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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 20, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 14 October 20, 2022
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Funding & Policy

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Top U.S. Navy Officer Calls For Multiyear Weapons Procurement

Oct 19, 2022
The U.S. Navy’s top officer is joining the call for the Pentagon to buy critical weapons in multiyear blocks as opposed to individual fiscal year allotments, saying the practice would give industry the demand signal and support needed to increase its production rates.
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FAA, EASA Leaders Describe Approaches To AAM

Oct 18, 2022
2024 Paris Summer Olympics set as a showcase.
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Master Plan To Prepare Astronauts To Walk, Live On Moon, Mars

Oct 18, 2022
The nonprofit Space Center Houston and NASA’s Johnson Space Center have unveiled a Facilities Master Plan to help hasten a global and commercial rush to take part in the agency’s blueprint to establish a permanent human presence at the Moon in preparation for human expeditions to Mars.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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BAE Systems To Develop Fly-By-Wire System For Supernal eVTOL

Oct 18, 2022
BAE Systems is to develop the flight computer for Supernal’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Programs

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Ariane 6 Launch Pushed Back Until Late 2023

Oct 19, 2022
The first flight of Europe’s new workhorse launch vehicle has slipped again.
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Airbus Tests Uncrewed Multicopter Demonstrator

Oct 19, 2022
Airbus has revealed work on an uncrewed multicopter demonstrator that could be scaled up to carry payloads of more than 250 kg (550 lb.).
Sky Shield
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Hensoldt, Rafael Team For German Eurofighter Escort Jammer

Oct 19, 2022
The two companies say they want to integrate and further enhance the Rafael Sky Shield system by combining it with Hensoldt’s domestically developed Kalaetron Attack jammer and then integrate the system on German Eurofighters.
AW609
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Leonardo Flies First Production AW609 Commercial Tiltrotor

Oct 19, 2022
Despite the development progress on the aircraft, the company is still awaiting approvals from the U.S. FAA to certify the aircraft under the Powered Lift category.
FTC-2000G
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Myanmar Commences Training On China’s FTC-2000G

Oct 19, 2022
A report from Myanmar-based newspaper The Irrawady says that a Burmese group of pilots, technicians and weapons officers has traveled to China to begin training on the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corp-built lead-in jet trainer and light combat aircraft.

Business

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Textron Aviation Expands Wichita Parts Facility, Adds Dallas Satellite

Oct 17, 2022
The expansions are part of ongoing growth of their worldwide facilities.
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Parker Sets Sights On Air Mobility Expansion

Oct 18, 2022
Much of the technology looked at may also be usable for bizav.