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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 19, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 12 July 19, 2023
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Programs

GE Aerospace XA100 adaptive turbofan engine
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Congress May Be Wasting Money With AETP Support, USAF Chief Says

Jul 18, 2023
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the House's addition of $558 million for the force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program is akin to "throwing money away."
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Hypersonic Test Follow-Up Awarded To Raytheon/Northrop

Jul 18, 2023
The follow-on award comes seven months after the same team completed the last of three successful tests for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program.
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Saudi Arabia To Buy, Build Baykar’s Akinci UAS

Jul 18, 2023
Neither the contract’s value nor the number of Akinci systems ordered by the Middle Eastern country have been made public.
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U.S. Navy Sets Deadline For Next Phase Of HALO Missile Bidding

Jul 18, 2023
A pre-solicitation notice is the next step on a path to selecting a design to launch an engineering and manufacturing development program within two years.
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SDA: Tranche 0 Link 16 Transmission In October, Second Launch In August

Jul 18, 2023
SDA in April launched its first Tranche 0 data transport satellites, which will send the datalink to military cockpits and other receivers below.
Canberra DSN antenna
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Inspector General Audit Finds NASA’s Deep Space Network Oversubscribed

Jul 17, 2023
An audit of NASA's Deep Space Network recommends—among other suggestions—transmitter upgrades as part of the Deep Space Network Aperture Enhancement Project.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Herbert Powley
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Powley Named To Flight Instructor Hall Of Fame

Jul 18, 2023
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has named Herbert W. “Bill” Powley as the 2023 inductee into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame.

Funding & Policy

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UK Bolstering Munition Stocks In Wake Of Ukraine-Russia War

Jul 18, 2023
The defense ministry’s Command Paper Refresh was published July 18.
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UK Defense Procurement System ‘Broken,’ Lawmakers Declare

Jul 18, 2023
The UK’s defense procurement process is “broken” and in need of “major, comprehensive reform,” lawmakers say.

Business

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HawkEye 360 Raises $58M To Fund New Radio Frequency Sensing Sats

Jul 13, 2023
HawkEye 360 has raised a $58 million round of capital that will be used to fund new radio frequency sensing satellites.
F-35
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Lockheed Martin Posts Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results

Jul 18, 2023
With a net profit of $1.7 billion, Lockheed posted earnings per share of $6.63, up sharply from $1.16 a share in the second quarter of 2022.
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Safran/HAL Set Up Rotorcraft Engine JV in Bangalore

Jul 16, 2023
The decision to establish the JV, follows a memorandum of understanding inked by the two companies in July 2022, with workshares agreed during 2023.

Technology

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Royal Air Force Assessing Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Parts

Jul 16, 2023
The UK's Project Warhol is researching additive manufacturing materials and technologies that could help boost parts availability during wartime.
Grid
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Collins’ Grid Set For Electric Propulsion Tests

Jul 12, 2023
Collins Aerospace says it is on track to open a $50 million aircraft electrification and electric propulsion laboratory dubbed "The Grid" in October.

Air Forces In Focus