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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 21, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 36 November 21, 2022
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Funding & Policy

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FCAS Industry Partners Say They Have Resolved Deadlock

Nov 18, 2022
Airbus, Spain’s Indra and the German government say discussions that will allow the multibillion-euro combat aircraft project to move into the Phase 1B demonstrator period have concluded.
NASA Gateway lunar-orbiting station configuration
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Japan Outlines NASA Gateway Contributions, Backs ISS Extension

Nov 18, 2022
Japan has outlined its planned contributions to NASA’s Gateway lunar-orbiting station.
Raytheon AIM-120 missile
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Regional Tensions Prompt Norwegian Review Of Military Plans

Nov 18, 2022
Norway’s government has asked its military chiefs to refresh the country’s defense plans in light of new regional security threats.
Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord
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Pentagon Again Fails Audit In ‘Disappointing’ Result

Nov 16, 2022
The Pentagon has failed its fifth straight audit and though the department has made movement toward cleaning up its books, the top official in charge of the effort says there should have been more progress.
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Study Shows Viability Of Electric AAM In UK

Nov 11, 2022
As countries jockey for a leading position in the projected market for advanced air mobility (AAM), a new study concludes the transportation mode would be economically viable in the UK and provide a significant contribution to the economy while reducing carbon emissions.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Wheels Up
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Wheels Up, MAG Aerospace Form Pilot Hiring Partnership

Nov 18, 2022
Wheels Up, a private aviation provider, has formed a pilot hiring partnership with military contractor MAG Aerospace to create a development opportunity for MAG pilots. 

Programs

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ESA Strives To Persuade Members To Spend More, But Plan May Wait

Nov 18, 2022
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ministerial council plans to hear an ambitious €18.7 billion ($19.5 billion) proposal by a determined director general at its meeting Nov. 22-23.
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France Plans Enemy Air-Defense Suppression Role For Rafale

Nov 18, 2022
The French Air Force wants to build an initial SEAD/DEAD capability on Rafale by 2030 through the F4 capability upgrade.
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine
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U.S. Navy Advances F135 Depot Activation To Next April

Nov 18, 2022
A U.S. Navy depot for the Pratt & Whitney F135 is expected to be activated in April and double the heavy maintenance capacity for the Lockheed Martin F-35’s engine.
Pentagon
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Pentagon Skeptical Of Iranian Hypersonic Claims

Nov 18, 2022
A Pentagon official says she doubts Iran’s recent claim to have built a maneuvering hypersonic missile.
bizjet
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Finland Border Guard Advances ISR Business Jet Acquisition

Nov 18, 2022
Finland’s Border Guard has shortlisted nine suppliers who could provide the service with modified business jets equipped for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions
Boeing Next Generation Air Dominance platform
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USAF Developing Pilot-Drone Interface As It Sets CCA Plan

Nov 18, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is ready to start testing how it wants pilots of its most advanced fighters to control future loyal-wingman drones, as the service plans an aggressive schedule for fielding the new aircraft.
Stratolaunch hot-fires Hadley rocket engine
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Stratolaunch Begins Talon’s Hadley Rocket Engine Hot-Fire Tests

Nov 18, 2022
In the run-up to a second captive-carry flight of its Talon hypersonic test vehicle, Stratolaunch says it has begun hot-fire runs of the rocket engine that will power the high-speed testbed on its first Mach 5 flight in early 2023.

Operations

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
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Coolant Leak Delays SpaceX ISS Resupply Mission

Nov 18, 2022
SpaceX has delayed by a day the planned launch from the Kennedy Space Center of the company’s 26th NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station, to address a small leak in a thermal control system.

Technology

UK Royal Air Force Airbus A330 Voyager
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RAF Voyager Tanker Flies With 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Nov 18, 2022
Airbus, Rolls-Royce and the UK Royal Air Force say they have performed the first flight of a military aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

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