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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 15, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 50 March 15, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Hypersonic Erinyes Boosts Kratos Defense To New Level

Mar 14, 2022
After spending a decade building up a portfolio of low-cost unmanned aircraft systems aimed at disrupting the low end of the market for autonomy in military aviation, Kratos Defense is now taking aim at the burgeoning market for hypersonic vehicles.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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PACAF Chief Favors F-15EX For Kadena Basing

Mar 14, 2022
The head of U.S. Pacific Air Forces favors choosing the Boeing F-15EX to replace two squadrons of aging F-15C/D fighters at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. 
F-35A
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F-35 To Replace Tornado In Dramatic German U-Turn

Mar 14, 2022
Germany is now set to purchase Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to partially replace the country’s aging Panavia Tornado fleet. 
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U.S. Air Force Pilots Fly Beta’s eVTOL

Mar 14, 2022
Two U.S. Air Force pilots have become the first to conduct crewed test flights of an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft under the service’s Agility Prime program.
JASDF
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Japan Takes Delivery Of First Global Hawks

Mar 14, 2022
The first of three Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawks arrived in Japan March 12, more than three years after the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract was signed in November 2018. 
CityAirbus wings
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Spirit AeroSystems To Make eVTOL CityAirbus’ Wings

Mar 09, 2022
Airbus is continuing to build the industrial team for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL, partnering with Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture the multi-copter’s wings.
Baykar Makina
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Baykar Makina Begins Building MIUS Jet-Powered UCAV

Mar 14, 2022
Pictures of the MIUS prototype fuselage in assembly at the company’s facility in Istanbul were published online by the company’s chief technology officer.
Bell UH-1
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Ozark Acquires T53 Turboshaft Product Line From Honeywell

Mar 10, 2022
Missouri-based T53 maintenance and repair specialist Ozark Aeroworks plans to develop upgrades for the powerplant and even put the Eisenhower-era turboshaft back into production, after acquiring the entire product line from manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace.

Business

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Leonardo Investing To Enhance Production Processes

Mar 14, 2022
Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo is planning to invest around €300 million ($328.6 million) annually over the next five years to modernize its production processes and develop new products and technology.
uAvionix
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Private Equity Firm Buys Small Unmanned Avionics Startup UAvionix

Mar 10, 2022
Private equity firm DC Capital Partners has bought uAvionix, a seven-year-old developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, including for unmanned aircraft.
UH2
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Universal Hydrogen To Base Manufacturing In Albuquerque

Mar 11, 2022
The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.

Funding & Policy

Andersson
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Ukraine Invasion Prompting European Defense Spending Hikes

Mar 14, 2022
Sweden has joined the growing list of European countries set to hike defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

Operations

Chula Vista PD drone
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Law Enforcement Early Adopter Hits Drone Milestone

Mar 14, 2022
A city police department that was an early adopter of using drones for law enforcement purposes in the U.S. recently surpassed 10,000 missions.

Contracts