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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 26, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 40 August 26, 2022
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Programs

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Boeing Eyes February Launch For Starliner Crewed Flight Test

Aug 25, 2022
Boeing is aiming to launch its third CST-100 Starliner spacecraft—this time with a pair of NASA astronauts aboard—in about six months, managers told reporters on Aug. 25.
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B-2 Releases JASSM-ER As Part Of Series Of Upgrades

Aug 25, 2022
A Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber recently launched a Lockheed Martin AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range for the first time as part of a series of upgrades to the bomber.
Nexus
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Textron Building Prototype For Nexus Tiltrotor eVTOL

Aug 18, 2022
Textron has restarted work on the Nexus electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi but moved the program from Bell to a new unit within its eAviation business segment focused on sustainable flight.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Technology

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Jetoptera To Test HSVTOL Demo Concept In Wind Tunnel

Aug 25, 2022
U.S. startup Jetoptera plans to test a blended wing body model with integrated fluidic propulsion and upper-surface blowing as it bids to win a U.S. Air Force contract to build a prototype high-speed vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft.
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U.S. Navy Tests Autonomous Parts-Handling Vehicles For MRO

Aug 25, 2022
The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, recently tested using autonomous vehicles to speed up material handling at a parts warehouse, an experiment to find ways to free up personnel for aircraft maintenance work.

Funding & Policy

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New U.S. $3B Ukraine Aid Package Focuses On Long-Term Needs

Aug 24, 2022
The White House announced its largest-yet tranche of aid for Ukraine on Aug. 24.
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Pentagon Outlines Plan To Mitigate Civilian Casualties

Aug 25, 2022
The Pentagon is implementing a new plan to avoid civilian casualties in air strikes and other combat operations, with steps such as creating a new data system for sharing information on potential civilian harm and incorporating new guidance into military training, exercises and doctrine.

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