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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 9, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 49 September 09, 2022
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Programs

Boeing Apache AH-64E helicopters
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Poland Plans 100-Strong Apache Attack Helicopter Fleet

Sep 08, 2022
Poland wants to triple the size of its attack helicopter force, having declared plans to purchase nearly 100 Boeing AH-64 Apaches.
Flaris 1 very light jet
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Flight-Testing Progresses For Flaris Lar 1 Polish Very Light Jet

Sep 08, 2022
KIELCE, POLAND—A Polish company is advancing flight-testing of a single-engine very light jet. The five-seat, single-pilot Flaris Lar 1, which first…
NASA xEVAS spacesuit
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NASA Taps Axiom For First Artemis Spacesuit Buy

Sep 08, 2022
Houston-based Axiom Space, one of two companies selected by NASA to develop, manufacture and operate spacesuits for Moon-walking astronauts, has been awarded a $228.5 million task order for the first purchase under NASA’s public-private Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services program.
LauncherOne
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Prometheus 2 Cubesats Readied For First UK Orbital Launch

Sep 08, 2022
Airbus is testing a pair of UK defense cubesats in readiness for the first orbital launch from the UK.
Beresheet 2 Lunar Lander Mission concept
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Israel’s SpaceIL To Use Computer Vision For Lunar Lander Navigation

Sep 06, 2022
Israel’s SpaceIL, a nonprofit organization pursuing a privately funded mission to the Moon in 2025, plans to use computer vision for its lunar lander’s navigation.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

NASA Space Launch System
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NASA Eyes Sept. 23 For Next Possible SLS Launch Try

Sep 08, 2022
Following ongoing work to repair a hydrogen leak that derailed the inaugural launch of the Space Launch System rocket on Sept. 3, NASA plans to conduct a tanking test at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B as early as Sept. 17.

Technology

TruWeather simulation of Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling
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NASA Selects TruWeather To Test Urban Forecast Network

Sep 08, 2022
NASA has awarded TruWeather Solutions a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract to test a network of ground-based weather sensors in Hampton, Virginia.

Funding & Policy

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How The Pentagon Chooses Military Aid For Ukraine

Sep 07, 2022
When the war in Ukraine shifted East in May and it was clear Kyiv would need different types of weapons from the West, the Pentagon posted a call to industry.

Business

Apple iPhone 14 Pro
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Apple Introduces Satellite-Relayed SOS Texting To iPhone 14

Sep 08, 2022
Apple plans to launch satellite-relayed emergency texting service to the iPhone 14 starting in November.
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AAM Vertiport Startup VPorts Plans Quebec Network

Sep 06, 2022
Montreal-based startup VPorts plans to build a network of vertiports in Quebec, focused initially on regional cargo and medical transportation using electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. 
Mecachrome International Offices
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Daily Memo: French Supply Chain Consolidation Progresses

Aug 31, 2022
Mecachrome has completed the takeover of the WeAre Group, a significant step in the consolidation of the French supply chain.

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