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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 6, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 3 July 06, 2023
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Programs

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Rheinmetall Selects Site For F-35 Center Fuselage Plant

Jul 05, 2023
A factory to be built in Weeze in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state will produce at least 400 of the center-fuselage sections.
Radar 2
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UK Signs Contract To Ready New Eurofighter Typhoon AESA Radar

Jul 04, 2023
Officials hope investments such as Radar 2 may encourage Eurofighter Typhoon export customers such as Saudi Arabia to sign on the dotted line for more fighters.
Dhruv
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India’s Dhruv Helicopter Wins Restricted EASA Certification

Jul 05, 2023
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopter has become the first Indian-designed and developed rotorcraft to secure certification from the EASA.
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CH-47F Block 1 Off The Market After Boeing Signs Latest Deals

Jul 05, 2023
The final Block 1 production contracts totaled $793 million for 18 Chinooks for the South Korean army and a top-up order of one aircraft for the Spanish army. 
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Aska Begins Flight Testing Drive/Fly eVTOL

Jun 30, 2023
Aska began ground testing in the first quarter and now has FAA certification and authorization for uncrewed flight testing.
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FAA Accepts Lilium's Application For G-1 Certification Basis

Jun 26, 2023
The FAA has approved the certification basis for Lilium’s electric air taxi.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Moscow Vnukovo airport Jan 2021
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Drone Attack Interrupts Operations At Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport

Jul 04, 2023
Operations at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport were interrupted for about 3 hr. in the early morning of July 4 after an attack by uncrewed aircraft.
UK Royal Air Force Airbus A400M
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RAF Flies Ultra-Long-Range A400M Airlifter Mission

Jul 05, 2023
The UK Royal Air Force has demonstrated a nonstop long-range flight of its Airbus A400M airlifter, from the UK to Guam.
Leidos Artemis surveillance prototype aircraft
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Leidos To Train U.S. Army ISR Pilots As Prototype Competitions Continue

Jul 05, 2023
Leidos has received a $48 million contract to start training the U.S. Army's future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pilots.

Funding & Policy

Diehl IRIS-T
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Austria, Switzerland Eye Joining German-Led Sky Shield Initiative

Jul 05, 2023
Austria and Switzerland are planning to join the German-led European Sky Shield Initiative.

Business

LMI Aerospace machining
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Former LMI Aerospace To Close Wichita Site

Jul 03, 2023
Sonaca North America, an aerostructures supplier better known to many industry players as LMI Aerospace, plans to close its Wichita site by year-end.
airplane in sunset
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Fitch: Aerospace Manufacturers Will Bear Brunt of SAF Transition Costs

Jul 03, 2023
Incentives such as tax credits or partial cost reimbursement may be needed to make the economics of sustainable fuel more attractive for customers.

Technology

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IHI Advances Electrified Aircraft Technology

Jun 16, 2023
Japan’s IHI has unveiled tech breakthroughs that could advance development of electric and fuel cell propulsion systems for aircraft in the 2030s.

Air Forces In Focus