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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 21, 2023

VOL. 285 NO. 57 September 21, 2023
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Funding & Policy

Swedish C-130H
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Sweden To Accelerate Airlifter Buy After Budget Increase

Sep 20, 2023
Sweden is planning to accelerate the acquisition of new tactical transport aircraft to replace the country’s aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Boom Supersonic factory
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Boom Supersonic ‘Tops Out’ Overture Final Assembly Building

Sep 20, 2023
Boom Supersonic has sized the facility to produce up to 33 Overture aircraft per year and expects to start rolling out its Mach 1.7 airliner from 2026.

Programs

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AI-Flown XQ-58 Simulates Combat Mission In Second Test Flight

Sep 20, 2023
The series of tests by the 40th Flight Test Squadron is being used to inform how the U.S. Air Force tests and applies the synthetic decision-making technology.
C-390
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Austria Lines Up To Purchase Embraer’s Millennium Airlifter

Sep 20, 2023
Austria has become the latest European nation to adopt Embraer’s C-390, choosing the airlifter over Lockheed Martin’s C-130J.
LIFE inflatable habitat
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Sierra LIFE Inflatable Habitat Burst-Tested With Representative Window

Sep 20, 2023
For burst testing, a scaled LIFE inflatable habitat was filled with air until it ruptured as Sierra works to deploy a full-scale version to low Earth Orbit.
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SSC Awards Astroscale Contract For In-space Refueling Vehicle

Sep 20, 2023
Space Systems Command has awarded Astroscale U.S. a $25.5 million contract to deliver by 2026 a prototype spacecraft that can refuel other satellites in space.

Technology

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Defense Department Funds Battery Development Campus

Sep 18, 2023
The University of Texas at Dallas will lead a consortium of universities, national laboratories and energy storage companies.
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Pentagon Qualifies PFAS-Free Firefighting Foam

Sep 18, 2023
The U.S. Defense Department has added a fluorine-free firefighting foam to its Qualified Products List .
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CycloRotor eVTOL Propulsion Testbed Begins Outdoor Flights

Sep 18, 2023
Austria’s CycloTech has begun outdoor flight tests of its CycloRotor propulsion technology demonstrator.

Business

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General Atomics Buys Electro-optical Sensor Developer EO Vista

Sep 15, 2023
General Atomics has acquired EO Vista, a company that develops electro-optical sensors for satellites and aircraft.
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Cyber Firm Started By Ex-Director Of NSA Prepares For Bankruptcy

Sep 19, 2023
This month IronNet announced it had furloughed “almost all” its employees and “substantially curtailed” business operations.

Operations

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FAA Authorizes BVLOS Flights For Zipline Cargo Drones

Sep 19, 2023
The FAA has authorized Zipline International to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights of its cargo drones.
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NASA Astronaut Rubio Discusses U.S. Record Mission Challenges

Sep 19, 2023
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will pass the one-year mark in space on Sept. 21. His return to Earth is set for Sept. 27.