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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 24, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 38 August 24, 2023
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Operations

Chandrayaan touchdown
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India Nails Landing On Lunar South Pole

Aug 23, 2023
India made history on Aug. 23 by becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole.
Prigozhin crash
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Wagner Leader Prigozhin Killed In Jet Crash Inside Russia

Aug 23, 2023
Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in the crash of an Embraer business jet in Russia on Aug. 23.
article

Space Junk Hits ClearSpace’s Debris-Removal Target

Aug 23, 2023
ClearSpace says a leftover payload adapter floating in Earth’s orbit, that it planned to remove from space, has been hit by another piece of junk.
Progress MS-24 launch
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Russian Resupply Mission Launches To International Space Station

Aug 23, 2023
Russia’s Progress MS-24 resupply mission was on course to reach the seven-person International Space Station late Aug. 24.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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U.S. Approves IRST Pod Export For Taiwan F-16s

Aug 23, 2023
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the proposed sale, starting a mandatory review period for lawmakers. 

Business

boeing next-gen assembly line concept
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Boeing Expansion In St. Louis Valued At $1.8 Billion

Aug 23, 2023
The capital investments by Boeing are supporting the company's "future franchise" programs, which possibly include the Next Generation Air Dominance program.
article

Archer Aviation Raises $215 Million Funding Round

Aug 10, 2023
Archer Aviation has raised a $215 million funding round led by automaker Stellantis.

Programs

article

EHang Completes Final Compliance Tests, Expects Certification ‘Soon'

Aug 18, 2023
China’s EHang says it expects to receive type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China “soon.”
PTDI Sikorsky officials at signing in U.S.
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Indonesia’s PTDI, Sikorsky Agree Local Black Hawk Assembly Ahead Of Potential Deal

Aug 23, 2023
The Indonesian military's agreement to acquire the Black Hawks—which Aviation Week understands could cover the purchase of 24 S-70Ms—is not set in stone.

Technology

Umbra synthetic aperture radar image
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Umbra Receives Space-Based Moving-Target Indication Contract

Aug 22, 2023
Umbra wins a contract to study how its advanced space radar technologies could be used in the USAF shift to space for its moving-target indication mission.
DLR
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EU Researchers Actively Suppress Flutter In Flight Tests

Aug 22, 2023
The goal of the 40-month, $4.2 million project was to actively suppress flutter using onboard sensors, algorithms and control surfaces.