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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 10, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 28 February 10, 2022
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Programs

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U.S. Army Asks Industry For Input On Final ALE Strategy

Feb 09, 2022
Industry officials have one last chance to influence the U.S. Army’s strategy for acquiring a family of vehicles, payloads and mission systems for Air-Launched Effects, scheduled to become operational in fiscal 2025.
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Settlement Halves Brazil KC-390 Cut, But Stretches Deliveries

Feb 09, 2022
A settlement agreement between Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force will cut in half a proposed reduction in KC-390 deliveries and stretch out remaining deliveries for another seven years.
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Thales Installing Satcom On French A330 MRTTs

Feb 09, 2022
Thales says it will equip France’s fleet of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports with a satellite communications system. 
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Infrared IRST Pod Reaches IOC On USAF F-15Cs

Feb 09, 2022
A new infrared search and track pod for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15C fleet has reached initial operating capability, the service announced Feb. 9.
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Dornier Seawings Adds Light-Sport Amphibian To Lineup

Feb 07, 2022
Chinese-owned Dornier Seawings has acquired the rights to a light amphibious aircraft that it plans to produce alongside the 12-passenger Seastar CD2 flying boat.
unmanned aircraft
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Steadicopter Debuts Black Eagle 50H Hybrid VTOL UAS

Feb 09, 2022
Israel’s Steadicopter says its Black Eagle 50H VTOL UAS is the first in its class and combines the best of both its electric and petrol-powered Black Eagle UAS.
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Raytheon Completes Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 Thermal Vacuum Tests

Feb 09, 2022
Raytheon Intelligence & Space announced Feb. 9 that it has finished thermal vacuum testing of the payload for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Block 0 program, ensuring the satellite’s sensor payload can survive in space.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

SpaceX
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Solar Storm Wipes Out 80% Of Latest Batch Of Starlinks

Feb 09, 2022
The day after a SpaceX Falcon 9 delivered a batch of 49 Starlink satellites into orbit, a solar storm struck, causing atmospheric particles from Earth to expand into space, increasing drag on the newly launched flock. 

Funding & Policy

Bear
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Irish Government To Consider Fighter Aircraft Procurement

Feb 09, 2022
The Irish government says it will consider a report that urges the country to consider acquiring combat aircraft to provide a national air policing capability. 
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Austin Taps Bloomberg To Lead Defense Innovation Board

Feb 09, 2022
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the resumption of nine Defense Department advisory committees including the Defense Innovation Board, and has tapped former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to lead that key group.

Technology

Orsted
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Danish E-Fuels Project Aims To Accelerate SAF Production

Feb 07, 2022
After Denmark’s Prime Minister in January set the goal of all domestic aviation being fossil-free by 2030, a massive Danish project to produce sustainable fuels from renewable energy is investigating whether it can begin jet fuel production in 2025, two years earlier than planned.
eSTOL
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U.S. Air Force Supports Tests Of Electra’s eSTOL Technology

Feb 08, 2022
Potential military missions for the aircraft include “island hopping and distributed cargo logistics in the Indo-Pacific theater or operations in areas with limited infrastructure like Africa,” an Electra executive says.

Business

Wyler
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Greg Wyler’s Latest Constellation Startup E-Space Lands $50M

Feb 08, 2022
The investment fully funds E-Space’s Beta 1 launch of its first test satellites in March, as well as its Beta 2 launch “later” this year, the company says.

Defense Market Intelligence Notes