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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 18, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 12 April 18, 2022
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Operations

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CymSTAR Rebuilds 747-200 Sim To Train USAF Doomsday Crews

Apr 15, 2022
A four-decade-old Boeing 747-200 simulator that was headed for disposal has been refurbished to train the U.S. Air Force’s Doomsday plane pilots as part of an effort to increase the overall readiness of the four-plane E-4B Nightwatch fleet.
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NASA Aiming For Next SLS Tanking Test No Earlier Than April 21

Apr 15, 2022
Technicians on April 15 were preparing to access the tail service mast unit of the Space Launch System mobile launcher in an effort to stem a liquid hydrogen leak that prompted the launch team to scrub a tanking test of the Moon-class rocket on April 14.
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Private Astronaut Mission Wins High Marks from ISS Professionals

Apr 15, 2022
As their nearly six-month mission to the International Space Station draws to a close, four NASA SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts praised their experience with Axiom-1, the first U.S. all-private astronaut mission to the ISS, and predicted there will be more missions to come.
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NASA, SpaceX Ready Crew 4 Mission To ISS

Apr 13, 2022
NASA’s SpaceX Crew 4 Dragon mission to the International Space Station holds promise for the agency’s  goals of extending the life and utility of the ISS as well as transitioning its human spaceflight focus to the Moon and Mars.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Congress Told Of Potential AH-1Z Sale To Nigeria

Apr 14, 2022
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Nigeria worth an estimated $997 million.

Programs

DARPA Glide Breaker
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DARPA Launches Next Phase Of Glide Breaker Program

Apr 15, 2022
The second phase of DARPA’s Glide Breaker program will seek to conquer the problem of operating a divert and attitude control system on a kill vehicle traveling at hypersonic speed within the atmosphere, the agency says in a newly released solicitation.
Firebird aircraft taxies
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Firebird Cancellation Ends Northrop’s Dream Of Disruption

Apr 15, 2022
A 12-year sales campaign for the optionally piloted Firebird failed to attract a production order.
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Lift Aircraft Awarded USAF Contract For More eVTOL Test Flights

Apr 07, 2022
Lift Aircraft has been awarded a Phase 3 contract by the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program to continue experimentation and flight tests of its single-seat HEXA electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
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Iron Beam Moves Closer To IOC After Successful Demos

Apr 15, 2022
Israeli officials say an experimental laser weapon has shot down a series of small projectiles, rockets and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in…

Funding & Policy

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Ukraine Adds 'Heavy' Armed U.S. Drones To Shopping List

Apr 14, 2022
Ukraine has added “heavy drones” made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to an urgent shopping list of advanced weapons to fight against Russian invaders.

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