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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 3, 2023

VOL. 286 NO. 2 October 03, 2023
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Funding & Policy

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The Weekly Debrief: Could A 'Moneyball Military' Deliver On Replicator’s Promises?

Oct 02, 2023
Acquire thousands of cheap drones within a few years by empowering combatant commands and defense-wide agencies, Anduril's Chris Brose says.

Daily Briefs

Programs

Slovakian f-16
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Slovakia’s First New-Build Block 70 F-16 Flies Ahead Of Flier Training

Oct 02, 2023
Slovakia has 14 Block 70-model fighters on order to replace its Soviet-era Mikoyan MiG-29s that were withdrawn last year and transferred to Ukraine.
simulator cell in the Joint Simulation Environment.
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F-35 Program Finishes Long-Delayed Simulated Mission Trials

Oct 02, 2023
The milestone clears the Joint Program Office to seek a decision on full-rate production status for the family of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.
NH90 for Italian navy
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Leonardo Completes NH90 Deliveries To Italian Navy

Oct 02, 2023
Leonardo Helicopters says it has handed over the 56th and final aircraft, a NATO Frigate Helicopter version of the NH90 for the Italian Navy.
dassault rafale
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First Rafale Handed Over To Croatian Air Force

Oct 02, 2023
The two-seat Rafale B was formally transferred on Oct. 2 during a ceremony at the Mont-de-Marsan air base, where Croatian pilots are being trained on the type.
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Russia Delays National Space Station, Seeks Partners

Oct 02, 2023
Financing issues are delaying development of a new Russian space station in low Earth orbit.
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Gitai’s Robotic Arm System Passes NASA Safety Checks For ISS Launch

Sep 29, 2023
Gitai’s 1.5-m-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) has successfully passed all NASA safety reviews for its planned International Space Station external demonstration.
The Vega C
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Nozzle Redesign Postpones Next Vega-C Launch To Late 2024

Oct 02, 2023
The need to redesign the Vega-C light- to medium-lift launcher’s second stage nozzle is causing another delay for the fledgling program.
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Jaunt Air To Market Subscale eVTOL As Standalone Product

Sep 28, 2023
Jaunt Air Mobility has confirmed plans to sell its quarter-scale air taxi technology demonstrator as a standalone product.

In Brief

Business

Spirit Aerosystems
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Spirit Aero Ousts CEO Gentile, Lures Shanahan To Job Of Fixing Key Supplier

Oct 02, 2023
The list of to-do tasks for the surprising new chief executive of leading aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems is clear and daunting.

Contracts