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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 3, 2023

VOL. 283 NO. 42 March 03, 2023
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Programs

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SOCOM Still Planning Amphibious C-130, Upgrades To AC-130, MC-130

Mar 02, 2023
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has pushed back the planned demonstration of an amphibious MC-130J.
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Rolls F130 Dual-Pod Engine Tests Underway For B-52

Mar 02, 2023
Initial results have been “very positive,” according to the engine maker, which is conducting the work at its test facility at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
DARPA’s Rascal affordable space launch concept
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Hermeus-Pratt & Whitney Outline Hypersonic F100 Test Plan

Mar 02, 2023
Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus expects to receive Pratt & Whitney’s F100-229 military turbofan for tests later this year.
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Raytheon, Rafael Ready Skyceptor For Australia SAM Bid

Feb 28, 2023
A U.S./Israel team plans to propose the Skyceptor air defense system for Australia’s medium-range surface-to-air missile program.
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Raytheon Wins $250M Missile Tracking Satellite Contract From SDA

Mar 02, 2023
The satellites are to be part of the U.S. Space Force’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
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Canada’s Limosa Partners With Airborne On eVTOL Demonstrator

Mar 02, 2023
Startup Limosa has signed an agreement with composites specialist Airborne of the Netherlands covering manufacture of a full-scale technology demonstrator.
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First Armed Overwatch AT-802Us In Conversion; Tests Planned This Year

Mar 02, 2023
L3Harris is converting the first two AirTractor AT-802s to the special operations OA-1K armed overwatch aircraft ahead of planned government verification tests.
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MQ-9B Team Signals Possible Australian Program Reversal

Mar 02, 2023
GA-ASI and Cobham Australia had previously teamed up to supply 12 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Alice
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Eviation Shifts Focus To Alice Production Design

Feb 28, 2023
Eviation is using masses of data from the first flight of its all-electric Alice commuter aircraft last year to inform the design of the production version.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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KAI To Build Korean AAV Demo Center

Feb 21, 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries has signed an agreement to create an advanced air vehicle demonstration center in Gyeongsangnam-do province.

Business

H. Lawrence Culp Jr.
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GE Reveals Aero Factory Beneficiaries Of Redirected Spending

Mar 02, 2023
General Electric plans to invest $355 million in existing aerospace-related sites in 2023 after conducting so-called lean process improvement reviews.
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Wisk Denied Motion To Sanction Archer

Mar 01, 2023
A judge has denied Wisk Aero’s motion to sanction Archer Aviation for alleged intentional destruction of evidence related to a lawsuit.
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Belgium Companies Partner On Aircraft Batteries

Feb 22, 2023
The partnership is planned to expand to include satellites and defense systems.
Pilatus PC-24
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Pilatus Reports Strong Deliveries But Challenging Supply Chain Issues

Mar 02, 2023
Pilatus delivered 133 aircraft in 2022, according to the OEM’s annual report for 2022 published March 2. 

Funding & Policy

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UK, Saudi Arabia Sign Agreement On Future Combat Air Arrangement

Mar 02, 2023
Saudi Arabia and the UK have signed an agreement for closer collaboration concerning future combat aircraft.

Operations

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Space X Crew-6 Mission Heads To Space Station

Mar 02, 2023
At 12:47 a.m., the Dragon Endeavor capsule successfully separated from the Falcon 9 second stage, heading on its way to the ISS.

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