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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 26, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 17 July 26, 2023
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Programs

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Western OEMs Line Up To Meet Indian Medium Airlifter Requirement

Jul 25, 2023
India’s hunt for a new medium transport aircraft (MTA) has attracted interest from Airbus, Embraer and Lockheed Martin.
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Raytheon Protest Puts U.S. Navy Decoy Program On Hold

Jul 25, 2023
Raytheon has filed two pre-award protests against the Dual Band Decoy program since May 12 with the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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Poland Signs For Two Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

Jul 25, 2023
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak revealed in May that his government was in advanced talks to obtain early warning aircraft from Sweden.
BAE Systems Hawk
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SkyAlyne Is Preferred Bidder For Canadian Pilot Training Contract

Jul 25, 2023
The SkyAlyne partnership between CAE and KF Aerospace was selected over a rival proposal from the Babcock Leonardo Canada Aircrew Training team.
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Canada Boosting Tanker Fleet Size With Airbus MRTT Buy

Jul 25, 2023
Ottawa is buying nine MRTT aircraft, which will be designated CC-330 Husky by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Pratt & Whitney Says More Frequent Geared Turbofan Disk Inspections Needed

Jul 25, 2023
The process will start with a surge of checks in the next few months. 

Operations

Italian Air Force F-35s
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Italian Air Force Deploying Four F-35s To Japan For Exercises

Jul 25, 2023
Italy will send four F-35s to Komatsu air base on the northern coast of Honshu, the Japanese mainland—the first Italian deployment to Japan since the 1920s.
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Russia’s Harassment Of U.S. Drones Continues As Su-35 Damages MQ-9

Jul 25, 2023
Russia’s harassment of U.S. aircraft continues over Syria, this time with an Su-35 fighter damaging an MQ-9 Reaper UAV, forcing it to land.
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USAF Tests Palletized Munition System In Pacific

Jul 24, 2023
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) has conducted a successful test of the Rapid Dragon pallet system.
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British Aircraft Carrier Returns To Sea After Repairs

Jul 25, 2023
The UK Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has returned to sea after nine months of repairs.

Funding & Policy

Tempest concept
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UK Defense Programs Lack Key Skills, Experience, Report Says

Jul 24, 2023
Major UK defense programs are struggling with a lack of key skills and experience to bring them into service on cost and schedule.
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New Aid For Ukraine Includes Air Defenses, Microdrones

Jul 25, 2023
The Pentagon is sending additional Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) munitions to Ukraine.

Business

RTX
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Engine Issue Weighs On RTX’s Otherwise Solid Quarterly Results

Jul 25, 2023
Shares of RTX, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, dove 14% per-share during regular trading July 25.
Collins Aerospace
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Safran To Acquire Collins’ Actuation Business

Jul 21, 2023
The move positions Safran for the design of more-electric control systems on the next generation of commercial aircraft.

Air Forces In Focus