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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 8, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 26 February 08, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Hypersonic Threat Stretches Traditional Defense Architecture

Feb 07, 2022
A new 70-page report on the oft-ignored topic of hypersonic defense opens with a first line that neither sugarcoats the scale of the challenge nor wishes it away.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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USAF Acquisition Boss Sworn In; Will Also Serve Temporary DOD Role

Feb 07, 2022
The U.S. Air Force’s new head of acquisition started work Feb. 7 and he already has extensive additional duties.

Programs

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Could Budget Constraints Force U.S. Army To Cancel FARA?

Feb 07, 2022
The U.S. Army is expected to bear the brunt of budget cutbacks when the Pentagon’s spending plan is finally rolled out, and that could require some bold moves including ending what the service had said is its top aviation procurement priority.
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UK MoD Confirms E-3 Sale To Chile

Feb 04, 2022
The UK Ministry of Defense has confirmed it will be transferring two of its Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne early warning aircraft platforms to Chile.

Business

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Joby Partners With SK Telecom On UAM In South Korea

Feb 07, 2022
South Korea’s ambition to launch urban air mobility services in 2025 has been boosted by the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement between air taxi developer Joby Aviation and Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom.

Operations

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Swiss Claim Annual Noise Levels Of Future F-35s Same As F/A-18s Now

Feb 07, 2022
The Swiss government claims that its future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s will have similar noise levels on an annual basis than its current fleet of fighters, despite the aircraft being measured as 3 dB louder during takeoff than the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. 

Technology

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GE Partners With Boeing, Aurora For Electric Power Flight Demo

Feb 03, 2022
GE Aviation has teamed with Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to modify a Saab 340B into a flying hybrid electric testbed for the recently awarded NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project.
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With Investment, Better Aviation Batteries Possible, Report Says

Jan 31, 2022
Aircraft propulsion batteries with three times the pack-level energy density of today’s automotive technology may be achievable in the next decade if enough investment is targeted at aeronautical applications, a new report published in Nature concludes.

Contracts