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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 1, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 1 April 01, 2022
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Programs

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U.S. Army, Navy To Buy Hypersonic Prototypes

Mar 31, 2022
U.S. Army and Navy officials plan to buy around 31 prototypes of an upgraded version of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body and incorporate a data link during the next two to three years, a new solicitation document says.
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Defiant Demonstrator To Debut At Quad-A Ahead Of FLRAA Downselect

Mar 31, 2022
The Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant X team has made the longest flight yet with its SB-1 technology demonstrator, flying the coaxial-rotor compound helicopter from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, for display at the Army Aviation Association of America (Quad-A) show on April 3-5.
A-29
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Sierra Nevada Delivers Third A-29C To U.S. Special Operators

Mar 31, 2022
The third A-29C was delivered in March to the 6th Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Florida, for the Combat Aviation Advisor mission. 
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HH-60W Begins Operational Testing

Mar 31, 2022
The U.S. Air Force says its next-generation combat search-and-rescue helicopter has begun initial operational test and evaluation, just days after the service announced it intends to reduce the overall fleet of the aircraft.
Cakir
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Roketsan Reveals New Turkish Mini Cruise Missile

Mar 31, 2022
Turkey’s Roketsan has revealed the development of an indigenous cruise missile for use against land and sea targets. 
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E-6B TACAMO Replacement Still Five Years Away

Mar 31, 2022
A long-term “Aviation Procurement Plan” released by the Navy on March 28 shows no funding for EC-130s through fiscal 2027. 
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Triumph To Realign, Rebrand For Post-Aerostructures Era

Mar 31, 2022
Triumph Group, which will soon cap a yearslong consolidation and exit of most of its aerostructures work, on March 31 announced it will launch a new corporate identity and it has reshuffled its leadership ranks, including departures.
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Volansi Testing Larger, Longer-Range VTOL Cargo UAS

Mar 30, 2022
U.S. unmanned air logistics company Volansi has unveiled its largest and longest-flying aircraft to date.
Airbus A380 100% SAF
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Airbus Expands 100% SAF Tests To A380

Mar 28, 2022
Airbus has flown an A380 with one of its four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), produced from used cooking oil and waste fats by France’s Total Energies. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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NDIA Names Norquist Next President

Mar 31, 2022
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) on March 31 announced it has picked David Norquist, the former deputy defense secretary, to be its next president and CEO.

Operations

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Russian Troops’ Morale Low In Ukraine, UK Intel Officials Say

Mar 31, 2022
British intelligence officials say they have seen evidence of low morale among Russian forces in Ukraine, with personnel sabotaging their own equipment and accidentally shooting down Russian aircraft.
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Blue Origin Flies First Two Industry Insiders

Mar 31, 2022
Blue Origin conducted its fourth crewed flight on March 31, sending five paying passengers and employee Gary Lai—the lead architect for the New Shepard transportation system—into suborbital space.

Technology

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Lighter Tanks Promise Longer Range Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft

Mar 29, 2022
Startup HyPoint has partnered with an aerospace R&D company to combine its aircraft fuel cells with liquid hydrogen tanks and offer manufacturers the ability to carry more hydrogen for greater range.
Rocket
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South Korea Tests New Solid-Fuel Rocket

Mar 31, 2022
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense said tests verified the large solid-fuel engine, fairing separation, stage separation and upper-stage attitude control technology.

Business

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Five Bidders Shortlisted For Piaggio Aerospace

Mar 31, 2022
Five bidders have been downselected as potential buyers for troubled Italian aerospace firm Piaggio Aerospace. 
El Segundo
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Millennium Space Systems To Scale Up Output With New Smallsat Factory

Mar 30, 2022
Eyeing fast-growing demand for small satellite constellations from both defense and commercial customers, Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems is opening a new “high-throughput” small satellite production facility.

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