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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 30, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 64 September 30, 2022
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Funding & Policy

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Senior USAF Officials Weigh In On China’s Fighter Development

Sep 29, 2022
Senior U.S. Air Force leaders in recent days have weighed in on China’s advancements in its fighter force, criticizing Beijing’s technical prowess but offering some praise for its inventiveness ahead of the upcoming 20th National Congress and the Zhuhai air show.
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FAA Releases Interim Vertiport Design Guidance

Sep 26, 2022
The FAA has released vertiport design standards to support the introduction of new advanced air mobility aircraft into the U.S. airspace system.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

Rhaegal
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Sabrewing Finally Flies Rhaegal Turbo-Electric VTOL Cargo UAV

Sep 29, 2022
The first tethered hover of the VTOL comes more than two years after the initial prototype was rolled out.
FCAS
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Spain Advances Concept Of Operations For FCAS

Sep 29, 2022
The Spanish Defense Ministry has awarded local industry with contracts to investigate “possible evolutions of the challenges of national defense, the air domain, and will detail possible solutions to face them.”
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Development Of Deicing-Equipped AW169 Halted, Rega Order Canceled

Sep 29, 2022
Swiss air ambulance operator Swiss Air Rescue-Rega has canceled an order for an advanced variant of Leonardo’s AW169 rotorcraft after the OEM declared it could not develop the aircraft to agreed specifications.
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Stratolaunch Set For First Talon Captive-Carry Flight

Sep 29, 2022
Stratolaunch is preparing for the first captive-carry flight of the Talon test vehicle on the Roc mother ship, marking a major step toward the start of hypersonic tests.
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Croatian Interior Ministry First European Customer For Bell 412EPX

Sep 29, 2022
Croatia’s Ministry of the Interior has become the first European customer for the Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopter.
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Czech Helicopter Crews Begin Flight Training On UH-1Y, AH-1Z

Sep 29, 2022
Czech helicopter crews have begun training flights on Bell UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters in preparation for first deliveries in 2023.
Dawn One
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Electra Flies Solar-Powered Climate Research UAV

Sep 28, 2022
Electra.aero conducted the first flight of its Dawn One solar-battery hybrid-electric research aircraft at its new development facility at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia on Sept. 9.

Operations

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Three Cosmonauts Return To Earth From Space Station

Sep 29, 2022
Three Russian cosmonauts descended safely to Earth aboard their Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft early Sept. 29, continuing an International Space Station (ISS) crew exchange process that has been extended due to Hurricane Ian’s threat to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Technology

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UK Space Agency Funds Design Work For Space Debris Removal Missions

Sep 27, 2022
The UK Space Agency has awarded £4 million ($4.3 million) to two companies—ClearSpace and Astroscale—to design spacecraft capable of removing space debris, such as defunct satellites.

Operations

Osprey
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Norway, AFSOC Rescue Stranded CV-22 From Arctic Island

Sep 29, 2022
The Osprey’s flight crew had made an emergency landing after the 15th confirmed case of a slipped slag clutch inside the tiltrotor's engine nacelle.

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