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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 30, 2022

VOL. 280 NO. 64 June 30, 2022
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Funding & Policy

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White House Lifts Policy Ban On New Weapons Sales To Turkey

Jun 29, 2022
A senior Biden administration official has endorsed Turkey’s plans to modernize its large fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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U.S. Sending Two More F-35 Squadrons To Europe

Jun 29, 2022
The U.S. is deploying two more F-35A squadrons to Europe and stationing F-15s in Poland as part of a surge in the region in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced during a June 29 NATO summit.
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House Appropriations Committee Backs NASA Budget Increase

Jun 29, 2022
The House Appropriations Committee has advanced a $25.45 billion 2023 NASA budget proposal to the full House, which if enacted by the House and Senate would amount to a $1.4 billion increase over 2022, but less than the $25.97 billion requested by President Biden in March.
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Turkey Drops Opposition To Finland, Sweden Joining NATO

Jun 28, 2022
Turkish President Recep Erdogan on June 28 reversed his opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, allowing the Scandinavian countries a clear path to joining the transatlantic alliance at a moment of heightened security concerns over Russia’s four-month-old war with Ukraine.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Airbus H145Mm helicopter
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Cyprus Orders Armed H145M Helicopters To Replace Hinds

Jun 24, 2022
Cyprus has joined the growing list of customers for the military version of Airbus’ H145 twin-engine light helicopters.

Programs

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Canada Starts Finalizing Requirements For Mobile Air Defense

Jun 29, 2022
The Canadian government has launched the definition phase of a project to field a mobile Ground-Based Air Defense system later in the decade. 
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S. Korea’s KF-21 Finishes Ground Tests, Moves Toward July First Flight

Jun 28, 2022
Korea Aerospace Industries has completed a range of ground tests for its KF-21 Boramae fighter aircraft, paving the way for its first flight in July.
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U.S. Army Links Ramjet PRSM To Future Mid-Range Capability

Jun 29, 2022
The U.S. Army has identified a future ramjet-rocket version of the Precision Strike Missile as the long-term solution for the Mid-Range Capability system in the long-range precision fires arsenal. 
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ULA Plans To Fly Last Atlas V In Late 2025

Jun 28, 2022
With its new Vulcan rocket on track to debut late this year or in early 2023, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is aiming to end Atlas V launch services in late 2025, ULA clarified following a June 28 press conference where the company erroneously said Atlas V would be retired in late 2024. 
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New Acquisitions Chief Calls Space Force Role In Tac ISR 'Silly'

Jun 28, 2022
The U.S. Space Force should avoid duplicating the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance resources of the National Reconnaissance Office for tactical needs, the newly confirmed head of space acquisitions says. 

Operations

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Virgin Orbit Targeting September For First UK Launch

Jun 28, 2022
Virgin Orbit is targeting September for the first of two launches this year from the UK’s new spaceport in Cornwall, a mission that will mark the first rocket launch from British soil and the first commercial launch from Western Europe.
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Capstone Launches To Assess Lunar Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit

Jun 28, 2022
NASA’s lunar Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment small satellite successfully launched from Mahia, New Zealand, early June 28 U.S. time.
Cygnus
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Four-Month Space Station Cargo Mission Ends

Jun 28, 2022
Northrop Grumman’s 17th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station departed early June 28, ending a four-month stay that included a successful demonstration of the commercial freighter’s ability to reboost the outpost.
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U.S. Space Force To Launch Missile Tracking Testbed

Jun 29, 2022
A U.S. Space Force mission scheduled to launch June 30 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will kick start a three-year experiment to test a missile warning and tracking satellite prototype. 

Defense Market Intelligence Notes