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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 21, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 35 February 19, 2022
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Programs

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Two Missiles Planned For Anglo-French FC/ASW Program

Feb 18, 2022
The UK and France have launched the long-awaited next step in their joint development of both a future cruise missile and an anti-ship weapon.
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F-35A On Track For Nuclear Deployment In January 2024

Feb 18, 2022
The Lockheed Martin fighter is on track to be certified to carry a nuclear weapon by January 2023 and deploy on nuclear missions a year later.
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Orbital Sidekick Validates Hyperspectral Upgrades On Aurora

Feb 17, 2022
Orbital Sidekick has validated an upgrade to its existing hyperspectral satellite sensors and is announcing an investment by national security startup seed funder In-Q-Tel.
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Autoflight’s eVTOL Hits Transition Milestone In Record Time

Feb 17, 2022
Chinese startup AutoFlight completed the first transition between vertical and forward flight for its Prosperity 1 air taxi in record time for an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft program by drawing on its experience from almost 10,000 flights of its unmanned cargo aircraft.
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ST Engineering To Convert 757s For Aerial Firefighting

Feb 16, 2022
OEM says it will be one of the largest water bombers.
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Airbus Reveals Refined ZEROe Blended Wing Body Concept

Feb 15, 2022
But ultimate choice has not been made.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

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Virgin Galactic Chairman Palihapitiya Out Immediately

Feb 18, 2022
Space tourist company Virgin Galactic, whose stock price has been on a proverbial roller coaster in recent months, said Feb. 18 that Chamath Palihapitiya is no longer chairman of the board or even a member.

Operations

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Astroscale Restarts Space Debris Capture Demo

Feb 18, 2022
Astroscale has resumed its ELSA-d mission to demonstrate active debris removal in low Earth orbit.
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Cygnus Poised To Perform First U.S. ISS Reboost

Feb 18, 2022
Northrop Grumman’s 17th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is set for a Feb. 19 launch from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, to deliver 8,300 lb. of cargo and perform the first station orbit-boosting to use U.S. hardware.

Funding & Policy

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Big U.S. Air Show Presence Targets Expanded Pacific Influence

Feb 15, 2022
American pavilion dominates venue’s indoor space.

Technology

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SpaceLink, Axiom Space To Demo Optical Communications Relay

Feb 17, 2022
SpaceLink, of McLean, Virginia, has selected Houston-based commercial space station developer Axiom Space to demonstrate an end-to-end optical communications relay service for the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, which manages the U.S. National Laboratory elements of the International Space Station.

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