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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 3, 2023

VOL. 284 NO. 1 April 03, 2023
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Programs

Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor
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U.S. Army Budget Shows More FARA, FLRAA Delays

Mar 31, 2023
The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft award is coming later than expected and Future Long-Range Attack Aircraft prototypes are slipping deliveries. 
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U.S. Army Solicits For Small UAS Radar System

Mar 31, 2023
The Multi-Domain Operations Radar for Air-Launched Effects (ALE) has entered the competitive phase of the acquisition process.
Ascendance eVTOL
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French Startup Secures eVTOL Funding Boost

Mar 27, 2023
Ascendance conducted full-scale ground testing of its hybrid system on an iron bird test bench in 2022 and is entering the prototyping phase.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

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Virgin Orbit Terminating 85% Of Its Staff

Mar 31, 2023
Virgin Orbit will be laying off around 85% of its staff by April 3, the company announced after failing to secure “meaningful” funding.
Halo Space capsule
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Halo Space Plans Second Test Flight Of Stratospheric Balloon Capsule

Mar 29, 2023
Halo Space of Madrid plans a second flight test of its stratospheric tourist balloon capsule in the “first semester of 2023.”
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Zipline Unveils Home-Delivery Drone System

Mar 23, 2023
Zipline has unveiled its second autonomous logistics system, this one designed for home delivery.
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Beta Installs Electric Charging Stations At Georgia Regional Airport

Mar 24, 2023
AGS is a regional airport located 6 mi. southeast of Augusta, Georgia, a midsize city located along the state’s eastern border with South Carolina.

Operations

sm-6 launch
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Do-Over Test For SM-6 Salvo Results In MRBM Target Kill

Mar 31, 2023
Raytheon installed a software upgrade on the SM-6 Dual II since a May 2021 setback, and it worked.

Funding & Policy

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RAF Breaks Tradition With Non-Pilot Air Chief 

Mar 31, 2023
Air Marshal Sir Richard Knighton will be appointed Chief of the Air Staff in June, the UK defense ministry announced March 31.
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Finland To Join NATO In 'Coming Days’; Sweden Left Waiting 

Mar 31, 2023
The last of NATO’s 30 member states to approve admission, Turkey voted in favor of Finland’s accession on March 30.

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