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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 23, 2023

VOL. 286 NO. 39 November 23, 2023
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Operations

U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17
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U.S. C-17s And C-5Ms Heavily Tasked For Middle East Airlifts

Nov 22, 2023
The surge of military aid to Israel and related movement of air defenses to U.S. bases in the Middle East has meant a peak tasking of American airlift.
U.S. Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon
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U.S. Navy P-8 Overshoots Hawaii Runway, Lands In Sea

Nov 21, 2023
A U.S. Navy P-8A submarine-hunting aircraft ended up in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay, marking the first time the service may lose one of the Boeing 737-based jets.
North Korea launch
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North Korea Claims Successful Launch, Orbiting Of Spy Satellite

Nov 22, 2023
North Korea claims to have successfully orbited its Malligyong-1 spy satellite following the launch of a Chollima-1 rocket on the night of Nov. 21.

Daily Briefs

Data & Analysis

Pentagon
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Defense Industrial Base No Different, No Worse Than Others, Study Says

Nov 21, 2023
A new research paper from George Mason University suggests fears and assumptions of a shrinking and overly concentrated defense industrial base are overblown.

Technology

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New York Unveils Plans For eVTOLs As Joby, Volocopter Fly In

Nov 13, 2023
The government has released a request for proposals for an operator for the city-owned heliport.
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Stratolaunch LOx Test Marks Step Toward First Hypersonic Flight

Nov 22, 2023
Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch completed the first taxi test of the Roc carrier aircraft and rocket-configured Talon TA-1 vehicle.
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Roscosmos Starts Testing Angara Launchpad

Nov 21, 2023
Roscosmos Space Corp. took another important step toward the first launch of the Angara A5 heavy rocket from Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East.
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Lockheed Martin Designing Nuclear Propulsion System For Spacecraft

Nov 11, 2023
Lockheed Martin sees NEP systems as a crucial stepping stone for efficient spacecraft maneuvers in cislunar and deep space.

Programs

Airbus A330 MRTT
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Airbus To Develop Second-Generation MRTT Based On A330neo

Nov 21, 2023
Airbus has begun de-risking work to develop a second-generation Multi-Role Tanker Transport version based on its A330neo.
Pegasus sigint platform
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Germany’s Pegasus Sigint Platform Passes Milestone Design Review

Nov 21, 2023
Germany’s Pegasus sigint system has passed a milestone critical design review ahead of installation and integration onto three Bombardier Global 6000 bizjets.

Business

Rocket Lab Neutron concept
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Rocket Lab To Open Composites Site In Historic Maryland Complex

Nov 20, 2023
Launcher manufacturer Rocket Lab is taking over the historic Middle River, Maryland, factory that Lockheed Martin is exiting.
Russian VRT500 helicopter
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Russian Helicopters Booted From Relationship With UAE

Nov 20, 2023
Development of the VRT500 co-axial single-engine light helicopter looks set to continue in the UAE after Russian Helicopters was eliminated from the project.
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Beta Technologies Lands $169M Loan From U.S. EXIM Bank

Nov 17, 2023
Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies has been awarded a $169 million export promotional loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

Funding & Policy

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State Dept. OKs Japan’s Purchase Of 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

Nov 20, 2023
Aligned with its vision of attaining standoff counterstrike capabilities, Japan is now set to acquire 400 Raytheon Tomahawk cruise missiles.