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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 1, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 42 November 30, 2022
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Programs

Gripen E
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Gripen E Receives Restricted Type Certificate From Brazil, Sweden

Nov 30, 2022
The milestone approval keeps the Saab Gripen E on track to enter service next year with the Brazilian Air Force and in 2025 with the Swedish Air Force.
CAMM-ER
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Production Contracts Signed For CAMM-ER Air Defense Missiles

Nov 30, 2022
MBDA’s Common Anti-Air Modular Missile-Extended Range is to move into production following Italy’s approval of the acquisition.
Wedgetail
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UK Wedgetail Delivery Slowed By Pandemic Supply Chain Issues

Nov 30, 2022
First delivery of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft to the RAF has been pushed back 12 months.
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Bulgaria Approves Second Batch Of F-16s

Nov 29, 2022
Bulgaria’s government has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the Foreign Military Sale of a second batch of Lockheed Martin Block 70 F-16s.
Oberon
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UK MOD Begins Contracting For Oberon SAR Satellites

Nov 29, 2022
Oberon will form part of a wider ISR constellation called Istari, the UK’s planned billion-pound eye in low Earth orbit.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

Spacecom Commander Gen. James Dickinson.
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Spacecom Looks To Improve Capability As Commerce Department Steps Up

Nov 30, 2022
Shifting space debris tracking to the Commerce Department will free Spacecom up to focus on the “why” of movement in space.
KC-46
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Japan Expands KC-46 Order As It Seeks To Double Defense Budget

Nov 30, 2022
Japan is set to increase its Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker fleet from four aircraft to six.
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Pentagon: Aircraft For Ukraine Not Priority; Focus Still On Air Defense

Nov 29, 2022
The U.S. is looking at all its options to help with Ukraine’s air defense, including possibly Patriot missile systems, as Russia appears unlikely to relent in its constant attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, senior officials say.

Operations

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Russian Company To Renew Half its Satcom Fleet By 2030

Nov 30, 2022
The operator hopes to attract government money to build other new satellites.
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UK A400Ms Meeting Availability Targets

Nov 29, 2022
A senior Airbus UK official says the UK Royal Air Force’s A400M airlifters are now delivering on target availability after months of questions about whether the turboprop airlifter would be ready to take on the missions of the RAF’s Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules fleet.
Long March 2F
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China Launches Shenzhou-15 For Its First Space Station Handover

Nov 29, 2022
The rocket carrying astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 11:08 p.m. local time on Nov. 29.

Technology

Airbus Helicopters demonstrator
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Airbus Eyes 50% Emissions Cut With Rotorcraft Demonstrator

Nov 30, 2022
Airbus Helicopters hopes demonstrator can prove out technologies to reduce their carbon emissions by 50%.
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BAE Systems, Red 6 Team To Explore ATARS Benefits For Hawk

Nov 29, 2022
BAE Systems has teamed with U.S. augmented reality training technology provider Red 6 to see if Red 6’s AR system can be fitted to the Hawk jet trainer to provide a further boost to its training capability.

Contracts

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Ampaire Wins $9 Million Award To Speed Hybrid System To Market

Nov 23, 2022
Ampaire has received a $9 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy to accelerate the development, certification and market launch of the