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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 12, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 30 August 12, 2022
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Programs

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USAF Warns Of Costs, Operational Impacts If Forced To Keep All F-22s

Aug 11, 2022
If Congress blocks the U.S. Air Force’s plan to retire 33 of its oldest F-22s, the service would then see impacts on its plan to field new drones to complement the Next Generation Air Dominance as it faces the bill to upgrade the Raptors.
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DARPA Aims Gambit Missile Project At Fourth-Gen Fighters

Aug 11, 2022
DARPA plans a proposer’s day event on Aug. 16 for a 42-month effort to design and demonstrate the new long-range missile concept. 
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U.S. Air Force: HH-60W Cuts Would Cause Nunn-McCurdy Breach

Aug 11, 2022
The U.S. Air Force’s plan to dramatically cut its buy of Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopters would be a Nunn-McCurdy Breach as the cost per unit of the choppers would spike, raising more questions about the future of the program.
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USAF To Divest AT-6s, A-29s Acquired Following Light Attack Demo

Aug 10, 2022
The U.S. Air Force now plans to sell off the six aircraft it bought about two years ago following the end of a light attack experiment, the service’s predecessor to the new U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program.
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Joby Signs Expanded Agility Prime eVTOL Contract With U.S. Military

Aug 10, 2022
Joby Aviation has signed a potential $45 million expansion of its contract with the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program.
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XTI Returns To Turbine Propulsion For TriFan VTOL

Aug 08, 2022
XTI has reverted to all-turbine propulsion for the initial version of the TriFan 600.
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Horizon Goes Private Again, Prepares To Fly Subscale eVTOL

Aug 08, 2022
Pursuing higher speed and longer range for regional air mobility, Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft is preparing to fly a 50%-scale model of its planned Cavorite X5 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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In Brief

Funding & Policy

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'Digital Century Series' Approach May Live On In USAF's Autonomous Plans

Aug 11, 2022
The U.S. Air Force’s short-lived “Digital Century Series” plan appears to be dead for future manned fighters, but the service says the plan’s focus on rapidly iterating designs could be relevant for its future drones.
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FCC Nixes SpaceX Funding For Rural Starlink Service

Aug 11, 2022
The Federal Communications Commission  is revoking plans to award SpaceX up to $886 million over 10 years to subsidize broadband internet service to rural households in the U.S. via the Starlink satellite network.

Technology

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Daedalean Sets Up In U.S. As AI Avionics Move Toward Certification

Aug 08, 2022
Swiss autonomous flight startup Daedalean has established a U.S. presence as its first artificial intelligence-based avionics system moves toward FAA certification.

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