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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 13, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 51 September 13, 2023
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Programs

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U.S. Air Force Shows New B-21 Images

Sep 12, 2023
The U.S. Air Force is giving the public new peeks at its secretive B-21 Raider bomber.
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U.S. Air Force Accepting First T-7A, Planning Test Schedule

Sep 12, 2023
The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 12 was signing the paperwork and getting ready to receive its first T-7A Red Hawk training jet.
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Trilateral Industry Agreement Moves GCAP Progress Forward

Sep 12, 2023
Industry partners in the three-nation Global Combat Air Program have reached a further collaboration agreement.
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DARPA Seeks To Adapt Thousands Of Drones With Military Autonomy

Sep 12, 2023
The Rapid Experimental Missonized Autonomy (REMA) program, worth a total of $25 million spread across multiple anticipated awards, kicked off on Sept. 11.
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Standard Aero Could Build Black Hawks In Britain For NMH

Sep 12, 2023
Lockheed Martin is proposing the assembly of the S-70M Black Hawk in the UK as part of its bid to secure the country’s New Medium Helicopter requirement.
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Pratt Execs Do Not See GTF Issues On Military Engines

Sep 12, 2023
The powdered metal issues plaguing Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engines have not affected the company’s largest military engine programs.
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BAE Systems, L3Harris Deliver First EC-37B Compass Call To USAF

Sep 12, 2023
BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies has delivered the first EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for developmental and operational testing.
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Cuts To UK E-7 Buy ‘Perverse, Irrational,' Law-Makers Say

Sep 11, 2023
The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail buy is described as “extremely poor value for money,” with the UK paying £1.89 billion for three, rather than £2.15 billion for five.
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Boom Details Supersonic Overture Defense Advisory Group

Sep 12, 2023
The creation of the independent council follows last year’s announcement of a strategic partnership with Northrop Grumman.
Space Launch System
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GAO To NASA: Implement Robust Space Launch System Cost Controls

Sep 08, 2023
NASA officials have acknowledged the evolving Space Launch System rocket is unaffordable at current cost levels.
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Estonia, Latvia Acquiring IRIS-T SLM

Sep 12, 2023
Estonia and Latvia are to jointly purchase the Diehl IRIS-T SLM medium-range, ground-based air defense system.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Israeli Air Force Partially Reveals Secretive New Small UAV

Sep 12, 2023
An image released by the Israeli Air Force shows only the midbody section of the new Spark UAV where a high-wing attaches to the fuselage

Business

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SpaceX To Launch Telesat’s Lightspeed LEO Constellation

Sep 11, 2023
Telesat signed a 14-flight contract with SpaceX to deploy its Lightspeed broadband satellite constellation, the companies said Sept. 11.
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Shortage Of Space Launch Capacity Here To Stay, CEOs Say

Sep 12, 2023
Satellite constellation projects are materializing, creating a need for launches, especially to low Earth orbit.
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TAT Technologies Sees Solid Growth As Supply Chain Recovers

Sep 05, 2023
Net income reached $1.5 million in the April to June period, or $0.15 earnings per share (EPS), compared to a loss of $0.01 EPS in the second quarter of 2022. 
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Euroconsult Predicts Swift Growth In Satellite Capacity Supply

Sep 12, 2023
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband constellation is seen as a major driver in that growth.

Funding & Policy

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Work On 57 FAA Rules For Reflight Of Starship Complete, Musk Says

Sep 11, 2023
SpaceX says it has completed 57 corrective actions required by the FAA prior to a second flight test of the Starship Super Heavy launch system.
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AFWERX To Sign Agreement With FAA To Provide AAM Flight Test Data

Sep 08, 2023
The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation unit plans to sign a memorandum of understanding in October with the FAA to gather flight-testing data for the regulator.
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U.S. Space Force Stands Up New Units Devoted To EW, GPS

Sep 12, 2023
The U.S. Space Force is standing up two new units that will target challenges emerging to electronic warfare and positioning, navigation and timing.

Operations

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USAFE Tests Satellite-Controlled MQ-9 Takeoff/Landing In Poland

Sep 11, 2023
The Satellite Launch and Recovery Package will enable U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) to have a smaller logistics and personnel footprint for MQ-9 operations.

Air Forces In Focus