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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 18, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 34 May 18, 2022
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Programs

B-21
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B-21 First Flight Now Set For 2023

May 17, 2022
The U.S. Air Force now expects the first flight of the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber in 2023 as the service prepares for a public rollout later this…
AVIC AC313A
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Chinese AC313A Heavy-Lift Helicopter Completes First Flight

May 17, 2022
China conducted the first test flights of the AVIC AC313A civil heavy-lift helicopter on May 17 and plans to certify the type within the country’s 14th five-year plan of 2021-25.
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ColdFire Details Revealed For Advanced High-Energy Lasers

May 17, 2022
The reveal of the ColdFire system, which is driven by a 450-hp. M250 turbine engine, shines a light on a critical technology often overshadowed by new advances in laser weapons.
EC-37B Compass Call
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Planned EC-37B Compass Call Purchase Concerns USAF

May 17, 2022
The U.S. Air Force’s abridged plan to buy just six EC-37B Compass Call aircraft is not enough to meet the mission, and service officials say they are closely watching the availability of both Gulfstream G550s and their Rolls-Royce engines to see when more could be bought to fill the gap.
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ARRW Scores Successful Hypersonic Booster Test On Fourth Attempt

May 17, 2022
The successful, hypersonic speed test at up to Mach 5 by the booster finally clears the way for the Air Force to attempt a series of tests of the high lift-to-drag, hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) at the heart of ARRW program.
Mars Insight dust analysis
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Dust Prompts Early End To NASA’s Extended Mars InSight Mission

May 17, 2022
Science operations aboard NASA’s Mars InSight lander are expected to stop by late summer rather than year-end due to an accumulation of dust on the lander’s two circular solar arrays.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

Draken A-4 Skyhawk at Nellis AFB
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Contracted Adversary Air Training ‘Inadequate’ For High-End Flight

May 17, 2022
The U.S. Air Force has decided to not renew an ongoing contract with Draken International for adversary air training at Nellis AFB, Nevada, because it has determined the contractor’s jets can no longer provide the effective training it needs.
Space Launch System
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NASA Administrator Addresses China, Plans For Cost Reform

May 17, 2022
The U.S. has entered a space race with China that rivals that of the Cold War era with the Soviet Union, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told House lawmakers May 17.

Technology

Stryker combat vehicle
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Mortars, Drones Shot Down By Stryker-Mounted 50-kW Laser

May 17, 2022
A Raytheon/Kord team has demonstrated that a Stryker combat vehicle-mounted, 50-kW laser weapon system can shoot-down 60-mm mortars and drones,…

Business

Joby S4 prototype
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Archer, Joby Report Progress In eVTOL Testing, Production

May 16, 2022
Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation have both played down the potential effect of the FAA’s change in direction on eVTOL certification as they reported their first-quarter 2022 financial results.

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