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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 11, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 29 May 11, 2022
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Programs

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CH-53K Production Ramping Up With Eye On Future Vertical Lift

May 10, 2022
Sikorsky is ramping up production of the U.S. Marine Corps’ new CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter as the program approaches a full-rate decision next year, and the company is touting the digital manufacturing used to build the aircraft in its bid for the U.S. Army’s next generation of helicopters.
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South Korea To Buy 60 New Fighters

May 10, 2022
The South Korean Air Force is preparing to purchase 60 additional fighters to replace older aircraft five years sooner than planned. The service operates about 100 F-4s and F-5s. It plans to operate the F-4s until 2024 and the F-5s until 2031, which would keep the older aircraft in use for more than 40 years.
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Maxar WorldView Legion Launch Delayed After Test Issue

May 10, 2022
The highly anticipated debut of the WorldView Legion high-resolution constellation from Maxar Technologies is slipping again, this time to September, as the Colorado company works through a test configuration anomaly, executives announced late May 9.
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GA-ASI Unveils STOL Kit For Proposed Marine Corps MQ-9Bs

May 10, 2022
The concept unveiling on the first day of the Modern Day Marine exhibition in Washington DC builds on the STOL technology originally developed by GA-ASI for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle. 
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First UK Virgin Orbit Launch To Carry Defense CubeSat Demo

May 10, 2022
The UK Defense Ministry will launch a pair of CubeSats on the first planned horizontal launch from a UK spaceport as early as this summer.
Huginn
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Xona’s Private ‘Precision’ GNSS Satellite Readies To Launch

May 10, 2022
Xona Space Systems has finished environmental testing of its Huginn demonstrator satellite ahead of its planned May 25 launch on SpaceX’s Transporter 5 rideshare mission.
Vega C
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Avio Confident On Ukrainian Engine Supply For Vega C; Tests M10

May 06, 2022
The CEO of Avio does not see any problem in the medium term regarding supply of the RD-843 engines that power its upgraded Vega C light launcher, despite their Ukrainian origin.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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AESA Radar Upgrade Begins Flight Tests On Marine Corps Hornets

May 10, 2022
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet has flown with a pre-production version of the Raytheon APG-79(V)4 radar, the company says.

Funding & Policy

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Space Force Wants To Evolve Test And Evaluation

May 10, 2022
The U.S. Space Force is overhauling how the military tests its satellites, with the goal of speeding up the process, relying more on digital modeling to represent new threats, and growing a more skilled workforce to meet that need.

Business

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Astra Space Eyes Shetland Satellite Launch

May 10, 2022
U.S. launch startup Astra Space has teamed up with the UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport as a potential new location for satellite launches.

Operations

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U.S., Europe Officials Blame Russia For Viasat Attack

May 10, 2022
The U.S., the European Union and multiple other nations on May 10 formally attributed cyber attacks against Viasat’s KA-SAT network on Feb. 24 to Russia, claiming Moscow attempted to disrupt Ukrainian command and control as the invasion began.

Business

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Blue Origin To Fly Repeat Passenger On Next Flight

May 09, 2022
Blue Origin’s next flight of the New Shepard suborbital spacecraft will include its first repeat customer.
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Magellan Aerospace Sees Increased Headwinds In First Quarter

May 09, 2022
Canadian aerostructures and spacecraft sub-tier provider Magellan Aerospace saw almost 7% greater revenue during the first quarter of 2022 over the year-before period.

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