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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 8, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 5 July 08, 2022
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Programs

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T901 Engine Passes First Phase Of Tests

Jul 07, 2022
The first of the 3,000shp.-class engines in the development program has completed more than 100 hr. of run time since an initial “light off” event on March 22, GE says. 
Spyder
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Philippines To Receive Spyder By Year’s End; Fighters Still Undecided

Jul 07, 2022
The Philippines Air Force (PAF) is now expected to take delivery of its first Rafael Spyder surface-to-air missile (SAM) system earlier than planned.
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Australia Signs Contract For Naval Strike Missile

Jul 07, 2022
Norway’s Kongsberg has signed an initial contract with the Australian government worth NOK489 million ($48.9 million) for the company’s Naval Strike Missile.
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NASA’s Capstone Resumes Trajectory Correction Maneuvers

Jul 07, 2022
NASA’s small Capstone mission satellite successfully carried out a delayed midday trajectory correction maneuver on July 7.
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Northrop Selects Airbus To Supply 42 Buses For SDA T1TL Constellation

Jul 05, 2022
Northrop Grumman has selected Airbus US Space & Defense as its satellite bus supplier for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) prototype constellation.
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Vertical Picks Taiwan’s Molicel For eVTOL Batteries

Jul 06, 2022
Vertical Aerospace has partnered with Taiwan’s E-One Moli Energy to supply lithium-ion battery cells for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
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Otto Eyes Hydrogen-Powered Version Of Unconventional Celera

Jul 01, 2022
A collaboration between startups Otto Aviation and ZeroAvia could lead to one of the first clean-sheet aircraft with hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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Scandal-Hit UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns

Jul 07, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stepped down after a series of scandals prompted nearly 50 ministers to resign in just two days. 
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EASA Releases Proposed Regulation For AAM Vehicles

Jul 01, 2022
Europe’s aviation safety agency on June 30 issued a proposed regulatory framework for operations of new vertical takeoff and landing-capable aircraft over cities.
MI5
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Chinese Intelligence Targeting Aerospace, FBI And MI5 Heads Warn

Jul 07, 2022
“China poses a far more complex and pervasive threat to businesses than even most sophisticated company leaders realize,” FBI Director Chris Wray said.

Operations

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Minotaur Launch Testing Sentinel RV Explodes At Vandenberg

Jul 07, 2022
A Minotaur II+ rocket, the first launch test supporting the development of the Mk21A re-entry vehicle, exploded shortly after launch late July 6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

Technology

Flying V Concept - TU Delft
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Delft University Research Shows Flying V Scales Into Airliner Family

Jun 29, 2022
Researchers with the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology have designed a three-member family of Flying-V aircraft to demonstrate that the next-generation concept scales.

Business

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Lilium Picks Astronics For Power Distribution

Jul 01, 2022
More details of the architecture of the Lilium Jet electric regional air taxi have emerged as the German startup has named Astronics to develop the power distribution system.

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