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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 7, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 44 March 05, 2022
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Business

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Daily Memo: How The Ukraine War Could Alter M&A In Aerospace, Commercial Aviation

Mar 04, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can significantly alter mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Western aerospace and defense (A&D), several seasoned experts said recently at separate events, including Aviation Week’s Raw Materials and Commercial Aviation Supplier conferences.
Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO Eileen Drake
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Aerojet CEO Lines Up Full Board Slate In Bid To Oust Chairman Lichtenstein

Mar 03, 2022
Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO Eileen Drake has recruited several more industry and military luminaries in an effort to present a full board of directors who would push off Executive Chairman Warren Lichtenstein and his dissident slate of financial sponsors ahead of the embattled propulsion provider’s annual shareholder meeting.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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Hawkeye Sats Detect GPS Jamming Just Before Ukraine Invasion

Mar 04, 2022
Satellites detected GPS interference on the border between Ukraine and Belarus shortly before Russia invaded on Feb. 24, according to data released on March 4 by commercial space company HawkEye 360.
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French Defense Ministry Sees Russia-Ukraine War Impact

Mar 04, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing the French ministry of armed forces to rethink some plans, from a satellite launch to the use of large military transports.

Contracts

Pratt & Whitney RDE Concept
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Pratt & Whitney Wins Air Force Rotating-Detonation Engine Work

Mar 03, 2022
Long-running U.S. interest in the potential application of pressure-gain combustion to high-speed propulsion is stepping up to a new level with the award of a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract to Pratt & Whitney for a rotating-detonating engine demonstrator.

Funding & Policy

AIM-120 being loaded o to an F-35
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U.S. Air Force Wants To Export High-End Missiles More Easily

Mar 03, 2022
The U.S. Air Force wants to make it easier to export some of its highest-end air-to-air weapons to ensure close partner nations can have the most advanced missiles so that their F-35s, for example, can be effective.
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Hyundai’s Supernal, Miami Join To Enable AAM

Mar 01, 2022
Hyundai’s urban air mobility company, Supernal, is to work with Miami officials to develop policies for advanced air mobility that are designed to enable the city to serve as a model for other metropolitan areas.

Programs

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Lockheed, Northrop Select Payloads For Next-Gen Missile Warning Sats

Mar 04, 2022
The U.S. Space Force’s plan to replace its Space Based Infrared System of satellites took another step forward as prime contractors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman selected payload providers for their next-generation satellites on March 1.
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AFRL Releases $334 Million Solicitation For Hypersonic Mayhem

Mar 03, 2022
A solicitation for a $334 million hypersonic demonstrator missile is now in industry hands, with responses due to the Air Force Research Laboratory in May and contract award in December.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall
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What USAF Chief Wants In Unmanned Teaming Systems For NGAD, B-21

Mar 03, 2022
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is confident one of his key priorities—the development of a UAS that will fly along with an advanced fighter—is realistic in the near term based on multiple efforts in the U.S. and Australia.

Technology

CoFlow Jet Tandemwing
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CoFlow Jet Moves To Develop Deflected-Slipstream eV/STOL

Mar 03, 2022
U.S. startup CoFlow Jet has struck an agreement with NASA to commercialize deflected-slipstream technology that would enable an electric vertical/short takeoff and landing (eV/STOL) aircraft to transition to efficient cruise without requiring tilting mechanisms or separate lift rotors.
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NASA, HeroX Crowdsources Address Mars Mission Waste Challenge

Mar 03, 2022
NASA is partnering with HeroX crowdsources to seek proposals for implementing various aspects of the overall challenge of recycling and disposing of waste during deep-space missions.

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