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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 2, 2023

VOL. 283 NO. 22 February 02, 2023
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Programs

407M
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Bell Unveils Military Special Mission Mod Kit Program

Feb 01, 2023
Bell Textron is developing military modification kits for its commercial helicopters, targeting nations with urgent security needs but limited defense budgets.
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Aurora Joins Design Competition For DARPA Liberty Lifter

Feb 01, 2023
Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed an eight-propulsor, monohull design for the DARPA Liberty Lifter program.
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SDA Looks To Break Tranche 2 Transport Layer Into Three Variants

Feb 01, 2023
The Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to break up the Tranche 2 Transport Layer of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
RM12
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GKN Invests In Gripen Engine Maintenance Facilities

Feb 01, 2023
The investment will support maintenance of the General Electric F414 engines that equip Sweden’s new Gripen E fighters and older F404 engines on its Gripen C/D.
Lilium Jet
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GKN To Supply Wiring For Lilium Jet eVTOL

Jan 31, 2023
With a 1-kilovolt, 2.5-megawatt electrical system, the Lilium Jet needs new wiring interconnection systems, which will be developed by GKN Aerospace.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Switzerland Finishes Hornet Avionics Upgrade Work

Feb 01, 2023
Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets.

Funding & Policy

MQ-9B
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GA-ASI Publicly Lobbies For MQ-9 Exports To Ukraine

Feb 01, 2023
GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue is clearly frustrated with the lack of mandatory U.S. government approval to export the highly controlled weapon systems. 

Operations

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RAF Training Pipeline Improving After 'External Shocks,' Chief Says

Feb 01, 2023
Throughput of the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline is improving, the head of the service has insisted.
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SpaceX Racks Up Seven Launches In January

Feb 01, 2023
The company plans to pick up the pace, with an eye of up to 100 flights in 2023.

Business

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Bristow Group AAM Director Lays Out Pragmatic Vision For eVTOLs

Jan 25, 2023
As the world’s second-largest helicopter operator, Bristow Group knows a thing or two about vertical lift.

Technology

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UK University Developing AI To Predict Solar Storms

Feb 01, 2023
A UK university team has been awarded £520,000 ($643,400) to develop an artificially intelligent (AI) software program to predict solar storms.
HAPS
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Stratospheric Platforms Working With BT Group On 5G Trials

Jan 30, 2023
The Stratospheric Platforms antenna, developed by Cambridge Consultants, is capable of delivering 4G and 5G communications from the air.

Defense Market Intelligence Notes