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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 18, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 54 September 16, 2023
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Funding & Policy

Poland’s defense minister Mariusz Błaszczak
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Poland Needs More Fighters, Defense Minister Says

Sep 15, 2023
Speaking on Poland’s Radio dla Ciebie Sept. 14, Mariusz Błaszczak says the country still has a shortfall in combat aircraft.
article

NASEM Seeks More NASA Funding For Space Biology, Physics Research

Sep 12, 2023
The challenges include establishing a sustained human presence at the Moon to prepare for human expeditions to Mars and introducing commercial space stations.
article

AeroVironment Urges Multinational Loitering Munitions Stockpile

Sep 14, 2023
AeroVironment makes two loitering munitions: the anti-personnel Switchblade 300 and the anti-armored vehicle Switchblade 600.
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NASA Names McInerney To Oversee UAP Research

Sep 15, 2023
NASA has reversed course and decided to release the name of the person assigned to oversee research into unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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NASA-Russian Trio Launch, Dock To Space Station

Sep 15, 2023
Russia’s Soyuz MS-24 crew capsule autonomously docked to the International Space Station on Sept. 15.

Programs

Tu-30VG
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Taiwan Military Pledges To Buy Thousands Of Commercial Drones

Sep 15, 2023
The 2023 National Defense Report released Sept. 12 laid out the new acquisition plans as part of an effort to bolster Taiwan’s asymmetric capabilities.
A concept image shows a P2012 Traveller configured as a Goshawk special mission aircraft
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Taiwan Operator Plans To Offer P2012 For Surveillance Services

Sep 15, 2023
Ansett Airlines, the owner of the Apex Flight Academy, has been developing the renamed Goshawk special mission aircraft since 2021.
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BAE Pitches Palletized APKWS To Taiwan, Other Asian States

Sep 15, 2023
BAE Systems and platform integrator MSI Defense Solutions are pitching a palletized guided rocket system.
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First Operational Mwari Enters Service In Mozambique

Sep 14, 2023
Launch operator Mozambique has logged 70 flight hours on the Paramount Mwari light attack and observation aircraft.
article

ArianeGroup Offshoot MaiaSpace Tests Small Launcher Elements

Sep 13, 2023
The ArianeGroup subsidiary plans to conduct a hot fire test of the Maia rocket's upper stage in 2024.
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Demand Growing For Soviet-Era Helo Upgrades, Paramount Founder Says

Sep 14, 2023
South Africa’s Paramount Group is seeing strong demand for the upgrade of older Russian-built helicopters.

Operations

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Firefly Nails Rapid Response Launch Demo For U.S. Space Force

Sep 15, 2023
The rocket lifted off at 10:28 p.m. EDT/7:28 p.m. local time on Sept. 14.
danish f-35
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Danish F-35s Touch Down on Home Soil

Sep 15, 2023
Four Lockheed Martin F-35s landed at Denmark's Skrydstrup air base shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 14.
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Dragonfly Picks Neuraspace For Satellite Collision Avoidance

Sep 13, 2023
The agreement is for Dragonfly’s in-orbit EOS SAT-1 satellite, aimed at being the first in a constellation of seven.
Hutron H2B Hayabusa at Taipei Aerospace Defense Technology Exhibition
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Mysterious Taiwanese Company Reveals Loitering Munition

Sep 14, 2023
Featuring wingfold design similar to the AeroVironment Switchblade 600, Taiwanese company Hutron's H2B weighs 33 lb. (15 kg), including an 11-lb. warhead.

Technology

Cuberg battery pack
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Safran, Cuberg Team On Lithium-Metal Batteries For Electric Aviation

Sep 13, 2023
While the eVTOL leaders are developing their own electric motors and battery packs, Cuberg and Safran are looking to the next technology wave.

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