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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 22, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 36 August 22, 2022
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PROGRAMS

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EC-37B To Start Ground Tests In ’23 As L3 Receives Third Aircraft

Aug 19, 2022
L3Harris has taken delivery of the first three Gulfstream G550s that will become EC-37B Compass Calls, ahead of planned ground tests next year.
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U.S. Army Selects AeroVironment To Partly Replace RQ-7

Aug 18, 2022
AeroVironment will deliver six Jump 20 uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to the U.S. Army under an $8 million contract announced on Aug. 18, Army acquisition officials said.
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Artemis I: No Humans, But Rich In R&D

Aug 18, 2022
NASA’s Artemis I initial test flight of the Space Launch System and Orion crew capsule will be carrying a rich array of secondary science and technology payloads intended to demonstrate new space technologies and pave the way for a permanent human presence at the Moon and subsequent human exploration of Mars.
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Skyrora Completes Second-Stage Static Fire Test For Sat Launcher

Aug 18, 2022
Scotland-based satellite launch startup Skyrora has completed a static fire test of the second stage of its Skyrora XL satellite launcher.

OPERATIONS

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NASA Names 13 Candidate Regions For Artemis III Lunar Landing

Aug 19, 2022
As NASA gears up for the kickoff mission of its Artemis lunar exploration initiative, the agency on Aug. 19 identified 13 regions on the Moon’s south pole that are under consideration to become the Tranquility Base of a new generation.

BUSINESS

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Czech Republic To Preserve Russian Helo Fleet Maintenance Capability

Aug 18, 2022
The Czech Republic has handed design organization approval for Russian-built helicopters operated by the Czech military to maintenance, repair and overhaul and training organization LOM Praha, after the Russian government suspended maintenance certificates of several helicopter repair organizations across Eastern Europe.
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Airbus Taps Quantum Computing Startup To Explore Aero Applications

Aug 19, 2022
Quantum computing company IonQ of suburban Washington said Aug. 18 that it has signed an agreement with European airframer giant Airbus to explore applications of the fast and powerful algorithm technology in aerospace services and passenger experiences.

TECHNOLOGY

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Sierra Space To Test Lunar Soil Oxygen Extraction System

Aug 19, 2022
Sierra Space has completed a test readiness review of its carbothermal reactor, a system designed to extract oxygen from the Moon’s soil, and plans to proceed to a physical test of the technology.

DAILY BRIEFS

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Daily Briefs

Aug 19, 2022
ICEYE will provide Synthetic Aperture Radar data...LOCKHEED MARTIN has $10.9m U.S. Navy contract...REVEAL TECHNOLOGY has teamed with TEAL DRONES

FLEET SNAPSHOT

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Aug 19, 2022
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CALENDAR

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Aug 19, 2022
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IN BRIEF

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Building F-16s

Aug 19, 2022
Lockheed Martin has mated the wing to the fuselage of the first F-16 Block 70 fighter built in Greenville, California, a company official said Aug…