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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 27, 2022

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Programs

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Boeing Takes $2.76B Hit On Space, Fixed-Price Defense Programs

Oct 26, 2022
A chronic shortage of parts and labor drove Boeing executives on Oct. 26 to report $2.76 billion in new reach-forward losses in the third quarter across five fixed-price development programs in the Defense, Space and Security division. 
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Commercial Cislunar Satellite Targeted For 2024 Launch

Oct 26, 2022
Startup Quantum Space is targeting October 2024 for the launch of the first in a series of spacecraft to provide space situational awareness, host customer payloads and other services in cislunar space.
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New Zealand Selects Boeing For P-8A Sustainment

Oct 26, 2022
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has four Poseidon on order, the first of which is expected to arrive in country in December.
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Aero Vodochody Flies Upgraded L-159

Oct 25, 2022
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody has completed the first flight of an upgraded version of the L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft, boosting its capab
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Carmaker XPeng Flies eVTOL Flying Car Demo

Oct 25, 2022
Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng has unveiled a revised design for its planned fly/drive electric vertical takeoff and landing “flying car.”

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Soyuz
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Russian Resupply Capsule Heads To ISS After Soyuz Launch

Oct 26, 2022
The Progress 82 resupply mission is on course to dock with the Russian segment of the International Space Station on Oct. 27.

Funding & Policy

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SpaceX Edges Out Boeing To Become NASA's Top Vendor After CalTech

Oct 25, 2022
NASA is now spending more money with SpaceX than Boeing, Lockheed or any other single contractor aside from the California Institute of Technology, which operates the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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UK Was Aware Of Chinese Pilot Training—S. Africa Training School

Oct 26, 2022
A South Africa-based test pilot school at the center of a growing international controversy over the recruitment of former Western military pilots to train Chinese personnel has denied wrongdoing.
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Industry Efforts Producing Standards For Certifying Electric Propulsion

Oct 21, 2022
U.S. and European aviation regulators have established the requirements for certifying electrified aircraft propulsion systems, but how industry can demonstrate compliance with those rules is a work in progress.
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Saudia Eyes Domestic eVTOL Network With Lilium

Oct 26, 2022
Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lilium for the proposed development and operation of an electric vertical takeoff and landing network.

Business

Defense Market Intelligence Notes