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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 20, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 55 December 19, 2022
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Delivery Step Points To Mid-Range Capability’s Murky Future

Dec 19, 2022
A far more powerful alternative is already close to moving into development, with a competition expected to be decided within days or weeks. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

Missile
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North Korea Touts Advances In Missile Fuel, Spy Satellites

Dec 19, 2022
Pyongyang claims to have successfully tested a large solid-fuel engine, which could be used to power an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Bell
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Northrop Grumman Flies Candidates For V-280, FARA Mission Systems

Dec 19, 2022
The U.S. Army wants to develop a common mission system for targeting and CNI functions between the V-280 and FARA fleets.
Tiquila
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Lockheed Martin Secures UK UAS Contract

Dec 19, 2022
The Tiquila program will see the delivery of more than 250 Mini Uncrewed Aerial Systems (MUAS) to the UK military.

Business

Aerojet Artist's concept
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L3Harris To Buy Aerojet Rocketdyne For $4.7 Billion

Dec 19, 2022
The deal adds one of the U.S. government’s most important propulsion, space and missile system suppliers to industry’s self-titled trusted disruptor.

Funding & Policy

School
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EU Sanctions Target Russian Cruise Missile Planners

Dec 19, 2022
Thirty members of a secretive Russian military unit that programs the flightpaths of cruise missiles targeting Ukraine have been sanctioned.
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Harris Unveils Picks For National Space Council Users Advisory Group

Dec 16, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris has named 29 people to join the U.S. National Space Council's Users Advisory Group.

Operations

The Tu-141
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How A Soviet-Era Reconnaissance UAS Became A Cruise Missile

Dec 15, 2022
Ukraine appears to have fashioned the Tu-141 into a weapon that is attacking targets deep in Russian territory.
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NASA To Proceed With Spacewalk Delayed By Soyuz Coolant Leak

Dec 19, 2022
The 7-hr. excursion by NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Josh Cassada is scheduled to begin at 7:45 a.m. EST.
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Brazil Activates First Operational Gripen Unit

Dec 19, 2022
The start of operational activity comes about nine years after the Brazilian government selected Saab to deliver 36 Gripen E/F fighters.

Technology

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VerdeGo Tests Hybrid On 100% SAF

Dec 19, 2022
U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero is to test its hybrid-electric powerplant running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

Contracts