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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 14, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 10 October 14, 2022
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Programs

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U.S. Army Will Leave FLRAA Teams On Their Own After October

Oct 13, 2022
The competing teams led by Lockheed Martin/Boeing and Bell must self-fund the costs or disband the industry teams until the delayed contract award is finalized.
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XPeng AeroHT Demos X2 eVTOL In Dubai

Oct 12, 2022
China’s XPeng AeroHT has completed the first public flight of its fifth-generation X2 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, in Dubai, as it prepares to release details of its planned sixth-generation fly/drive vehicle.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 13, 2022
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In Brief

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Weather Delays NASA’s Crew-4 Departure From Space Station

Oct 13, 2022
NASA and SpaceX on Oct. 13 delayed the departure of the Crew-4 Dragon Freedom astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) for a second day due to unfavorable weather in the recovery zones.

Funding & Policy

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Germany Leads European Air Defense Initiative

Oct 13, 2022
A group of 15 nations led by Germany have signed an initiative to strengthen European ground-based air defense capabilities.
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Japan Building New Expanded Spaceport In Hokkaido

Oct 13, 2022
Japan’s Space Cotan Ltd. and the Hokkaido town of Taiki have begun the expansion of Hokkaido Spaceport (HOSPO), part of its vision to create a space Silicon Valley in Japan.
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U.S. Navy Uncrewed Task Force Adding UAVs To Its Fleet

Oct 13, 2022
The U.S. Navy’s new effort to link uncrewed assets across the Middle East for improved maritime surveillance will grow next month when the service includes uncrewed aircraft along with more vessels for an expansion in numbers and capability.
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More Air Defense Transfers Destined For Ukraine

Oct 13, 2022
France, Spain and the UK have committed to supplying additional air defense equipment to Ukraine.

Operations

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North Korea Claims Successful Test Of Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missiles

Oct 13, 2022
The launches suggest that North Korea is in the process of developing or already has the capability to develop small nuclear warheads suitable for munitions like cruise missiles.
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Computer Reset Puts NASA’s TESS Planet Search On Hold

Oct 13, 2022
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite—launched nearly 4 1/2 years ago to search for extrasolar planets—has suspended science operations in response to a suspected flight computer reset, a mission status update says.
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Russian Proton Orbits First Angolan Satellite

Oct 13, 2022
A Russian Proton heavy rocket has successfully orbited the first Angolan telecommunication satellite.
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Italy Inaugurates First Vertiport With eVTOL Test Flight

Oct 06, 2022
The first crewed electric vertical takeoff and landing flight in Italian airspace has been conducted from the country’s first fully functional vertiport at Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport.

Business

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Sierra Space Opens VC Office As Strategic Partnerships Ramp Up

Oct 13, 2022
With business partnerships sweeping across the new space and commercial space marketplace–for survival, growth or both–relative newcomer Sierra Space has opened its own corporate venture capital (VC) office to facilitate strategic tie-ups with other space upstarts.
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Twenty-One Years After ISS Flight, Tito Joins SpaceX For Lunar Voyage

Oct 12, 2022
Pioneering space tourist Dennis Tito, who 21 years ago became the first privately paying passenger to visit the International Space Station, has booked two seats aboard a planned SpaceX Starship mission around the Moon. 
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Surf Air Agrees To Funding For Regional Expansion, Electrification

Oct 11, 2022
U.S. regional air travel provider Surf Air Mobility has agreed to the main terms of a $450 million deal with leading turboprop lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital to fund the growth and electrification of its aircraft fleet.
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Dufour, RUAG Partner On eVTOL

Oct 05, 2022
Switzerland’s RUAG has entered the electric vertical takeoff and landing market through a partnership with Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace.

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