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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 12, 2023

VOL. 284 NO. 30 May 12, 2023
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Funding & Policy

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First FAA Airworthiness Certificate For eVTOL Coming In ’24, Chief Says

May 11, 2023
The standards that pilots of these powered-lift aircraft must meet are also expected to be completed by that time, he said.
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Industry Report Warns Of Limitations On Hypersonic Supply Base

May 11, 2023
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) released a report May 11 outlining the needs of the industrial base.
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U.S. Clears Pending Deal For 60 CH-47Fs For Germany

May 11, 2023
Germany chose the CH-47F Block II over the Sikorsky CH-53K to replace a fleet of CH-53Gs, offering Boeing’s assembly line in Philadelphia a lifeline.
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UK Transfers Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

May 11, 2023
The UK has supplied long-range air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Trent 1000
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Engine Overhaul Demand Tracking With Expectations, Rolls Says

May 11, 2023
Rolls expects to generate 1,200-1,300 civil shop visits—air transport and business aviation—in 2023, compared to 1,044 in 2022.

Programs

Capella
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DARPA Seeks Commercial Space-Based Radars For Moving Targets

May 11, 2023
DARPA is looking for information from companies that already have radars in orbit or that will be operational by Dec. 31, 2024. 
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RapidFlight Flies 3D-Printed Long-Endurance UAS

May 11, 2023
U.S. startup RapidFlight has emerged from stealth mode to launch the M2, a Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system that is 3D-printed.
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Vulcan Moves To Pad For Key Prelaunch Tests

May 11, 2023
A ULA Vulcan-Centaur rocket was rolled out to its launchpad on May 11 for a final series of tests ahead of its debut launch, targeted for this summer.
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Turkish Industry Integrating Munitions On Azerbajiani Su-25s

May 11, 2023
Turkish industry appears to be advancing efforts to integrate indigenously developed weaponry on the Sukhoi Su-25.
FA-50PL
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Poland Selects PhantomStrike Radar For FA-50PL, Secures Apache Lease

May 11, 2023
Raytheon's PhantomStrike was one of several AESA radar sets being considered for Poland’s future FA-50PL fleet being built by KAI.
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Sale Of F-16s To Turkey Could Spur Senate Retaliation, Menendez Says

May 10, 2023
The remarks show that Menendez does not expect the White House to approve the sale of F-16s to Turkey in an exchange for Sweden's NATO membership.

Operations

Patriot PAC-3 missile
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PAC-3 MSE Was In Testing At Time Of Kinzhal Shoot Down

May 11, 2023
Lockheed Martin announced a week after the Kinzhal shoot down that Germany’s PAC-3 MSE/launcher combination remained in operational testing on May 4. 
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Momentus Vigoride Space Tug Uses Water-Based Thruster To Raise Orbit

May 08, 2023
Momentus’ Vigoride-5 space tug has raised its orbit using its microwave electrothermal thruster, a propulsion system that uses distilled water as a propellant.
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NASA, Axiom Space Press Ahead With Commercializing LEO

May 08, 2023
While much of NASA’s future human exploration focus falls toward deep space, the agency is not turning its back on low Earth orbit.

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