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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 29, 2023

VOL. 283 NO. 60 March 29, 2023
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Programs

Pratt & Whitney F135 engine
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Kendall: F135 Upgrade The Only Option For All F-35 Variants

Mar 28, 2023
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has decided not to proceed with replacing the F-35’s F135 powerplant with either of two alternatives.
uav
article

Marine Corps Buys XQ-58s For Electronic Warfare Testing

Mar 28, 2023
The Pentagon's announcement of the $15.5 million contract for two XQ-58 Valkyries for the Marines does not clarify how they will be used. 
KF-21
article

KF-21 Tests Move Into Weapons-Release Phase

Mar 28, 2023
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration says its KF-21 flight-test program has entered the weapon-release phase,
Agusta/Leonardo A109
article

Belgium Buying Light Utility Helos, Starting Work On F-35 Facilities

Mar 28, 2023
Belgium has begun the process of procuring 20 new light helicopters for its armed forces and national police.
IRIDE
article

Thales Alenia Space to Supply Satellites For IRIDE Constellation

Mar 28, 2023
Thales Alenia Space has won contracts to supply synthetic aperture radar and optical satellites for IRIDE, the hybrid Italian Earth observation constellation.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

GPS OCX Hero
article

USSF: Software Woes Top Problem Facing Key Ground Programs

Mar 28, 2023
The worst performing acquisition programs in the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) portfolio are not in space.
Pentagon
article

DOD Leaders Support Repealing Unfunded Priority List Requirement

Mar 28, 2023
Top civilian leaders in the Pentagon say they support an effort to cancel the requirement for requesting funds outside of key budget areas.
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
article

Nordic Air Commanders Commit To Closer Cooperation

Mar 28, 2023
Commanders of the Nordic air forces—Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden—have committed to closer cooperation so they can operate in a more unified way.
article

Nigerian Air Force Has 50 Aircraft On Order, Commander States

Mar 27, 2023
The purchase aligns with efforts to strengthen the Nigerian Armed Forces to help tackle the threats posed by Islamic insurgents.

Technology

REFUeler
article

Auto’Mate Trials Could Enable Wholly Autonomous Drone Refueling

Mar 28, 2023
Airbus believes the technology will pave the way for refueling of the UAS and collaborative combat aircraft being developed for FCAS.
article

USAF Backs Robotic Forming Of Tooling For Composites

Mar 16, 2023
The contract is focused on metal tooling for fast-cure, out-of-autoclave composites processing.

Business

Lockheed Martin spacecraft at Moon.
article

Lockheed Spinoff To Operate Lunar Comms, Navigation Service

Mar 28, 2023
Lockheed Martin is self-funding an offshoot to provide communications, navigation and other services for government and commercial lunar customers.
article

Archer, United Airlines Announce O’Hare-To-Chicago Air Taxi Route

Mar 23, 2023
The point-to-point flight is estimated to take about 10 min. in Archer’s Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

Operations

Leaky Soyuz 22
article

Russia’s Damaged Soyuz MS-22 Returns To Earth Uncrewed

Mar 28, 2023
Russia’s disabled Soyuz MS-22 crew transport departed the ISS early March 28 for an uncrewed, parachute-assisted descent to Earth in Kazakhstan.

Air Forces In Focus