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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 6, 2023

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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Skunk Works Developing Fix For 'Dumb' CCAs

Sep 05, 2023
The proposed Skunk Works tool—an F-35-mounted autonomous processing node—connect to the less-intelligent CCAs during a mission.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Yakolev Yak-130 advanced jet trainer
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Iran Takes Delivery Of Russian-Supplied Yak-130 Trainers

Sep 04, 2023
Images of two Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced jet trainers being flight tested in Isfahan, Iran, and wearing Iranian Air Force colors were published online on Sept. 2.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 crew members are seen inside the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft during their return to Earth on Sept. 3, 2023
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Space Station Crew-6 Fliers Splash Down Safely

Sep 04, 2023
The crew splashed down in darkness at 12:17 a.m. EDT and were joined 30 min. later by a SpaceX recovery vessel with NASA staffers and medical personnel.

Business

Lonestar Lunar Lander
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Intuitive Machines To Raise $20 Million Ahead Of Lunar Mission

Sep 01, 2023
Intuitive Machines plans to raise $20 million from a sale of its stock and warrants to an undisclosed institutional investor.
uk from space
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Opportunities Vast For UK AAM, But Challenges Significant—Consultant

Sep 01, 2023
Consultant EA Maven says the economic benefit of AAM travel could be broad, but vertiport infrastructure remains one of many potential stumbling blocks.

Contracts

European Future Combat Air System
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German Consortium Working On AI Backbone For FCAS

Sep 01, 2023
A consortium of German companies has been contracted to begin building the IT platform that is expected to produce the AI systems for the European FCAS.
Contracts
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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, 2023

Sep 05, 2023
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.

Technology

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XPeng Completes China’s First Cross-River eVTOL Flight

Aug 29, 2023
AeroHT has conducted the first cross-river flight in China by an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
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Swiss Air Force To Receive Bombardier Global 7500

Aug 31, 2023
The Swiss Air Force is to acquire a Bombardier Global 7500 business jet for VIP missions.

Programs

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Ukraine Unveils Long-Range Homegrown Weapon

Sep 01, 2023
Ukraine has now fielded a long-range weapon capable of striking targets hundreds of miles deep into Russian territory.
Passive Surveillance System Vera-NG
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Hensoldt, ERA Team To Provide Passive Air Surveillance System For Germany

Sep 01, 2023
Hensoldt plans to combine ERA's Vera-NG with its own Twinvis passive radar technology for use by the German Air Force.