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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 1, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 21 July 31, 2022
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Operations

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U.S. Air Force F-35s Join Grounded List With Martin-Baker Flaw

Jul 29, 2022
The stand-down order reverses the Air Force’s original decision to continue flying the F-35A fleet despite the known flaw.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Xwing Expands Cargo Operations To Pave Way For Autonomous Caravan

Jul 28, 2022
The startup is working to certify an autonomous flight capability for the Cessna 208B Caravan.
Indian aircraft carrier Vikrant
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Indian Navy Takes Delivery Of New Carrier And MH-60s

Jul 29, 2022
Nearly 13 years after the keel was laid, India’s Cochin Shipyard has handed over the country’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, Vikrant, to the Indian Navy.

Funding & Policy

Airbus Zephyr HAPS
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U.S. Africa Command’s Wish List: Loitering ISR And Counter-UAS

Jul 28, 2022
U.S. forces in Africa as well as partner militaries across the continent need new, long-loitering surveillance systems and new counter-drone protections, according to the outgoing commander, who wants pilot programs for his command.
Blue Origin/Sierra Space/Orbital Reef space station concept
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Private Space Station Pioneers Offer Peeks At What They Envision

Jul 27, 2022
Top NASA officials have offered assurances the agency is working to maintain International Space Station operations through 2030 and include access to its U.S. National Laboratory community.
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Royal Air Force Advances Synthetic Aviation Fuels Work

Jul 22, 2022
The UK Royal Air Force is advancing its work on the development of synthetic aviation fuels as it eyes becoming net zero by 2040.

Technology

JAXA experimental scramjet
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Japan Completes Hypersonic Scramjet Combustion Test

Jul 26, 2022
A Japanese research agency has completed a successful combustion test of a hypersonic scramjet engine launched by a sounding rocket.
Glider
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Airbus To Test Hydrogen Contrail Impact In Project Blue Condor

Jul 20, 2022
Airbus UpNext plans to flight test a hydrogen-burning engine at altitude on a powered glider.
Z-axis Fiber
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Textron, Boston Materials Working On Heat Guard For Reusable Rockets

Jul 28, 2022
Boston Materials and Textron have agreed to jointly develop a new thermal protection system they say will enable a reusable rocket to be launched “again within hours of reentry into the atmosphere.”

Business

Nathalie Tarnaud Laude
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ATR Chooses NHIndustries’ Tarnaud Laude As Its Next CEO

Jul 27, 2022
Nathalie Tarnaud Laude will succeed Stefano Bortoli as the CEO of ATR effective Sept. 17.

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