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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 22, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 55 March 22, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: A Few New Twists In USAF’s Fighter EW Upgrade Plans

Mar 21, 2022
The electronic warfare (EW) suites for the enduring U.S. Air Force fighter fleet are now set — and there are some surprises.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

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OneWeb Signs With SpaceX For Launch Services

Mar 21, 2022
Eighteen days after OneWeb decided to suspend launches of its broadband satellites from Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the company has signed with SpaceX.
Inmarsat antenna dome
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Viasat, Inmarsat Promise To Grow UK Jobs And Spend 30% More In R&D

Mar 21, 2022
Viasat and Inmarsat, the U.S. and UK satellite-based services providers, have promised the British government they will boost overall research and development spending there by 30% after their proposed merger.
RTC Aerospace-Chatsworth
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PE Firm Takes Over Former Roberts Tool, Subject Of Book On Lean

Mar 21, 2022
RTC Aerospace, a subtier precision-manufacturing company for aerospace and defense, has changed owners, with private-equity firm Stellex Capital taking over from investor and former CEO Brad Hart as the business eyes acquisition growth.
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Scout Raises Bridge Financing For Satellite Situational Awareness

Mar 19, 2022
After releasing its satellite computer vision and guidance software in January, Scout has raised an undisclosed bridge round of financing led by venture capital firm Decisive Point.

Operations

Soyuz MS-21 crew
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Russia Likely To Cut 2022 Launch Campaign By Third

Mar 21, 2022
Disruption of commercial and scientific cooperation with Western countries because of the conflict in Ukraine is likely to cause Russia’s space-launch campaign to be reduced by one-third this year.
MiG-31 with Khinzal missile
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Russia’s Reported Use Of Hypersonic Khinzal Puzzles Pentagon

Mar 21, 2022
Russia’s claim that it fired a Khinzal hypersonic missile at a munitions store in Ukraine within the past few days has left the Pentagon perplexed.
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U.S. MV-22 Crashes In Norway During Exercise

Mar 18, 2022
The debris of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey that crashed was spotted late March 18 by a Norwegian rescue team south of the northern city of Bodo.

Programs

RQ-7B Shadow UAS
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Sierra Nevada/Volansi Selected To Bid For FTUAS Contract

Mar 21, 2022
A Sierra Nevada/Volansi team has been selected to compete for Increment 2 of the U.S. Army’s program to replace a fleet of Textron RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aircraft systems.
Ghost Bat
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Australia Designates Loyal Wingman As MQ-28A Ghost Bat

Mar 21, 2022
The Australian government and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have designated the Boeing Airpower Teaming System, or Loyal Wingman, as the MQ-28A Ghost Bat.
Bell Boeing V-22 nacelle
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Marines Check V-22 Nacelle Mods As Third USAF Osprey Nears Completion

Mar 21, 2022
The U.S. Marine Corps has flown more than 75 hr. in a modified MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor to evaluate Bell Boeing’s nacelle upgrades, as two of the Air Force’s variants have completed changes.

Funding & Policy

Fylingdales
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UK Gets U.S. Approval For Ballistic Missile Defense Radar Acquisition

Mar 21, 2022
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of a Lockheed Martin Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Radar and associated command and control systems to the UK. 

Technology

Ingenuity wind tunnel test at Imperial College London
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UK Engineers Create Virtual Mars Wind-Tunnel Simulator

Mar 21, 2022
Engineers at the Imperial College of London have created a virtual wind tunnel called PyFR, capable of simulating the atmospheric conditions on Mars for the testing of rotorcraft blade designs.

Contracts