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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 22, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 58 June 22, 2022
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Business

Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense
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Leonardo DRS-Rada Deal Creates New Defense Electronics Mid-Tier

Jun 21, 2022
Italian flagship aerospace and defense company Leonardo is buying Rada Electronic Industries, a publicly traded Israeli defense electronics and military radar specialist, to fold under Leonardo’s U.S.-based DRS brand, the companies announced June 21.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Israel Aerospace Industries Scorpius-SP jammer pod
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IAI Sells Scorpius-SP Jammer To Asian Air Force

Jun 21, 2022
Israel Aerospace Industries says it has secured a “multimillion” deal to supply ELL-8222SB Scorpius-SP jammer pods to an unspecified Asian country.

Programs

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China’s AVIC Flies Large Cargo UAV

Jun 18, 2022
With a design maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kg (3,100 lb.), equivalent to a light general-aviation aircraft, the single-engine UAV made a 27-min. first flight on June 18.
Royal Danish Air Force F-16
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European Tensions Prompt Denmark To Keep F-16s Longer

Jun 21, 2022
Denmark is to retain its F-16s at a higher operational level and for a longer period than planned due to regional tensions prompted by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Space Launch System
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NASA Mulls Next Steps After Space Launch System Tanking Test

Jun 21, 2022
NASA managers on June 21 were reviewing results of a modified fueling test of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, which culminated when the onboard flight system software aborted the countdown.
LIFT Airborne Technologies helmet prototype
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U.S. Air Force Nears Selection Of New Fixed-Wing Aircrew Helmet

Jun 20, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is close to selecting a new helmet for its fixed-wing aircrew, based on studies that have identified problems with injuries and the integration of new technology on the current 1980s-designed model.

Funding & Policy

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht
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Germany Advances Simplified Military Procurement Law

Jun 21, 2022
Germany’s government has approved simplified procurement legislation enabling the country’s military to spend its recently approved €100 billion ($105 billion) special fund for 2022 more easily.
U.S. Navy F/A-18
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House Measure Would Add $37 Billion To Defense Topline, F/A-18s

Jun 21, 2022
A proposed amendment to the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal 2023 defense policy bill would add $37 billion to the panel’s topline and plus-up Pentagon acquisitions, including another addition to the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 program.
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Canada Pledges Billions To Modernize North American Radar

Jun 20, 2022
Canada will spend CAN$4.9 billion ($3.8 billion) over the next six years to upgrade the radar system that defends North America.
USAF F-15EX at Nellis AFB, Nevada
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House Appropriators Criticize USAF’s F-15EX Acquisition Approach

Jun 21, 2022
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee is blasting the U.S. Air Force for not only changing how many Boeing F-15EXs it wants to buy, but how it is buying them.

Technology

Concept of lunar surface power system
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U.S. Awards Design Contracts For Lunar Nuclear Power Concepts

Jun 21, 2022
The U.S. Energy Department has awarded three conceptual-design contracts for Moon-based nuclear-fission powerplants for NASA’s Artemis missions starting in the 2030s.

Operations

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Skyports Selects SITA Biometrics For AAM Vertiports

Jun 14, 2022
Airline information technology provider SITA is to supply its Smart Path biometric identity management technology as a component of the passenger journey through vertiports to be developed by the UK’s Skyports.

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