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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 4, 2022

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Poland Orders 32 AW149 Helicopters

Jul 01, 2022
Leonardo’s AW149 super-medium military rotorcraft has scored its third export contract with an order from Poland.
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Stratolaunch Accelerates Toward Talon Drop Test

Jul 01, 2022
Initial ground tests to integrate Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier aircraft with the company’s first captive-carry version of the Talon A hypersonic test vehicle have begun in Mojave, California, marking a major milestone toward a key drop test planned for later this year.
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NASA Balloon Mission To Investigate Forces That Halt Star Formation

Jul 01, 2022
NASA has completed construction of a record-tying large primary mirror for a telescope to be carried aloft by a high-altitude balloon.
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New Backing For Autonomous Crop-Spraying eVTOL

Jul 01, 2022
Guardian Agriculture, a U.S. startup developing an autonomous crop protection aircraft, has secured a multimillion-dollar partnership with Wilbur-Ellis, a manufacturer of agriculture products and chemicals.
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Bye Cites Progress On Certification Plans For eFlyer Trainer

Jun 30, 2022
After disruptions and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bye Aerospace and the FAA are finalizing certification plans for the eFlyer 2 electric trainer, keeping the company on course to have the first electric aircraft certified under Part 23 Amendment 64 airworthiness regulations.
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India's Ghatak Demonstrator Makes First Flight

Jul 01, 2022
An Indian-made demonstrator for a future flying wing autonomous aircraft completed a first flight on July 1 at the Aeronautical Test Range in southern India.
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Australia Regional Backs Hydrogen-Fueled Beech 1900D

Jun 30, 2022
Australian regional airline Skytrans has partnered with local startup Stralis Aircraft to convert a 19-seat Beech 1900D turboprop to hydrogen-electric propulsion for flight trials in 2025.
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KAI To Build Subscale eVTOL Demonstrator

Jun 30, 2022
Korea Aerospace Industries is to build a subscale model of a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi for flight testing by 2024 as a precursor of a full-size vehicle that would enable the company to participate in the Seoul government’s push to commercialize urban air mobility beginning in 2025.

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U.S. Astronaut To Fly On Soyuz To Space Station

Jun 29, 2022
Tracy Caldwell Dyson is likely to be the third U.S. astronaut to fly aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station under a new crew seat exchange agreement to be signed by NASA and Roscosmos. 

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