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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 5, 2023

VOL. 284 NO. 25 May 05, 2023
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Business

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Kratos Reveals Hypersonic Program, Drone And Valkyrie Upgrade

May 04, 2023
All three updates came during the San Diego-based company’s first quarter earnings call with market analysts on May 3. 
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Kratos Records 18.1% Annual Revenue Growth In First Quarter

May 04, 2023
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ revenue increased 18.1% year-on-year to $231.8 million in the first quarter of 2023.
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Japan’s ACSL Enters U.S. Drone Market

May 04, 2023
Japanese drone manufacturer ACSL has entered the U.S. market.
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Thaicom, Synspective Join Hands For SAR Satellite Solutions

May 04, 2023
Thai satellite service provider and operator Thaicom has entered a partnership with Japan’s Synspective to provide synthetic aperture radar satellite services.
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Woodward Sees Strong Sales Growth In Fiscal ’23 Second Quarter

May 02, 2023
Woodward’s sales rose 22% annually to $718 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, driven by robust demand in the aerospace and industrial markets.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Wilsbach Picked To Lead USAF’s Air Combat Command

May 04, 2023
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach has been tapped to be the next commander of the service’s Air Combat Command.

Programs

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EC-37B Makes Debut Flight With Compass Call Payload

May 04, 2023
The 4-hr. flight of the modified Gulfstream G550 business jet from Waco, Texas, begins the L3Harris’ flight test phase of the Compass Call mission system.
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Taiwan F-16V Deliveries Delayed By A Year

May 04, 2023
Taiwan’s ministry of national defense has revealed that the delivery of the first of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters will be delayed for nearly a year.

Operations

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Italian Navy Puts SH-90 To The Test In Asia-Pacific Deployment

May 04, 2023
The Italian Navy is taking extra steps to ensure the serviceability and reliability of its SH-90 naval helicopters.
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Five Years After Maintenance Reorg, French Military Draws Lessons

May 04, 2023
Five years after a reorganization of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul organization, France’s defense ministry is drawing lessons from the efforts.
ERA
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Spacewalkers Advance Challenging Russian Space Station Upgrade

May 04, 2023
Cosmonauts made progress with an upgrade to the International Space Station (ISS) Russian segment’s Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module.

Funding & Policy

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Pentagon To Demo Additive Manufacturing For Rocket Motors

May 04, 2023
The resourcing of solid rocket motors has been a key priority for the Pentagon, with the surge of munitions shipped to Ukraine highlighting the limited supply.
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Estonia Acquires Israeli Loitering Munitions

May 04, 2023
Estonia has acquired loitering munitions from Israel as part of an effort to bolster the country’s armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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U.S. OKs Transfer Of Surplus H-1 Helos To Czech Republic

May 04, 2023
The U.S. State Department has approved the transfer of eight surplus Bell AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Z Venom helicopters to the Czech Republic.

Technology

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NASA Extracts Oxygen From Simulated Lunar Soil In Test

Apr 29, 2023
A team of scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a test.
Airbus A220-300
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GKN Aerospace Gears Up For Additive-Manufacturing Components

Apr 26, 2023
GKN Aerospace is gearing up to begin production of its first load-bearing additive-manufactured components.

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