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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 13, 2023

VOL. 286 NO. 51 December 13, 2023
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Programs

Lockheed Martin F-35
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F-35 Delivery Freeze Complicated By Software Doubts, Hardware Shortages

Dec 12, 2023
The F-35 Joint Program Office head says he still cannot predict when a software issue that has halted deliveries from Lockheed Martin will be corrected.
Belgian Lockheed Martin F-35
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Belgium Rolls Out First F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Dec 11, 2023
Belgium has been presented with its first F-35 even though the country has delayed delivery, awaiting certification of the latest software release.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Dec 13, 2023
SES Space & Defense to provide global satcom services, AeroVironment to provide U.S. Navy video analytics and computer vision research, Albers Aerospace wins $15m U.S. Army contract for Mission Systems Flying Test Bed.

In Brief

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In Brief: Boeing Gets Another SOCOM MH-47G Block II Contract

Dec 13, 2023
News in brief.

Operations

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Blue Origin Slates Dec. 18 For New Shepard Return To Flight

Dec 12, 2023
More than 15 months after a New Shepard booster failed, Blue Origin plans to resume flights of its reusable suborbital vehicle, with liftoff set for Dec. 18.
United Launch Alliance Vulcan-Centaur
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ULA Conducts Second Vulcan Practice Countdown

Dec 12, 2023
United Launch Alliance conducted a practice launch countdown, including fueling, of its new Vulcan-Centaur rocket on Dec. 12.
NATS training center
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UK, EU Advance eVTOL Integration Into Real-World Airspace

Dec 12, 2023
A UK team completes ATM simulations for advanced air mobility while an EU-funded project staff addresses the transition from piloted to automated flights.
U.S. Space Force
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Pentagon Reshuffles U.S. Space Force Organization

Dec 12, 2023
The Pentagon has reshuffled how it presents its space-focused forces to combatant commands, modifying a scheme to have a broader goal of improving readiness.

Infrastructure

Pipistrel Nuuva 300
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Honeywell, Pipistrel Demonstrate Commercial Drone Ground Station

Dec 12, 2023
Honeywell and Pipistrel have demonstrated a ground control station for drones as they work to prepare the Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo aircraft for flight testing.

Business

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Orbit Fab, ispace Partner On Rocket Propellant Using Lunar Resources

Dec 11, 2023
Orbit Fab and ispace have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing rocket propellants from lunar resources.
William Swanson
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L3Harris Settles With Activist Investor, Adds To Board

Dec 11, 2023
L3Harris Technologies is adding two members to its board of directors, including a former CEO of erstwhile Raytheon, a deal with activist investor D.E. Shaw.

Funding & Policy

Wladysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
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Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz New Poland Defense Minister

Dec 12, 2023
Kosiniak-Kamysz will replace Mariusz Błaszczak, who led Poland through a radical equipment modernization program prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Forecasts and Data

SaxaVord Spaceport
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UK To Publish National Space Sector Plan In 2024

Dec 12, 2023
The UK government is preparing to publish its Space Sector Plan in early 2024, laying out its national space capabilities ambitions.

Technology

Quasar forward-deployable phased-array ground station
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Quasar Targets U.S. Market With Space Domain Awareness Radar

Dec 12, 2023
Satellite technology company Quasar is targeting the U.S. military market with a new, ground-based steerable phased array radar for space domain awareness.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces in Focus: Finnish Air Force

Dec 13, 2023
Finnish Air Force - In Service Fleet by Key Aircraft Families, Future In-Service Fleet by Mission - 2033 and Current In-Service Fleet by Aircraft Prime - 2033