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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 22, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 58 September 22, 2022
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Funding & Policy

Russian Helicopters Mi-17
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Rostec Boosting Defense Production As Russia Plans War Mobilization

Sep 21, 2022
Personnel at the Russian defense conglomerate are working overtime to meet demand. 
Volocopter over Paris
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Europe Gears Up For Urban Air Mobility Kickoff

Sep 21, 2022
European regulators are showing support and using a new approach to rulemaking as they prepare for the emergence of urban air mobility.
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USAF Reorganizes Command And Control Modernization, ABMS Efforts

Sep 20, 2022
When U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall came into office in mid-2021, one of his first steps was to review the Advanced Battle Management System program and broader command and control modernization efforts.
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USAF Wants African Nations To Buy C-130s For Shared Relief Missions

Sep 20, 2022
The U.S. Air Force plans to call on a collection of African nations to pool funds to buy a small number of Lockheed Martin C-130s to comprise a new, shared fleet to help with humanitarian missions.
NASA stakeholder inputs
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NASA Hones Strategy To Bridge Moon-Mars Exploration

Sep 20, 2022
NASA has released an updated exploration framework to guide the budding Artemis lunar program toward human missions to Mars and beyond.
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Swiss Anti-F-35 Movement Ends Referendum Campaign

Sep 20, 2022
A Swiss campaign group established to derail the country’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by referendum has halted its work.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Turkish space officials sign MOU with Axiom Space
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Turkey Launches Human Space And Exploration Initiative

Sep 19, 2022
The government of Turkey has signed an agreement with Houston-based Axiom Space to fly its first astronaut to the International Space Station.

Business

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SpinLaunch Closes $71M Series B, Eyes Coastal Base For Launcher

Sep 20, 2022
SpinLaunch, a startup looking to commercialize a centrifuge-based mass accelerator for space access, said Sept. 20 it has closed $71 million in a Series B round of venture-capital funding.
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Australia To Receive 12 More Sikorsky MH-60Rs

Sep 20, 2022
Australia is to receive an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R maritime helicopters by mid-2026.
Russian Helicopters Ansat
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Russian Helicopters Delivers First Ansat Light Twin To Africa

Sep 20, 2022
Russian Helicopters has delivered the first Ansat light-twin rotorcraft to Zimbabwe.

Programs

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Integration Of HARM On Ukraine’s MiG-29s, Su-27s Took 2 Months

Sep 20, 2022
The integration enabled the Ukrainian Air Force to take offline Russian air defenses in a surprisingly short timeline.
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Thales Alenia Space Targets 2026 For In-Orbit Servicing

Sep 20, 2022
The European Commission has chosen Thales Alenia Space to lead the next phase of the European Robotic Orbital Support Services program, slated to culminate with an in-orbit demonstration in 2026 and potentially follow on with commercial missions.
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NATO’s AGS Force Receives First Global Hawk With Maritime Mode

Sep 20, 2022
The upgrade will allow the AGS aircraft to detect and track vessels moving on the water's surface and identify noncooperative targets.
Eviation
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Alice High-Speed Taxi Tests Imminent, Says New Eviation CEO

Sep 16, 2022
Eviation Aircraft is set to begin high-speed taxi tests of the all-electric Alice aircraft in coming days as part of final preparations for first flight, says the company’s new CEO, Greg Davis.

Contracts

Gripen
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South African Gripens Should Return To Skies After New Support Contract

Sep 20, 2022
Saab has secured a support contract from South Africa for service repairs and maintenance for the country’s Gripen C/D combat aircraft.

Operations

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U.S., NATO Look To Increase Air Ops In Eastern Europe

Sep 20, 2022
The U.S. and NATO are looking at a new approach to fighter deployments in Eastern Europe.
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Air Mobility Command Clears KC-46 For Global Deployments

Sep 20, 2022
The U.S. Air Force has cleared its Boeing KC-46 tanker for worldwide deployments, even though the aircraft is still years away from being considered operational.

Technology

Lunar dust
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Lunar Landing Pad Built From Moon’s Regolith In Works

Sep 19, 2022
Astroport Space Technologies is developing a system of baking Moon dust into bricks to create a landing pad on the lunar surface.
U.S. Air Force XQ-58A
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AFRL Opens New Office To Focus On AI-Piloted Aircraft Problems

Sep 20, 2022
A new Air Force Research Laboratory organization will attempt to harness internal expertise to speed up development of artificial intelligence-piloted combat aircraft.
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XPrize-Winning SpaceShipOne Pilot Brian Binnie Dies

Sep 20, 2022
Brian Binnie, who clinched the $10 million Ansari XPrize for the Paul Allen-Scaled Composites team that built the SpaceShipOne reusable suborbital spacecraft, has died, his family announced on Sept. 18.