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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 20, 2023

VOL. 286 NO. 15 October 20, 2023
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Funding & Policy

U.S. Air Force UAS
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Lawmakers, Analysts Raise Concerns About DOD’s Replicator Initiative

Oct 19, 2023
Lawmakers and analysts are interested in some of the possibilities under the Pentagon’s new uncrewed system acquisition initiative, despite persistent concerns.
Chinese DF-17 missiles
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Pentagon: China May Be Developing Conventional ICBMs

Oct 19, 2023
China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force may be developing an intercontinental conventional ballistic missile capability, the Pentagon warns.
NASA Ames research center
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UC Berkeley Aims To Launch $2B Space Research, Development Center

Oct 18, 2023
Berkeley Space Center, unveiled Oct. 16, could see employment for more than 6,000 researchers and developers in astronautics, quantum computing and more.
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Italy Funding Study On National Air-Launched Access to Space

Oct 19, 2023
Italy is to fund a study into the air-launch of small satellites to give the country’s air force autonomous access to space.
Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile
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German Lawmakers Approve Funding For Arrow 3 Purchase

Oct 19, 2023
German lawmakers have approved the final and largest tranche of spending for the country’s purchase of the Israeli Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system.

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Programs

Dassault Rafale
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France Budgets €11.7 Billion For Dassault Rafale Investments

Oct 19, 2023
France is to invest €6.41 billion ($6.75 billion) in the Dassault Rafale fighter program between 2023 and 2026 and has earmarked €5.36 billion after 2026.
Mars Sample Return mission concept
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NASA Mars Sample Return Faces Uncertainty Despite Science Priority

Oct 19, 2023
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is working to address recent concerns about cost and technical challenges associated with a Mars Sample Return mission.
KAI KF-21
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KAI CEO Open To New Foreign Partners For KF-21 Fighter

Oct 19, 2023
Kang Goo-young, chief of KAI, says that interest in the KF-21 has increased after witnessing test results and on-time development progression.

Business

Ocean Aero Submaran
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Lockheed-Affiliated Unmanned Underwater Startup Moves To Miss.

Oct 18, 2023
Ocean Aero, a startup company working on autonomous U.S. Navy ships and backed by Lockheed Martin, has opened its new headquarters and manufacturing facility.
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Wisk Flies Autonomous eVTOL From California Airport

Oct 09, 2023
Wisk Aero has begun conducting test flights of its autonomous air taxi out of Long Beach Airport, California.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
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Finnish And U.S. Firms Offer Used Black Hawks To Europe

Oct 19, 2023
Finland’s Patria aerostructures company and U.S. support firm United Aero Group have teamed to provide refurbished UH-60 Black Hawks for the European market.
KoreanAir and Supernal executives
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Korean Air, Supernal Partnering On UAM Development

Oct 18, 2023
Korean Air and Supernal have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the design of an eVTOL vehicle and develop the AAM ecosystem in South Korea.

Operations

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U.S. Downs Cruise Missiles, Drones Across Middle East Amid Tensions

Oct 19, 2023
A U.S. destroyer downed three missiles and several drones fired from Yemen that were heading north, amid an uptick in such attacks throughout the Middle East,

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