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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 5, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 3 April 05, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

Lockheed Martin F-35 firing a missile
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The Weekly Debrief: More Details Emerge About New USAF Mystery Missile

Apr 05, 2022
The “Modular Advanced Missile” program appears for the first time in the Pentagon’s fiscal 2023 budget request documents.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

su-35 s variant
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Prized Russian Su-35 Fighter Destroyed In Ukraine

Apr 03, 2022
Online photos and video on April 3 confirmed the destruction of the first Russian Air Force Su-35S fighter during the five-week-old invasion of Ukraine.
Ax-1
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Axiom Flight To ISS Slips To April 8

Apr 04, 2022
Launch of the privately funded Axiom Space-1 mission to the International Space Station was delayed to no earlier than April 8, leaving little margin for Axiom’s planned 10-day excursion before NASA puts priority on launching the next resident station crew.
HawkEye 360
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HawkEye 360, Kleos Space Launch Radio Frequency Monitoring Sats

Apr 04, 2022
HawkEye 360 and Kleos Space, operators of space-based radio frequency monitoring services, launched on April 1 two new batches of satellites into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that took off from Cape Canaveral.

Programs

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Sikorsky’s Raider X FARA Prototype Reached Weight On Wheels

Apr 04, 2022
Sikorsky has reached the power-on milestone with its Raider X prototype, but like rival Bell, is awaiting delayed delivery of GE Aviation’s T901 turboshaft to complete assembly of its contender for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance aircraft (FARA) program.
RAPCON
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Sierra Nevada Unveils Rapcon-X For U.S. Army Fixed-Wing ISR

Apr 02, 2022
Sierra Nevada has unveiled a concept for a new special missions variant of the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, which the company would modify into a contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) jet for the U.S. Army. 
Carbonite+
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New UK Defense Satellite To Pave Way Toward ISR Constellation

Apr 04, 2022
The UK Ministry of Defense has ordered the first satellite to support the development of its Minerva constellation, the communications backbone for a family of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. 
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Sikorsky Looks Beyond FLRAA At Black Hawk Modernization

Apr 04, 2022
Sikorsky is in discussions with the U.S. Army on its requirements for modernization of the legacy UH-60 Black Hawk fleet that will continue in operation after the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft enters service in the early 2030s.
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Bulgaria Approved For Second F-16 FMS Buy

Apr 04, 2022
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of an additional eight Block 70 Lockheed Martin F-16s for Bulgaria.  A second batch made up of four single-seat F-16Cs and four twin-seat F-16Ds and a package of weapons have been requested by Sofia, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced April 4.
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Collins Wins VLF Replacement Contract For Future TACAMO Fleet

Apr 04, 2022
The award adds a second major piece of the long-term plan to replace Boeing E-6Bs with Lockheed Martin C-130J-30s for the Take-Charge-And-Move-Out (TACAMO) mission. 
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German Air Force Calls For Urgent Replacement of CH-53 Fleet

Apr 04, 2022
The German Air Force is urging politicians to move ahead with plans to replace its Sikorsky CH-53 Stallion transport helicopters as it struggles to keep the rotorcraft operational.
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NASA’s SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal Scrubbed Again

Apr 04, 2022
The test was scrubbed at 5 p.m. EDT while the Mission Management Team and Launch Control Team assessed their options

Business

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Space Report: Decade High In Employment, But Still Not Enough

Apr 04, 2022
Employment in the core U.S. space industry workforce is at a 10-year high, climbing past 2011’s last peak of 149,818 to reach 151,797, according to preliminary 2021 U.S. data cited by the Space Foundation on April 4.
Astra
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Astra Eyes Bigger Rocket, Satellite Offering, But Rapid Cash Burn

Apr 04, 2022
Astra Space, a small rocket startup that became a publicly traded company last year via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) but which has struggled with successful missions, plans to add turnkey satellite busses to its offering in 2023.

Funding & Policy

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Roscosmos CEO Repeats Threat to Withdraw from ISS

Apr 02, 2022
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin has again threatened that Russia could withdraw from the International Space Station if Western countries don’t lift…

Technology

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Lockheed Releases Open-Source Satellite Docking Interface Standard

Apr 04, 2022
Lockheed Martin on April 4 released online an open-source interface standard for on-orbit satellite docking.
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GE To Test Hybridized Turboshaft Under U.S. Army Contract

Apr 04, 2022
GE Aviation will develop and test a megawatt-class hybrid-electric powerplant under a $5.1 million contract from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory that will further develop technologies applicable to Future Vertical Lift, GE says.

Contracts