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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 31, 2022

VOL. 279 NO. 62 March 31, 2022
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Programs

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NATO Awards AFSC Risk Reduction, Feasibility Contracts

Mar 30, 2022
NATO has awarded contracts to begin risk reduction and feasibility studies in support of the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control program that will replace the alliance’s fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning platforms in the 2030s.
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GE, USAF Testing XA100 Combat Engine

Mar 30, 2022
General Electric and the U.S. Air Force have begun ground tests of the XA100 adaptive cycle combat engine at the Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee.
Hawk
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BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce Share In $920M UK Hawk Support Contracts

Mar 30, 2022
The contract awards come as the UK retires the majority of its Hawk T1 fleet as part of cost-saving measures introduced in the government’s Integrated Review published last year. 
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Rolls Plans B-52 Engine 100% SAF Test

Mar 30, 2022
As part of long-term plans to pave the way for the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel by the U.S. Air Force and other military services, Rolls-Royce will test the engine destined for the Boeing B-52H retrofit program with 100% low carbon fuel around midyear.
KCNA
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North Korea May Have Disguised Hwasong-17 ICBM Test, Seoul Says

Mar 30, 2022
North Korea may have used an improved Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile in disguise for its claimed Hwasong-17 test on March 24.
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Momentus Preps Space Tug For Vibration Testing

Mar 25, 2022
Momentus is preparing its Vigoride space tug for vibration testing in advance of its targeted June launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office Begins Airborne Testbed Hunt

Mar 30, 2022
The UK Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) wants to acquire its own flying testbed for rapid development and demonstrations of equipment. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Senate Passes Bill To Advance AAM

Mar 24, 2022
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation aimed at marshaling federal efforts to promote the advanced air mobility industry.

Technology

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Synhelion Teams With Ineratec On Sunlight-To-Liquid SAF

Mar 30, 2022
With Swiss International Airlines as its first customer, solar kerosene startup Synhelion has selected Germany’s Ineratec to provide the Fischer-Tropsch technology required to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel using concentrated sunlight.

Business

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Counter-Drone Startup D-Fend Solutions Expects Public Debut

Mar 29, 2022
D-Fend Solutions, a five-year-old Israeli counter-drone company with a growing North American presence, plans to become a publicly traded company, co-founder, Chairman and CEO Zohar Halachmi told Aviation Week in March.
MD500
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MD Helicopters Files For Chapter 11, New Owners Await

Mar 30, 2022
Struggling helicopter original equipment manufacturer MD Helicopters is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to allow the company to be restructured under new ownership.
WingInGround
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Wing-in-Ground Startup Flying Ship Looks To Crowdsource Funding

Mar 29, 2022
U.S. startup Flying Ship Technologies, which is building and marketing wing-in-ground-effect maritime cargo vessels, announced a so-called crowdsource-based funding effort March 28.
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Neuraspace Breaks Into Space Situational Awareness Market

Mar 24, 2022
Neuraspace, a Portuguese startup looking to use artificial intelligence for space debris and satellite collision avoidance services, has landed more than $2.7 million from Armilar Venture Partners to accelerate the commercialization of its platform.

Operations

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NASA’s Mark Vande Hei Sets New U.S. Single Spaceflight Record

Mar 30, 2022
Russia’s Soyuz MS-19 descended under parachute to a safe landing in remote Kazakhstan after departing the International Space Station early March 30 with two cosmonauts and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, whose stay set a new record of 355 days for the longest U.S. human spaceflight.