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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 24, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 38 May 24, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: MDA Chief Offers Window Into Hypersonic Defense Decision-Making

May 23, 2022
Opening a window into internal decision-making over the final requirements for a new interceptor against hypersonic missiles, the head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has cited the significance of, in fact, an actual window.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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New Aid For Ukraine Includes Harpoon Missiles, Attack Helicopters

May 23, 2022
More than 20 nations announced new packages of military aid for Ukraine following a meeting of more than 40 countries on May 23, the Pentagon announced.
NASA universe
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NASA Urged To Step Up Space Science Diversity

May 19, 2022
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has presented NASA with 15 recommendations for improving the long-term diversity among those who lead space science missions.
eurofighter
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EU Mulls Framework For More Coordinated Defense Procurement 

May 23, 2022
The EU is concerned that member states are not coordinating their procurements, leading to further fragmentation of the defense industry. 

Technology

Mitsubishi Electric sunlight-cured resin
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Mitsubishi Creates 3D Printer Resin That Hardens In Space Via Sunlight

May 20, 2022
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a liquid resin that is formulated to remain stable in the vacuum of space and harden into a parabolic spacecraft antenna when exposed to ultraviolet light emitted from the Sun.
Raytheon sixth-generation aircraft concept
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Raytheon Unveils ‘Department 22’ Advanced Research Unit

May 20, 2022
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has rebranded its Advanced Concepts and Technology division as Department 22, a business unit focused on next-generation military technologies.
Honeywell
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Honeywell Readies GPS-Denied Navigation Systems For Market

May 23, 2022
Honeywell is developing a suite of alternative navigation technologies to combat increasing disruption of GPS signals, intentional and unintentional, with the first products planned to be on the market in 2023.

Business

Singapore Skyports
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Skyports Plans Drone Delivery Infrastructure In Singapore

May 20, 2022
UK vertiport developer and drone operator Skyports plans to explore establishing a ship-to-shore delivery infrastructure in Singapore.
Monacair helicopter shuttle
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Blade Expands Into Europe With Deal For Three Helicopter Companies

May 19, 2022
On-demand helicopter service provider Blade Air Mobility has agreed to acquire the commercial passenger transport activities of three European helicopter companies for a total of €48 million ($51 million) in cash.

Operations

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NASA Addresses Spacesuit Water Leak Issue

May 23, 2022
Boeing’s automated Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) Starliner has delivered some NASA spacesuit water absorption pads to the International Space Station to help address a worrisome helmet leak experienced by European Space Agency astronaut Matthais Maurer at the conclusion of a March 23 spacewalk.
The Transport Layer
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SDA NEXT Will Allow U.S. Military To Experiment With Transport Layer

May 23, 2022
NEXT experiments could create path for military service follow-on constellations.
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Starliner Advances Second U.S. Commercial Crew Launch Capability

May 23, 2022
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) continues to check out Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner following its suspenseful rendezvous and docking on May 20.

Contracts