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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 6, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 4 October 06, 2022
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Programs

the KF-21
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South Korean KF-21 Fighter Performs Well In Flight Tests

Oct 04, 2022
The Korean Aerospace Industries KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter is performing well in initial flight tests and matching handling qualities predicted by modeling simulations, the Republic of Korea Air Force evaluation team says.
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AFRL Contract Reactivates Boeing In Air-to-Air Missile Development

Oct 05, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory obligated $835,000 on a contract with a $9.8 million ceiling to Boeing on Sept. 29 to investigate “advanced missile subsystem components."
F-35A
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Czech Republic Begins F-35 FMS Process

Oct 05, 2022
The move follows Prague’s decision in July to acquire 24 F-35As to replace its current Gripen fleet.
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SDA Taps Ball Aerospace To Create NDSA Testbeds

Oct 04, 2022
The Space Development Agency has awarded a $176 million agreement to Ball Aerospace to create 10 space vehicles and ground systems to test new payloads to potentially be incorporated into future National Defense Space Architecture tranches.
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Firefly, Millennium Win Space Force Contract For 24-hr. Launch Demo

Oct 03, 2022
The U.S. Space Force has awarded small satellite manufacturer Millennium Space Systems and launch service provider Firefly Aerospace contracts for its Victus Nox mission, an attempt to demonstrate the ability to launch a small satellite into low Earth orbit less than 24 hr. after requested.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Spain Selling Sea Kings To Peru

Oct 05, 2022
Spain is to sell six of its retired Sikorsky Sea King helicopters to Peru for the symbolic price of €100 ($99.81) each.

Funding & Policy

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Poland, UK Advance Agreements On Missile Development, Tech Transfer

Oct 05, 2022
The arrangements will lead to the creation of  a working group that will examine if the UK and Polish armed forces could cooperate on the so-called Future Common Missile.
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USAF Targets Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2046

Oct 05, 2022
The U.S. Air Force wants to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2046 and is looking to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel, more electric vehicles and the quick development and testing of a blended wing body mobility aircraft by 2027 to help get there.

Operations

F-35A
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Seoul Complains Of Poor F-35A Reliability

Oct 05, 2022
A South Korean lawmaker says that the Republic of Korea Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-35As were classified as “operationally unready” on 234 times over an 18-month period ending in June.
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Regent, TotalEnergies Eye Electric Seaglider For Offshore Support

Oct 04, 2022
Regent and TotalEnergies plan to explore the use of an electric seaglider to support the operations of offshore energy platforms such as oil rigs and wind turbines. The two companies plan to develop requirements and validate using one of Regent’s seagliders for offshore operations support, Regent said Sept. 30.
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NASA’s Crew-5 Mission Lifts Off For Space Station

Oct 05, 2022
NASA’s SpaceX-contracted Crew-5 mission was on course to deliver four U.S., Japanese and Russian crewmembers to the International Space Station on Oct. 6 following a successful Falcon 9 launch on Oct. 5 from Kennedy Space Center with a crew Dragon capsule.

Business

Astra
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Facing Rocket Challenges, Rocket Startup Astra Space Replaces CFO

Oct 03, 2022
The rocket upstart recently shelved its troubled small launch vehicle to focus on developing a larger launcher.

Technology

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Sensors, Comms Among UAM Challenge Winners

Oct 03, 2022
Five startups emerged as winners from the pitch-style final of an urban air mobility innovation challenge sponsored by the Vertical Lift Consortium, a collaboration that supports the Defense Department.

Program Dossier

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Program Dossier: P-8 Poseidon

Oct 05, 2022
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a U.S. maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) based on the 737-800 ERX and powered by a pair of CFM International CFM56-7B27 jet engines.