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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 18, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 11 July 16, 2022
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Programs

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RAF To Upgrade Radars On Newest Typhoons

Jul 15, 2022
The European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk. 2 active electronically scanned array radar.
Boeing F-15EX fighter aircraft
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Boeing: F-15EX Costs Stable Despite Inflation, Supply Chain Issues

Jul 15, 2022
The contract for the next lot of Boeing F-15EXs for the U.S. Air Force will come in at less than $80 million, despite ongoing supply chain issues and inflation that is bogging down deliberations on future contracts for other fighters such as the F-35.
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Canada Orders First A330-200s For Tanker-Transport Mission

Jul 14, 2022
Canada has ordered two 7-year-old Airbus A330-200 aircraft worth $102 million from a lessor to convert into a new tanker-transport fleet, making them the first two aircraft purchased to replace five A310-derived CC-150 Polaris jets.
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RAF: Aircrew Training Only Hurdle To P-8 FOC

Jul 15, 2022
The UK’s plan to achieve full operational capability with the Boeing P-8 Poseidon rests on its ability to train crews in-country, with the Royal Air Force currently fielding three more aircraft than total aircrews.
Swarm
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RAF Tests Prove Drone Swarms ‘Operationally Useful and Relevant’

Jul 15, 2022
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said trials had demonstrated “enormous operational potential to confuse and overwhelm and adversary air defenses.”
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RAF: U.S. E-7A Plans Opportunity For Joint Testing, Fleet Health

Jul 15, 2022
The UK Royal Air Force is embedding as many U.S. Air Force personnel as it can to accelerate the American adoption of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail as the RAF is in the beginning stages of its own program.
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Boeing, U.S. Navy Demo Unmanned Teaming With Super Hornet

Jul 15, 2022
The U.S. Navy and Boeing recently demonstrated the manned-unmanned teaming capabilities of the Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, with the fighter controlling up to three unmanned aerial vehicles in “combat representative” scenarios.
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South Korea Approves Budget For F-35s, Heavy-Lift Helicopters

Jul 15, 2022
South Korea’s defense procurement agency DAPA has approved a KRW3.94 trillion ($2.97 billion) budget to procure 20 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters under the F-X Phase 2 project.
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Bristow Signs With Elroy For 100 Autonomous Logistics Aircraft

Jul 13, 2022
Global commercial helicopter operator Bristow Group has signed a letter of intent with Elroy Air to order up to 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed cargo aircraft for logistics, health care and energy markets.
Northrop
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Northrop CEO: JWST’s Inventions Will Help Shape Future Space Programs

Jul 13, 2022
The NASA- and Northrop Grumman-developed observatory is “probably the most significant engineering feat of our time,” Northrop CEO Kathy Warden tells Aviation Week.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

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Boeing-Related AEI Horizon X Invests In OT Security Startup Shift5

Jul 14, 2022
AEI HorizonX, the investment group comprising Boeing and a private equity firm, has invested in Arlington, Virginia-based Shift5, an operational technology cybersecurity and fleet analytics company, representatives told Aviation Week.
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VoltAero Calls For More European Coordination On Electric Testbeds

Jul 12, 2022
French hybrid-electric aircraft startup VoltAero has called for increased coordination among European airworthiness authorities on recognition for experimental aircraft to facilitate the demonstration of electric aircraft across borders.

Operations

SpaceX
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SpaceX Cargo Ship En Route To ISS After Monthlong Launch Delay

Jul 15, 2022
The launch marks the start of SpaceX's 25th cargo run for NASA.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Still Ranked First As Best Federal Agency To Work

Jul 14, 2022
For the 10th year in a row, NASA has been ranked as the best of the large U.S. federal agencies for which to work.

Fleet Snapshot

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