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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 5, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 3 October 05, 2022
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Business

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AEI Buys Small Satellite Startup York Space Systems

Oct 04, 2022
AE Industrial Partners, the leading private equity investor in aerospace and defense by deal volume, has acquired a majority stake in small satellite builder York Space Systems, the companies announced Oct. 4.
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GKN Aerospace Acquires 3D Printing Supplier Permanova

Oct 04, 2022
GKN Aerospace, the British aerostructures giant undergoing a business overhaul under private ownership, has acquired Sweden’s Permanova Lasersystem, an existing supplier that specializes in laser welding and laser metal deposition systems.
Heli-Union
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Sabena Technics Buys Heli-Union, Grows Rotary-Wing MRO Capability

Oct 03, 2022
Sabena says that half of the French military helicopter fleet will now benefit from its services.
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Textron Works With ZeroAvia To Convert Caravan To Hydrogen

Sep 29, 2022
Textron Aviation is to help startup ZeroAvia develop and certify a hydrogen-electric propulsion conversion for the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan single-turboprop utility aircraft.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

Hyunmoo-5 (V)
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South Korea Unveils ‘Bunker Buster’ As North Ramps Up Missile Tests

Oct 04, 2022
Seoul's introduction of Hyunmoo-5 (V), a short-range ballistic missile designed for retaliation against North Korean strategic installations in the event of a conflict, came as Pyongyang conducted its fifth test in the space of a week
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Russia Increases Budget For Sfera Constellation Deployment

Oct 03, 2022
The Russian government plans to allocate additional funds to Roscosmos Space Corp. to facilitate the deployment of the new Sfera multisatellite orbital constellation of more than 300 satellites by 2030.

Operations

Crew-5
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NASA, SpaceX Move On From Disruptions To Prep Crew-5 Launch

Oct 04, 2022
Planned liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 29 was scuppered by Hurricane Ian.

Technology

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Swiss Students Fly Electric Aircraft

Sep 30, 2022
An electric four-seat aircraft developed by students at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich research university made its first flight on Sept. 30 in Dubendorf.

Programs

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Electra Eyes AAM Showcase Flight With eSTOL Demonstrator

Oct 03, 2022
As calls grow within the advanced air mobility community for demonstrations that will show the public and policymakers the potential benefits of this new form of transportation, startup Electra.aero is making plans to fly its technology demonstrator between Washington and Richmond, the Virginia state capital.
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EHang Cites Progress Toward Autonomous eVTOL Certification

Sep 30, 2022
With the world’s advanced air mobility (AAM) industry watching EHang’s progress toward the first type certification of an autonomous air taxi, the Chinese startup has reported that the project specific certification plan for its two-seat EH216-S has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Air Forces In Focus