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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 27, 2023

VOL. 283 NO. 58 March 27, 2023
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Programs

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Second Hypersonic ARRW Test Flight Misses Some Objectives

Mar 24, 2023
The test on March 13 of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) “met several objectives,” but not all.
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MDA Plans New Upgrades For SM-3 Block 1B After Fiscal 2024

Mar 24, 2023
The agency’s fiscal 2024 budget request includes funding for 27 Raytheon SM-3 Block 1B missiles, but then production will stop as upgrades continue. 
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MAG Aerospace Wins U.S. Army High-Altitude Sensing Award

Mar 24, 2023
The initial $10 million award was announced March 16 by the General Services Administration.
CJ-1000
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Chinese-Built Turbofan Spotted On Wing Of AVIC Y-20 Flying Testbed

Mar 24, 2023
Developed by China's AECC, the CJ-1000A has been developed as an alternate powerplant for the Comac C919 narrowbody airliner.
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Swedish Air Force Unveiling Grob G120TP Trainer Next Month

Mar 24, 2023
The Swedish Air Force will introduce the Grob G120TP turboprop into its inventory beginning April 3.
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Dawn Aerospace’s Spaceplane Wins New Zealand Aircraft Certification

Mar 24, 2023
Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora spaceplane has received an aircraft certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.
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Creep Tests Clear Sierra For Next LIFE Habitat Stage

Mar 23, 2023
Sierra Space is moving on to tests of its inflatable habitat technology with hard structures inside the pressure shell.
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Northrop Demos New Software-Defined Radio

Mar 23, 2023
The test of the Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant radio terminal was developed under an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center contract.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Avion hydrogen powered jet
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Spain Launches ITP-Led Hydrogen Propulsion Plan

Mar 23, 2023
ITP Aero is leading a national consortium targeting the test and development of the first in-country developed hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft engine.

Operations

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F-15s Strike Militias In Syria After Fatal Loitering Munitions Attack

Mar 24, 2023
The incident is the first publicly disclosed American death connected to loitering munitions.
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New Shepard Felled By Thermo-Structural Issue

Mar 24, 2023
A Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital booster failed during an uncrewed Sept. 12 launch due to structural fatigue on the engine nozzle.

Funding & Policy

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Artemis Challenges Exceed Apollo’s, NASA Official Says

Mar 22, 2023
NASA’s Apollo missions to the Moon a half century ago lacked the challenges that the agency’s Artemis program faces, says NASA official Bhavya Lal.

Technology

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Amprius Sets New Bar For Battery Energy Density

Mar 23, 2023
The energy density achieved is up to twice that provided by commercially available graphite-anode lithium-ion batteries.

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