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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 10, 2023

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Programs

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First T-7A Trainer Arrives At Edwards AFB For Tests

Nov 09, 2023
The U.S. Air Force’s first T-7A Red Hawk trainer has arrived at its main training base.
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Ascent Urges UK Defense Ministry To Explore Hawk Trainer Alternatives

Nov 09, 2023
Ascent uses government-furnished Hawk T2s to provide Phase 2 fast jet training.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Nov 10, 2023
SES gets MEO services contract.. VIPER SHIELD demonstrates F-16 integration... TERRAN ORBITAL announces new bus configurations...

In Brief

Operations

encapsulated X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
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X-37B Aiming For New Orbit With Launch On Falcon Heavy

Nov 09, 2023
The mission, known as USSF-52, will be the seventh for the two-vehicle fleet of Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles.
crew access arm on the upgraded SLC-40 pad
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SpaceX Completes Crew Access Arm For Cape-Side Launches

Nov 09, 2023
The SLC-40 upgrade has been spurred by SpaceX’s plans to launch the Starship Super Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B, but NASA had concerns.
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NASA Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman Passes

Nov 09, 2023
NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8, the first journey by human beings to the Moon, has passed away.
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ESA Releases First Images From Wide-Field Euclid Telescope

Nov 07, 2023
The European Space Agency’s newly launched Euclid telescope has captured a smattering of sharp, wide-field images of galaxies near and far.

Business

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Virgin Galactic To Cut Unity Flights, Workforce In Plan To Grow Later

Nov 09, 2023
Virgin Galactic said late Nov. 8 that it will “pause” Unity spaceplane flights in mid-2024.
RV Connex Pathum (right) and the U-1 (left)
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Thailand’s RV Connex Signs Drone Collaboration Deal With EDGE

Nov 09, 2023
The deal with RV Connex was made at the Defense & Security 2023 exhibition here in Bangkok, where EDGE is participating for the first time.

Funding & Policy

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UK Training Platform Aims To Link AAM Industry, Local Government

Nov 07, 2023
Innovate UK, a component council of UK Research and Innovation), is funding a new training and educational provider called AAM4Gov.

Technology

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Sintavia To Buy Large 3D Printer To Build Launch Vehicle Parts

Nov 08, 2023
Additive manufacturing shop Sintavia has signed letter of intent to buy a large 3D printer.
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South Korea Flies eVTOL Demo Under K-UAM Grand Challenge

Nov 06, 2023
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute has flown its electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator in public for the first time.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Foreign Sales of F-35 Projected To Swamp Chinese Fighter Exports

Nov 10, 2023
Observers should not conflate China’s growing military capability with its production capacity or the viability of its military aircraft in competitive international markets.