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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 26, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 18 April 26, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Death Of Another Hypersonic Missile Program?

Apr 25, 2022
Three test failures in one year first earned a demotion for the hypersonic Lockheed Martin AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, and then they invited a death sentence.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

Aerobility Grob G109B
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Aerobility Delivers First Updated Grob G109B Able Motorglider

Apr 25, 2022
Aerobility, a UK aviation nonprofit offering the disabled the opportunity to fly, is showcasing its Grob G109B Able motorglider at Aero Fridrichshafen in its first public display in Europe. 
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Avionics Upgrade Drives New F-35 Delays, Costs

Apr 25, 2022
A modernization effort for the Lockheed Martin F-35 will take three more years and cost about $741 million more to complete, the watchdog arm of Congress said April 25.
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CH-53K Gains IOC Approval After 17-Year Development Cycle

Apr 25, 2022
The U.S. Marine Corps says the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion reached the initial operational capability milestone on April 22, completing a 17-year journey from the award of the development contract in 2005.
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SLS Rolls Back To VAB For Repairs

Apr 25, 2022
NASA is preparing to return the Space Launch System Moon rocket and Orion capsule to the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on April 25, following a pair of abbreviated tanking tests at the launchpad.
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Poland Looks To U.S. OEMS For Attack Helicopter Need

Apr 25, 2022
Poland looks set to choose between two U.S.-produced rotorcraft to fulfill its long-running attack helicopter requirement.  Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak confirmed on April 21 that Warsaw is mulling offers for two attack helicopters: one from Bell, likely for the AH-1Z Viper, and a second from Boeing for the AH-64 Apache.
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NASA Has Strategy For Lucy Solar Array Deployment Attempt

Apr 25, 2022
NASA has a strategy to secure the second of two circular solar arrays that failed to fully deploy and latch following the launch of the $989 million Lucy mission.

Funding & Policy

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Proposed Drone Superhighway Would Link UK Cities

Apr 25, 2022
In a bid to promote the commercialization of drone-based products and services, a plan to build a 165-mi. network of drone “superhighways” linking cities across the UK has been submitted by a consortium led by unified traffic management provider Altitude Angel.

Operations

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SpaceX Completes Private Charter To ISS

Apr 25, 2022
A prolonged, privately financed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) ended on April 25 with the return of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule chartered by Houston-based Axiom Space.
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Planet Labs’ Pelican Constellation To Have Up To 30 cm Resolution

Apr 21, 2022
Planet Labs has unveiled its next constellation of 32 Earth observation satellites, the Pelican fleet, which will provide images with up to 30 cm of resolution and improved revisit rates.

Contracts