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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 4, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 24 August 04, 2023
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Business

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Northrop Opens First Hypersonic Propulsion Factory In The U.S.

Aug 03, 2023
Northrop officials designed the facility in Elkton, Maryland, with a high degree of modularity to adapt to new manufacturing technology and hypersonic designs.
bae systems ceo Charles Woodburn
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BAE Systems Eyes Space Sector Growth

Aug 03, 2023
In 2021, BAE Systems acquired UK-based small satellite manufacturer In-Space Missions and now appears to be looking for more opportunities.
Howmet Aerospace
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Commercial Aerospace Drives Howmet’s Sales Growth In Q2

Aug 01, 2023
The company’s commercial aerospace business has grown for nine consecutive quarters.
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Airbus Signs Up As Private Space Station Operator

Aug 02, 2023
Europe’s Airbus Defense and Space is upping its stake in the Voyager Space-led Starlab project.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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RAND Recommends UAP Reporting System Study

Aug 03, 2023
The U.S. should study the design of a system for public reporting of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).

Programs

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USAF Evaluating New Way For B-1s To Carry Hypersonic Weapons

Aug 03, 2023
The service is evaluating the Boeing-developed Load Adaptable Modular (LAM) pylon.
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USAF To Receive MH-139 Data Under Agreement With Boeing

Aug 03, 2023
The U.S. Air Force will begin receiving technical data on the Boeing-Leonardo MH-139 helicopter beginning this fall.
lockheed Martin f-35 in production
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Belgium Could Delay F-35 Acceptance Over Block 4 Upgrade Delays

Aug 03, 2023
The Technology Refresh 3 upgrade to the Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF may delay Belgium's acquisition of the aircraft by at least six months.
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Canadian eVTOL Startup Limosa Unveils LimoConnect V2

Jul 28, 2023
The LimoConnect V2 was unveiled July 22 at the Electric Aircraft Symposium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Kaan
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Pakistan Could Join Turkey’s Kaan Fighter Project 

Aug 03, 2023
Just days after Azerbaijan was inducted into the Kaan combat aircraft program, Turkey is planning to begin negotiations with Pakistan to do the same. 

Technology

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Machine Learning-Trained Autonomy Tested By XQ-58 For Skyborg

Aug 03, 2023
The flight on Jan. 25 at the Eglin Test and Training Complex off the Florida coast builds on four years of experiments by the Air Force Research Laboratory.
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Test Samples of Orbital Reef’s ‘King-Sized Bed’ Window Sent To ISS

Aug 02, 2023
The material will be carried by a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft as part of a commercial resupply service mission to the ISS.

Operations

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Axiom Space Announces 4th Private Astronaut Mission

Aug 03, 2023
NASA has selected Axiom Space for a fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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