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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 11, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 29 August 11, 2022
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Programs

Hypersonic missile launch
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U.S. Army Plans First Hypersonic Deliveries Before Completing Design

Aug 10, 2022
The scheduled deliveries of the first live Dark Eagle missiles are set to occur nearly a year before the final qualification test, underscoring the urgency of the effort to loosely match China's DF-17.
AR-500CJ
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China’s AR-500CJ Shipborne VTOL UAS Takes Shape

Aug 10, 2022
AVIC says it has completed the first flight of the AR-500CJ uncrewed air system.
MALE
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KAL-ASD Hopes For Foreign Sales As MALE UAV Nears Production

Aug 09, 2022
International sales would depend on Seoul allowing the release and export of certain UAS technologies and capabilities.
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USAF Planning Major ARRW Test As Service Considers Future

Aug 10, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is planning one more major test of the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon this year after multiple recent successes.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

An E-7A Wedgetail in flight
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USAF Working Reprogramming Request To Speed Up E-7A Contract

Aug 10, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is looking to reprogram funding to give it flexibility to award a prototype contract for Boeing E-7A Wedgetails in the event that a continuing resolution blocks starting the program on time.

Operations

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Canadian Air Force Grounds Snowbirds Team After Incident

Aug 10, 2022
The Royal Canadian Air Force has grounded its CT-114 Tutor fleet as an investigation continues into an Aug. 2 mishap that damaged one of the Snowbird display team’s aircraft.
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NASA’s Artemis I Orion Prepared To Take The Heat

Aug 10, 2022
At the close of NASA’s upcoming Artemis I test flight, an uncrewed Orion capsule will re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere faster and hotter than any previous human spacecraft, validating the heat shield’s ability to protect astronauts returning from the Moon and eventually Mars.
Satcom Direct
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Brazilian Operator First To Install Ku-band System

Aug 09, 2022
Satellite connectivity provider Satcom Direct announced the first planned installation of its Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system on a first special mission aircraft, an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante operated by airborne data capture company Fototerra of Brazil.

Business

Benchmark
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Benchmark Sees Growing Smallsat Market For Hybrid Propulsion

Aug 10, 2022
Benchmark Space Systems has signed an agreement to buy Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation’s electric propulsion technologies.
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United Airlines Places Cash Deposit On First 100 Archer eVTOLs

Aug 10, 2022
United Airlines has made a $10 million predelivery payment on 100 of the 200 electric air taxis it agreed to purchase from Archer Aviation in February 2021.

Defense Market Intelligence Notes