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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 16, 2023

VOL. 284 NO. 32 May 16, 2023
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Can USAF’s CTEN Solve Network-Centric Warfare?

May 15, 2023
A solution still remains beyond the grasp of most operational forces.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

MBDA scalp missile
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Greece Refurbishing Scalp Cruise Missiles

May 15, 2023
Greece is to refurbish its MBDA Scalp air-launched cruise missiles, which equip the Hellenic Air Force’s fleet of Dassault Mirage 2000-5 and Rafale aircraft.
Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainer
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UK Royal Air Force Will Send Trainee Pilots To Italy

May 15, 2023
The UK Royal Air Force is to send trainee pilots to Italy as it attempts to resolve throughput issues with its own training pipeline.
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Germany’s Tiger Attack Helos Facing Early Retirement

May 15, 2023
Germany’s army is to begin phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helos beginning in 2031 after concluding that a planned upgrade program would be “highly risky."

Funding & Policy

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Pentagon: Planned 2024 Aircraft, Ship Cuts Would Save $3.5 Billion

May 15, 2023
The Pentagon hopes to save $3.5 billion through its planned divestments of aircraft and ships across all services.
Chequers
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UK To Provide Flight Training To Ukrainian Pilots

May 15, 2023
The training program is part of a new round of military aid being provided as Kyiv gears up for its counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion.
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Seoul Picks Routes For Korean UAM Flights

May 15, 2023
Seoul’s metropolitan government has selected routes for urban air mobility demonstration flights in 2024-25.
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U.S. Air Force Stands Up New F-16 Aggressor Unit

May 15, 2023
The U.S. Air Force has stood up a fourth aggressor squadron, comprising older, fourth-generation aircraft.

Operations

Mikoyan MiG-21 LanceR
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Romania Set To Retire MiG-21 Fleet Amid F-16 Fighter Transition

May 15, 2023
Romania will end operations with its Mikoyan MiG-21 LanceR fleet on May 15, transitioning its fighter fleet to secondhand Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NASA Curtails Lunar Flashlight Mission Due To Limited Propulsion

May 15, 2023
NASA has terminated efforts to place its small, propulsively challenged Lunar Flashlight mission spacecraft into a backup orbit around the Earth.
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Stratolaunch Talon Separation Test Paves Way For Hypersonic Flight

May 13, 2023
Hypersonic test developer Stratolaunch successfully completed a key separation test of its Talon vehicle from the Roc carrier aircraft May 13.
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Russian Spacewalkers Complete ISS Nauka Module Upgrade

May 12, 2023
Sergey Prokopyev and Dmetri Petelin deployed and activated a radiator moved from the Rassvet module to Nauka during an April excursion.

Business

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Lessor Monte Signs LOI For 30 Eviation Alice Aircraft

May 12, 2023
The Alice is a clean-sheet battery-electric commuter airplane with a traditional conventional-takeoff-and-landing (CTOL) design.

Contracts