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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 3, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 42 March 03, 2022
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Contracts

So;yuz OneWeb launch
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Russia Threatens To Block OneWeb Launch Over Military Use Concerns

Mar 02, 2022
Use of Russia’s largest commercial space contract may be halted, with Russian State Space Corp. Roscosmos requesting legally binding guarantees from the OneWeb satellite operator and the French Arianespace launch provider that the constellation, deployed by Russian Soyuz 2 rockets, will not be used for military purposes.
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NASA Adds Three Missions To SpaceX Comm Crew Manifest

Mar 01, 2022
NASA added $766 million to its Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities contract with SpaceX to cover an additional three crew ferry flights to the International Space Station

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Minuteman III launch
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U.S. Delays Weekend ICBM Test Amid Russian Tensions

Mar 02, 2022
Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear forces to be on a special alert, the Pentagon announced it has postponed a test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from this coming weekend to try to lower tensions.
Mig-29
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EU Hopes Of Transferring Combat Aircraft To Ukraine Stumble

Mar 02, 2022
European Union plans to transfer Warsaw Pact-era combat aircraft to Ukraine appear to have faltered after the Eastern European governments operating them said they would not be handing over the aircraft.

Technology

Lilium and NetJets aircraft
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Lilium Partners With NetJets On eVTOL Fractional Ownership, Ops

Mar 01, 2022
Lilium is modifying the design of its electric air taxi, building a third demonstrator to accelerate flight testing and partnering with NetJets to offer the vertical takeoff Lilium Jet for private and business aviation.
Wideband Global Satcom rendering
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3D Printing Boosts Performance For Boeing WGS-11+ Satellites

Mar 01, 2022
Boeing says it has improved the performance and reduced the production time of its Wideband Global Satcom-11+ (WGS-11+) satellite by using advanced manufacturing techniques, in particular by 3D printing more than 1,000 parts.
Airbus Tiger MK.III helicopters
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Airbus To Upgrade French, Spanish Tiger Attack Helicopters

Mar 02, 2022
Airbus Helicopters has secured a long-awaited contract to develop and upgrade French and Spanish Tiger attack helicopters.

Programs

Helitak firefighting Sikorsky S-92
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Sikorsky S-92 Adds Equipment To Take On Firefighting Mission

Mar 02, 2022
Sikorsky’s S-92 has found a new role—firefighting—with the development of a belly-tank-and-snorkel system.
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Multiple F-16 Upgrades Repackaged Into $6.3 Billion Project

Mar 01, 2022
The U.S. Air Force has repackaged a series of upgrades for 608 Lockheed Martin F-16s into a single modernization program worth $6.3 billion, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center said on March 1.

Business

Diehl IRIS-T Missile
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Diehl Wants To Partner In Australian Missile Consortium

Mar 01, 2022
Germany’s Diehl Defense has confirmed its intention to join Australia’s Sovereign Missile Alliance to help local industries develop and build guided-missile systems for the Australian Defense Force under the Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise.