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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 26, 2023

VOL. 284 NO. 60 June 26, 2023
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Business

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Virgin Galactic Surprises Shareholders with $400M Sale

Jun 23, 2023
The announcement, made in a U.S. regulatory filing late June 22, spurred a 19% selloff of Virgin’s share price by midday regular trading on June 23.
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Ad Astra Adds Two Space Veterans To Board Of Directors

Jun 21, 2023
Ad Astra Rocket Co. has elected two new members to its board of directors.
Spirit Aero
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Spirit Aero Lauds New Supply Chain Visibility System

Jun 18, 2023
Dubbed "control tower," the new system automatically provides key updates on a part or subassembly's progress in Spirit AeroSystems' supply chain.
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Norwegian Startup Plans Commercial Electric Seaplane Operations By 2030

Jun 15, 2023
Every aspect of Elfly Group’s project is ambitious, but CEO and founder Eric Lithun argues it is achievable.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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Senate Committee Blocks RQ-4 Block 40 Divestment

Jun 23, 2023
The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed its version of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill.
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China’s Aerospace Sector Highly Vulnerable To Sanctions: Report

Jun 23, 2023
The U.S. and its G7 allies could use sanctions to hobble China’s foreign-part-dependent aerospace sector in a Taiwan Strait conflict, a new report says.
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GE, HAL Reach Understanding On F414 Engine Production

Jun 22, 2023
A joint statement hailed the agreement as a “trailblazing initiative that would “enable greater transfer of U.S. jet engine technology than ever before.”
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Bill Would Create Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office

Jun 22, 2023
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has authorized the U.S. Navy to establish a Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office.
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New NASA Office Opens A Window From Space On The Earth

Jun 21, 2023
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson marked the first day of summer by cutting the ribbon on a new Earth Information Center.

Operations

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Last Ariane 5 Launch Reset For July 4

Jun 23, 2023
The mission, which is intended to deliver two European government communications satellites into orbit, had been targeted to launch on June 16.
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Starlink Modifications Mitigating Reflectivity, Study Shows

Jun 20, 2023
After adjusting for distance, SpaceX’s new Generation V2 Mini Starlink satellites are 12 times less luminous than previous generation Starlink spacecraft.

Programs

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NASA X-57 Maxwell Electric Demonstrator Will Not Fly

Jun 23, 2023
The program announced its decision on June 23, disclosing that it had discovered “failure modes” that would take too long to fix.
Bell’s V-280 Valor mockup Paris air show
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Bell Planning Production Capacity Increase To Meet V-280 Demand

Jun 21, 2023
Bell CEO Lisa Atherton tells reporters at the Paris Air Show that the company has to "hit every single mark" on the Future Long-Range Attack Aircraft contract.
Hamadori
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Japan's Space Entertainment Laboratory Unveils Next-Gen Uncrewed Flying-Boat

Jun 19, 2023
The next-generation Hamadori flying-boat uncrewed aircraft has a twin-hull design.
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Reliable Robotics To Study Automating Azul's Caravans

Jun 22, 2023
The timeline for retrofitting the aircraft, as well as the number of aircraft to be retrofitted with automated systems, is yet to be determined.

Technology

Ossian Heulin and Pierre-Emmanuel Dumouchel of Dessia Technologies
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AI Could Help Aerospace's Engineering Shortage, Bottom Line

Jun 20, 2023
French startup Dessia Technologies uses artificial intelligence to help engineers evaluate design options and flag mistakes.

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