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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 20, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 56 September 20, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: GA-ASI Unveils Auto-Inspired Gambit Platform For Future UAS

Sep 18, 2022
A cost-saving core platform that shares a common design, engineering and production system and major components with four types of uncrewed aircraft systems optimized for different missions has emerged as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.’s vision for the U.S. Air Force’s future Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

Daily Briefs

Programs

SLS
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Next Hurdle For SLS: Pass Leak Test

Sep 19, 2022
The test, slated for Sept. 21, will determine if technicians at Kennedy Space Center have successfully repaired a hydrogen leak that scuttled the last launch try.
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Europe’s AiRMOUR UAM For EMS Project Begins Test Flights

Sep 15, 2022
Live drone flights under a European project to validate the use of autonomous aircraft for emergency medical services are planned to begin in Stavanger, Norway, on Sept. 21.

Technology

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AeroVironment Unveils Visual-Based Navigation For Puma Drones

Sep 15, 2022
AeroVironment has unveiled a visual-based navigation system for its Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE reconnaissance drones for situations when GPS signals are jammed or disrupted.
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ASX Flies Tiltwing eVTOL Air Taxi Demo With Plug-And-Play Payloads

Sep 15, 2022
Detroit startup Airspace Experience Technologies has completed the first hover flight of its proof-of-concept Sigma Six, a tiltwing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle with interchangeable plug-and-play payloads for defense, emergency response, cargo and passenger transport missions.
Airbus ZeroE
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European Project To Integrate Hydrogen Tank Into Aircraft Fuselage

Sep 13, 2022
Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.

Funding & Policy

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Space for All—Except Russia (And Not So Much China, Either)

Sep 19, 2022
Although Russia remains a key and committed partner in the International Space Station program, the country is absent from the International Astronautical Congress. 
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Federal Funding Backs U.S. Regional Advanced Mobility Hub

Sep 13, 2022
Oklahoma and Arkansas are making a bid to be a hub for research, development and production for advanced mobility, including drones, air taxis and technologies such as batteries and autonomy.
ES-30
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Sweden’s Heart Switches To 30-Seat Electric Regional, Adds Investors

Sep 15, 2022
Air Canada has placed a preorder for 30 of the aircraft, now called the ES-30.

Operations

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Canada Moves Ahead With One RPAS Bid, Looks For Analysis Options

Sep 16, 2022
The Royal Canadian Air Force is moving ahead on operational plans for its future Remotely Piloted Air Systems program, though it has work to do to determine how to analyze the data the future aircraft will collect.

Contracts