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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 18, 2023

VOL. 284 NO. 34 May 18, 2023
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Programs

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Wittman: Congress To Speed Up Collaborative Combat Aircraft

May 17, 2023
Capitol Hill is supportive of the Pentagon’s, and particularly the U.S. Air Force’s, plan to develop large numbers of uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
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KC-46 Deliveries Still Paused; Boeing Hoping To Meet Overall 2023 Goal

May 17, 2023
Deliveries of the Boeing KC-46 tanker to the U.S. Air Force are still paused amid an ongoing problem with the aircraft’s fuel tanks.
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Spanish-Led Consortium Readying For Hypersonic Interceptor Study

May 17, 2023
The European industry consortium behind the European Hypersonic Defense endoatmospheric interceptor project has revealed its concept for the first time.
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MBDA’s Future Air-to-Ground Missile Begins Trials Despite Uncertainties

May 17, 2023
The European Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile program is moving forward as MBDA completes trials of new air-to-ground missile Akeron LP.
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Sikorsky Seeking Spanish Sustainment Partner For MH-60Rs

May 17, 2023
Sikorsky hopes to establish a partnership with Spanish industry to support the sustainment of new MH-60R Seahawk helos being acquired by the Spanish navy.
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Airbus Advancing Sirtap Tactical UAS Development

May 17, 2023
Airbus is advancing the development of its Sirtap tactical uncrewed aircraft system, targeting a first flight in 2025 and service entry as soon as 2026.
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DARPA Receives X-65 Designation For Active Flow Experiment

May 16, 2023
A new DARPA aircraft designed by Aurora Flight Sciences to experiment with active flow control technology has been designated the X-65.
CFM the Open Fan demonstrator rendering
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GE Signals EPISCenter Hybrid Power Research Expansion

May 17, 2023
GE Aerospace is investing $20 million to expand its EPISCenter facility at the University of Dayton as demand for electric and hybrid propulsion research grows.
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Space Force Wants Two More Deep-Space Tracking Radars

May 17, 2023
The U.S. Space Force wants two additional deep-space tracking radars deployed.
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Fully Operational VSR700 Makes Autonomous Landings, Takeoffs

May 16, 2023
Airbus Helicopters has completed the first autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship with its VSR700 uncrewed rotorcraft in a full operational configuration.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

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Archer Forms Government Advisory Board To Support DOD Relationship

May 10, 2023
Archer Aviation has announced the establishment of a new Government Services Advisory Board, staffed by a cadre of retired military officers.
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Wisk, Japan Airlines Partner To Bring Autonomous eVTOLs To Japan

May 09, 2023
The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies establishes a cooperative framework in a number of areas.

Operations

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NASA, SpaceX, Axiom Space ‘Go’ For Next Private Astronaut Mission

May 16, 2023
Axiom Space’s abbreviated second four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station cleared its May 15 flight readiness review.