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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 30, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 61 March 30, 2022
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Programs

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TRANSCOM Taking New Look At Tactical Airlift Needs

Mar 29, 2022
U.S. Transportation Command is again looking at the number of Lockheed Martin C-130s the military now needs and its intratheater airlift requirement in the future, as the U.S. Air Force in its latest budget request is again looking to trim its Hercules fleet.
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General Atomics Demonstrates UAV Detect-And-Avoid Capability To FAA

Mar 29, 2022
The “mature” detect-and-avoid technology could enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for UAVs within the U.S. National Airspace System, the company says.
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NASA’s Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Preparation Continues

Mar 29, 2022
NASA is eager to kick off the next major milestone in preparation for the first launch of the Space Launch System and Orion crew capsule—its Wet Dress Rehearsal.
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Joby Building First Certification Test S4 eVTOL

Mar 25, 2022
Joby Aviation has begun building the first production prototype for certification flight testing of its S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
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Asteroid Redirection Mission Promises Drama Next Fall

Mar 24, 2022
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission promises some real drama as it zeros in on its target later this year.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Proposed FAA Budget Boosts Spending 3.3%, Continues Certification Reform

Mar 28, 2022
FAA’s fiscal 2023 baseline budget request of $18.6 billion includes $17.5 million to support aircraft certification reform mandates, including funds for adding more than 50 positions.

Funding & Policy

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MDA Seeks To Integrate IBCS, Aegis For Guam Defense

Mar 29, 2022
U.S. defense officials have selected a unique pairing of Navy and Army systems to defend Guam from a theorized barrage of Chinese ballistic and cruise missiles, the head of the Missile Defense Agency says. 
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Singapore Signs Artemis Accords

Mar 29, 2022
Singapore has become the 18th country and first in Southeast Asia to join the Artemis Accords, multinational commitments aimed at encouraging a peaceful, sustainable and beneficial use of space and its exploration.
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UK Aerospace Industry Welcomes ATI Funding Boost

Mar 29, 2022
The UK aerospace industry has broadly welcomed a government decision to provide £685 million ($897.2 million) in funding for the Aerospace Technology Institute to accelerate the development of green aviation technologies.
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Swiss Space Center To Roll Out Space Sustainability Ratings

Mar 29, 2022
The EPFL Space Center, an outgrowth of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, has been selected as the lead organization to stand up a Space Sustainability Rating index and it intends to issue its first certifications imminently.

Business

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Impulse Space Propulsion Lands $20M From Thiel Fund

Mar 29, 2022
Impulse Space Propulsion, a new in-orbit transfer services company founded by Tom Mueller, a SpaceX co-founder, on March 29 announced a $20 million investment in a seed round led by Founders Fund, the San Francisco-based venture capital firm established by famous technology investor Peter Thiel.
UAV
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Dave King Hands Off Dynetics To Steve Cook

Mar 29, 2022
Dave King, who took over as chief executive of Dynetics in 2015 to shepherd the company’s breakout and ultimately successful sale to Leidos in 2020, is stepping aside.

Industry Data

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FY 2023 Budget Request: Top 10 Military Aircraft Programs By Overall Spending

Mar 29, 2022
These aircraft programs were the big winners in the Biden administration's fiscal 2023 budget request, with the Lockheed Martin F-35 topping the list.

Operations

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U.S. Deploying E/A-18 Electronic Attack Jets To Germany

Mar 28, 2022
The U.S. military is bolstering its presence in Europe with a deployment of U.S. Navy Boeing E/A-18 Growler electronic attack aircraft.

Technology

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Lockheed Martin Collaborates With Stratasys For 3D-Printed Space Parts

Mar 29, 2022
Lockheed Martin is set to begin using advanced filament material from polymer 3D printing specialist Stratasys for additional aerospace parts, including flight structures for space vehicles

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