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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 7, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 4 July 07, 2023
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Programs

Boeing Chinook CH-47
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German Parliament Approves Long-Awaited Chinook Buy

Jul 06, 2023
Germany looks set to purchase a new fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks after the long-awaited acquisition was approved by the country’s Parliament.
Nexter Aerotech Cesar Munitions
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France Pursues Loitering Munitions Development

Jul 06, 2023
France’s Defense Innovation Laboratory has awarded two study contracts for development of loitering munitions capable of neutralizing armored targets.
Sikorsky VSTOL
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Sikorsky Requests FAA Exemption To Fly Rotor Blown Wing eVTOL

Jul 05, 2023
Sikorsky is planning to fly a subscale uncrewed aircraft in its Rotor Blown Wing (RBW) vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) configuration.
Lockheed Martin habitat inflation burst test
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Inflatable Space Habitat Testing Moves Ahead

Jul 06, 2023
Lockheed Martin has declared a second successful burst test of technologies it is developing for inflatable space habitats.
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DARPA LongShot Cleared To Move Into Flight Demonstration Phase

Jul 06, 2023
The $94.2 million deal for the LongShot program allows GA-ASI to move beyond the critical design review phase.
Koral surface-to-air missile
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Ukraine Reveals Early Progress On Domestic SAM Projects

Jul 06, 2023
The announcement did not identify the development projects, but still showed an image of a known SAM concept in development by Ukraine's Luch Design Bureau.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

ariane 5 launch July 5
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Final Flight Of Ariane 5 Places Two Satellites Into Orbit

Jul 06, 2023
Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket closed out 27 years of operations on July 5 with its 117th mission.
Su-35
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Watch: U.S. Posts Video Of Russian Fighters Harassing MQ-9 Over Syria

Jul 06, 2023
The Pentagon is again accusing Russia of unsafe operations in the Middle East releasing a video taken July 5 that shows a Russian Su-35 harassing a U.S. MQ-9.

Funding & Policy

China's gallium export controls
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Limited Defense Supply Impact Seen From Chinese Metal Export Controls

Jul 05, 2023
The export restrictions placed by China on gallium and germanium are unlikely to cause additional defense supply bottlenecks.
LaunchPad facility
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AAM Development Center Opens In Oklahoma

Jul 06, 2023
A facility dedicated to the development of emerging aviation technologies and new air transportation systems has opened at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa.

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