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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 10, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 28 August 10, 2023
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Funding & Policy

F-35A
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Romania Looking To Acquire 48 F-35s, Reports Suggest

Aug 09, 2023
Current plans call for the first Romanian F-35s to be delivered by Lockheed Martin in 2030 to replace the country’s F-16 fleet.
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Ukraine Gives U.S. Army Lessons On New Loitering Munition, Counter-UAS

Aug 07, 2023
The Army’s Program Executive Office-Soldier last month announced creation of the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Norwegian Boeing 737
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Norwegian Wins $97 Million Contract For Defense Sector Flights

Aug 09, 2023
LCC Norwegian has won a $97 million four-year contract to provide around 250,000 flights annually for the defense sector in Norway and the Nordic region.

Programs

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B-2 Demo Automates Inflight Mission Transfers

Aug 09, 2023
The digital transfer to the aircraft from the B-2’s Advanced Communications ground station automates a function that required crews to manually input the data.
Leonardo AW101 helicopter
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First Polish Anti-Submarine Warfare AW101 Arrives

Aug 09, 2023
Warsaw expects delivery of all four Polish Navy Leonardo AW101s—purchased in a deal worth €380 million ($427 million)—by the end of this year.
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Congress Boosts Transfer Of C-130 Firefighters To California

Aug 08, 2023
Legislators hope that completing the final transfer of the aircraft will end an almost decade-long saga.
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Two Amazon Smallsats Expected To Ride Solo On Atlas V

Aug 08, 2023
The spacecraft originally were to fly on separate missions on startup ABL Space Systems’ RS1.
Catalina
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Catalina To Update, Restart Production Of Iconic Flying Boat

Aug 04, 2023
Owners of Catalina Aircraft Trust, plan to revive and update the aircraft as a new Next-Generation transport category turboprop with modern technology.
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Vertical Aerospace To Begin Crewed, Thrust-borne Test Flights

Aug 03, 2023
Vertical Aerospace said it will begin conducting crewed thrust-borne test flights of its full-scale VX4 prototype.

Business

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Palantir’s Revenue Up 13% In Second Quarter

Aug 08, 2023
Palantir Technologies’ sales rose 13% annually to $533 million in the second quarter with government clients accounting for 57% of total revenue.
Hypersonix Dart AE vehicle
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Kratos, Hypersonix Announce New Agreement For Hypersonic Test

Aug 09, 2023
The linkup between Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Australia’s Hypersonix Launch Systems is the latest in Hypersonix’s growth into the U.S. market.

Operations

VX4
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Accident Damages Vertical Aerospace’s Prototype VX4

Aug 09, 2023
Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 eVTOL prototype suffered significant damage during a remotely piloted flight test at Cotswold Airport in Kemble, England.
New Zealand NH90 helicopter
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Australia Recovers MRH-90 Flight Data Recorder, NZ Resumes NH90 Ops

Aug 09, 2023
New Zealand's temporary flight ban on the NH90s was spurred by the devastating July 28 crash of its Australian counterpart.
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Polish Flyer To Join Axiom Space Private Astronaut Mission

Aug 09, 2023
The mission date is to be announced at a later date, and the name of the astronaut awaits approval by NASA and the other ISS partners.

Technology

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Russia Plans Hybrid-Electric Regional Demonstrator

Jul 27, 2023
Russia is developing technology for a hybrid-electric regional airliner, with plans to fly a demonstrator in 2026, news agency Tass says.