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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 7, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 5 October 07, 2022
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Funding & Policy

Gram
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Norway Raising Defense Spending, Boosting Ammunition Stocks

Oct 06, 2022
The Nordic country follows a growing trend of European nations strengthening their defense budgets to reflect the new regional security situation.
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New-Gen Sat Launchers Could Spur Ballistic Missile Tech, Report Says

Oct 06, 2022
The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) should be strengthened to address the potential proliferation of ballistic missile technology through the development of new-generation satellite launchers, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has suggested. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Dynetics Wins Lead Role For Hypersonic Test Bed Program

Oct 06, 2022
The Leidos-owned company won the contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB), the Pentagon said on Oct. 6. 
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SkyRange To Track First Talon-A Hypersonic Flight

Oct 05, 2022
An upcoming first flight of a reusable hypersonic vehicle by Stratolaunch will also serve as a demonstration of a new airborne test range instrumentation system funded by the U.S. Defense Department.
EuroDrone medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV
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Eurodrone Passes First Program Milestone

Oct 05, 2022
The Eurodrone medium altitude long endurance uncrewed aircraft system program has passed its Integrated Baseline Review, a key milestone toward upcoming design reviews.
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First Protector UAS Accepted For RAF Induction

Oct 06, 2022
The first of 16 Protector medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems ordered by the UK Royal Air Force has been accepted, paving the way for deliveries to begin in 2023. 
Nammo-designed ramjet missile
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Nammo Successfully Tests Solid Fuel Ramjet Missiles

Oct 05, 2022
A Norwegian company has demonstrated a high-supersonic propulsion technology for missiles in two flight tests in August that were partly U.S. military-funded, the Pentagon announced on Oct. 5.
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KAL ASD, Airbus Partner To Develop VTOL UAS For South Korean Navy

Oct 06, 2022
SINGAPORE—Korean Air’s Aerospace Division (KAL ASD) and Airbus Helicopters are to jointly develop a vertical uncrewed aircraft system (VUAS) for the…

Operations

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U.S. Leads Missile Defense, Air Exercises After North Korea Tests

Oct 06, 2022
The U.S., Japan and South Korea are responding to increased tensions following multiple North Korean ballistic missile launches this week with a series of air drills and missile defense exercises in the region.
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Virgin’s Latest LauncherOne Ready For UK Liftoff

Oct 05, 2022
Virgin Orbit has completed a full rehearsal exercise in preparation for the first orbital launch of its LauncherOne rocket from a UK spaceport.

Business

Collins
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Daily Memo: The Price is Right in Aerospace, Even When Rising

Sep 29, 2022
After a long period of tame increases, price spikes are returning as a fact of life in aerospace and defense.
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SkyDrive Unveils Two-Seater SD-05 eVTOL Air Taxi, Raises $66 Million

Sep 26, 2022
SkyDrive of Japan has unveiled renderings of its two-seater SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger aircraft.

Technology

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'Radical' Hybrid Propulsion Drives GA-ASI’s Next Gen UAS Concept

Oct 06, 2022
“We don’t use words like ‘radical’ lightly, and certainly believe our track record for designing and developing the most cutting-edge UAS in the world gives us some credibility here,” GA-ASI says. 
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Aerojet Rocketdyne, AFRL Test New Solid Rocket Motor

Oct 06, 2022
Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Air Force Research Laboratory recently conducted a successful test of a new large solid rocket motor called eSR-19 that the company is pitching for multiple stages on both defense and space applications.

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