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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 23, 2023

VOL. 283 NO. 56 March 23, 2023
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Business

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Boeing To Take Hit From KC-46 Tanker Charge This Quarter

Mar 22, 2023
Boeing will record another charge on its star-crossed KC-46A tanker program for the U.S. Air Force.
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Lockheed Martin Ventures Invests In Electric Seaglider Startup Regent

Mar 22, 2023
Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested in electric seaglider startup Regent to speed up the development of a military variant of the company’s aircraft.
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Vertical Needs To Raise eVTOL Funds Within A Year

Mar 22, 2023
UK startup Vertical Aerospace plans to seek additional investment this year to continue development of its VX4 eVTOL air taxi.
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CAV Seeks Patent For Drone Anti-Icing

Mar 21, 2023
UK-based CAV Ice Protection Ltd. has filed for a patent for an anti-icing solution for small uncrewed aircraft systems.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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UK Space Agency Backs Rolls-Royce Lunar Micro-Reactor Research

Mar 21, 2023
The UK Space Agency has granted £2.9 million to Rolls-Royce for research into how micro nuclear reactor technology might be used to power a Moon base.

Programs

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AFRL Revives ULTRA For 2025 Flight Demonstration

Mar 22, 2023
The fiscal 2024 budget request shows the Air Force wants to revive the flight demonstration program five years after testing an initial version of the aircraft.
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Field Aerospace Completes Avionics Refresh Program For T-1A Fleet

Mar 22, 2023
The U.S Air Force launched the program with the intention of inducting all 178 T-1As in the Avionics Modification program, but later decided to retire the fleet
Aeronautics
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Aeronautics Group Signs Orbiter 4 Thai Production Agreement

Mar 22, 2023
Israel’s Aeronautics Group will see its Orbiter 4 uncrewed aircraft system being manufactured and assembled in Thailand.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Offers 12 AH-1Zs To Slovaks After MiG Transfer To Ukraine

Mar 22, 2023
The offer serves as “indirect compensation” for donating 13 Mikoyan MiG-29s and parts of an SA-6 battery to Ukraine.

Technology

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Counter UAS Lasers In Focus In Japan

Mar 17, 2023
KHI began research and development of its high energy laser in 2018 at the request of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency.
Ampaire
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ARPA-E Flies Advanced Electric Motor Drive

Mar 22, 2023
Ampaire has begun flight-testing propulsion electrification technologies on its hybrid-electric testbed aircraft under contract to ARPA-E.

Operations

Sabena
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France-Focused Sabena Technics Sees European Growth Potential

Mar 21, 2023
After having consolidated several French maintenance players, Sabena Technics is turning its attention to other countries in Europe.