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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 9, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 46 March 09, 2022
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Programs

Sikorsky S-76 helicopter
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Sikorsky Puts S-76D On Ice, Seeks License Production Partner

Mar 08, 2022
Amid lackluster sales and costly new certification requirements, Sikorsky is no longer accepting orders for the S-76D, effectively shutting down the 45-year-old medium helicopter program.
Samoom
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Saudi Arabia’s Intra Reveals Twin-Engine Samoom UAS Development

Mar 07, 2022
A scale model of the Samoom platform was unveiled by Intra on the opening day of the World Defense Show on March 6 here in Riyadh.
Leonado AW609
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Leonardo Targeting AW609 First Delivery In 2023

Mar 08, 2022
Leonardo Helicopters is targeting service entry of the AW609 commercial tiltrotor in 2023 and aims to clinch long-awaited FAA certification later this year or early next.
Velis
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BAE, Pipistrel To Collaborate On Electric Military Training Aircraft

Mar 06, 2022
BAE Systems will collaborate with Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel to examine potential military training applications for electric aircraft.

Daily Brief

In Brief

ZEROe
article

Airbus Begins Green Hydrogen Partnership With Australian Group

Mar 08, 2022
A joint taskforce will assess challenges around green hydrogen regulations, infrastructure and global supply chains, including the production of green hydrogen and the infrastructure needed to support delivery to airports and fuel aircraft. 

Technology

Royal Thailand Air Force F-16s
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Thailand F-16A Pilot Survives Crash On Training Flight

Mar 08, 2022
The Royal Thai Air Force has written off a Block 15 F-16A after it crashed March 8 in the Chaiyaphum province, north of its Korat home base. The aircraft was on a training sortie, and the pilot ejected safely but with some injuries.
Modulink Space Robotics System
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Motiv And Blue Origin To Develop Space Robotics

Mar 08, 2022
A robotic applique that could turn a wide range of satellites into servicing spacecraft is to be flight-demonstrated under a contract awarded to Motiv Space Systems by the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit.

Operations

Polish MiG-29
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Pentagon Denies Polish Plan To Transfer MiG-29s

Mar 08, 2022
The Pentagon is saying no to a Polish plan to send its MiG-29s to the U.S. military for use in Ukraine in return for replacement American-made jets.
Russian surface-to-air missiles
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U.S. Says Russia Has Almost Complete SAM Coverage In Ukraine

Mar 08, 2022
Russian surface-to-air missile systems now have almost all of Ukraine’s airspace covered, though Russia still has not established full air superiority over the country, a senior U.S. defense official said March 8.
F-15J
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Japan Reports Aerial Intrusion Spike In February

Mar 08, 2022
Chinese aircraft intrusions still accounted for 70% of all Japanese scrambles in February but Russian aircraft movements in were unusually high.
article

Musk Deepens Support For Ukraine, Despite Russian Anger

Mar 08, 2022
SpaceX has delivered Starlink terminals to Ukraine, worked to bypass jamming of the devices and is contemplating future space projects in the country.

Business

article

China’s Defense Budget To Grow By 7% In 2022

Mar 08, 2022
While the 2022 growth rate is well below the double digits achieved through the 1990s and early 2000s, in dollars it is $15 billion, the largest-ever annual increase.
production
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Boeing Halts Russian Titanium Sourcing; No Word On JV With Supplier

Mar 07, 2022
Boeing is no longer purchasing titanium from Russia, a move that will speed up the company’s push to diversify its supply of the raw material and could affect its partnership with major supplier VSMPO-AVISMA. 

Funding & Policy

Joby Aviation UAM aircraft
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Transportation Inspector General To Audit FAA’s UAM Certification

Mar 08, 2022
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General is to audit the FAA’s certification of urban air mobility aircraft at the request of Congress.

Industry Data