies.
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UK Funds Projects To Improve Space Sustainability

Feb 04, 2022
The UK is moving to bolster its burgeoning sustainable space sector with government funding for projects to advance capabilities ranging from situational awareness to debris removal.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Greek F-35 Buy Certain, U.S. Ambassador Says

Feb 04, 2022
The U.S. ambassador to Greece has said the country is likely to be approved by the U.S. government to purchase the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but it will be a minimum of five years before Athens will receive aircraft.
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Jordan Cleared To Buy F-16 Block 70s

Feb 03, 2022
Jordan has been cleared to buy up to 16 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters in a deal worth up to $4.21 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on Feb. 3. The proposed deal, if signed by Jordan, would make the Arab kingdom the sixth customer for the latest version of the F-16.
Tank
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Boeing Lightweight Tank Tests Open Way To Broader Aerospace Roles

Feb 04, 2022
Boeing says successful tests of an all-composite cryogenic fuel tank at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center clear the way for large-scale application of the lightweight technology in future spacecraft and aircraft.
Poseidon
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South Korea’s First P-8 Out Of Paint Shop, Orion Nears Retirement In Asia

Feb 04, 2022
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon destined for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has emerged from the paint shop, sporting the emblem of the 61 Patrol Air Group. 
NH90
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Airbus, Kongsberg Collaborate On NH90 Maintenance

Feb 03, 2022
Airbus and Kongsberg of Norway have teamed up in a bid to improve the availability of the country’s troubled NH90 fleet. 
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Italy Acquires AIM-9X For F-35 Fleet

Feb 04, 2022
Italy is the latest customer for the Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, with the country becoming an international partner in the U.S. Navy program.

Business

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Former NASA Chief, Entrepreneurs Plan Robotic Cislunar Outpost

Feb 04, 2022
A team including former NASA Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk has unveiled a new business venture to develop and operate a reconfigurable robotic outpost and space tug in cislunar space, with an eye on providing payload hosting, communications, in-space transportation, remote sensing and other services to commercial and government customers, including the Defense Department.
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ISS Partners OK Axiom-1 Crew For Flight

Feb 02, 2022
The International Space Station (ISS) partnership gave its formal blessing for the four-member Axiom-1 (Ax-1) crew to visit the orbital outpost, with launch aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule now slated for March 30, a day earlier than previously planned. 

Operations

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SpaceX Flies Third Mission This Week

Feb 04, 2022
A day after delivering a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit from California, SpaceX returned its attention to building its Starlink broadband communications network with a midafternoon Feb. 3 launch of another Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center.
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Mars Rover’s Search For Past Life Moving To Ancient Stream Delta

Feb 03, 2022
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover and its companion Ingenuity drone helicopter are turning their focus to the remnants of a stream delta that was perhaps the site of a wet, habitable environment more than 3.5 billion years ago.

Technology

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JAXA, Sony Show Optical Internet Can Connect Satellites, UAVs

Jan 31, 2022
Under a joint project to create an optical internet service connecting low-orbiting satellites with high-flying unmanned aircraft, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Sony researchers have demonstrated high-speed, large-capacity communications in a low-quality, error-prone environment.

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