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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 15, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 53 June 15, 2022
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Funding & Policy

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House Committee’s Proposal Cuts F-15EX Request, Adds Helos

Jun 14, 2022
The House Appropriations Committee is looking to fund the Pentagon at the same level as the fiscal 2023 budget request, but has tweaked some of the proposed aircraft buys by decreasing the number of F-15EXs for the U.S. Air Force while increasing some helicopter programs.
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Spanish Government Investment To Boost Space Capabilities

Jun 14, 2022
A Spanish government initiative to boost the country’s aerospace industry will help support the development of small satellite launchers and create a joint constellation of ocean reconnaissance satellites with Portugal.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

KC-46
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DARPA Reimagines KC-46 As Airborne Battery Charger

Jun 14, 2022
DARPA has launched a new project that sees a fresh role for the U.S. Air Force fleet of aerial tankers as airborne recharging points for networks of electric-powered UAS by adding a wing-mounted laser pod.
Northrop
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AeroVironment Shows AI Capability For Switchblade, Jackal

Jun 14, 2022
A new version of the Switchblade 600 will be demonstrated with artificial intelligence (AI) software that allows the loitering munition to automatically identify targets observed by a sensor.
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French, German NH90 Fleets To Be Supported By OEM

Jun 13, 2022
NHIndustries claims that French and German NH90 fleets will benefit from improved availability rates through a new support contract for the rotorcraft agreed to by the OEM and NATO agency NAHEMA.
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Rocket Lab To Build Solar Arrays For NASA’s GLIDE Spacecraft

Jun 13, 2022
Rocket Lab has been selected by Ball Aerospace to manufacture the solar array panel for NASA’s Global Lyman-Alpha Imager of Dynamic Exosphere mission spacecraft.
CASC
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China Plans Space-Based Solar Power System Trials From 2028

Jun 10, 2022
China is looking to send its first space solar power system experiment into orbit in 2028 in support of its goal to produce and operate a gigawatt-level SSPS by 2050 that can send power back to Earth.
AutoFlight Air Taxi Proof of concept
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Chinese Startup AutoFlight Flies Revised Prosperity 1 eVTOL

Jun 08, 2022
Chinese startup AutoFlight has continued its rapid progress toward developing the Prosperity 1 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi, flying a second full-scale proof-of-concept aircraft that incorporates design refinements.

Technology

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Space Flight Laboratory Uses ‘Drag Sail’ Tech To Deorbit Nanosat

Jun 14, 2022
The Space Flight Laboratory deorbited its CanX-7 demonstration nanosatellite using four drag sails in April, five years after the sails were deployed and significantly sooner than it would have deorbited naturally.
Electroflight SEED battery pack
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Electroflight Battery System Seen Advancing Electric Aircraft

Jun 10, 2022
Building on its involvement in a UK project that set a speed record for electric aircraft, energy storage specialist Electroflight has introduced a battery system designed to be available off the shelf for use in the early development of electric aircraft.
DARPA Mandrake II Satellites
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SEAKR Demos Optical Links Between DARPA Mandrake II Sats

Jun 08, 2022
SEAKR Engineering recently demonstrated optical communications between a pair of two DARPA Mandrake II satellites.

Business

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Korea’s Hanwha Ups Investment In eVTOL Startup Overair

Jun 14, 2022
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha has invested an additional $115 million in U.S. urban air mobility startup Overair, which is developing the Butterfly tiltrotor electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Hyperion
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Lockheed Adds Inovor For JP9102 Australian Military Satellite Bid

Jun 13, 2022
Lockheed Martin has added Australian small satellite-maker Inovor Technologies under the so-called Hosted Missions Program for the JP9102 military satellite project.
T-50A
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KAI Strengthens T-50 Marketing Cooperation With Lockheed

Jun 13, 2022
To help Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) position itself to better compete for future jet trainer contracts in North America, the South Korean manufacturer has signed a teaming agreement with Lockheed Martin to market the T-50 worldwide.

Operations

Resupply
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SpaceX Space Station Cargo Launch Moves To July 11

Jun 14, 2022
SpaceX needs to replace a faulty Draco thruster valve inlet joint before the the 25th NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission.

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