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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 4, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 3 January 04, 2024
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Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Patriot Missiles To Be Produced In Europe Under €5.1 Billion Deal

Jan 03, 2024
The award to Raytheon/MBDA joint venture Comlog will supply GEM-T missiles to Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain initially, although NATO says other Patriot users are expected “to benefit from the conditions of the contract.”
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U.S. Army Places Global 6500 Order For HADES Prototypes

Jan 03, 2024
The U.S. Army on Jan. 3 announced it ordered one Bombardier Global 6500, with options for two more.
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KAI Completes FA-50GF Delivery To Poland, Eyes Upgrades

Jan 03, 2024
Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it has delivered all 12 FA-50GFs to the Polish Air Force, 15 months after contract signature.
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South Korea Starts Naval Helicopter Program To Replace Lynx Family

Jan 02, 2024
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has announced a Maritime Operation Helicopter program.
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Pakistan Air Force Planning J-31 Acquisition

Jan 03, 2024
The Pakistan Air Force is planning to acquire the Chinese J-31/FC-31 combat aircraft.

Technology

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Aurora Starts Building CRANE X-Plane For Flow Control Tests

Jan 03, 2024
DARPA has decided to move forward with a new X-plane designed by Aurora Flight Sciences.
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USAF, Japan To Study AI For UAVs To Accompany Japanese Fighters

Jan 03, 2024
The Japanese Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Air Force have announced a joint research program on AI for UAVs to operate alongside crewed fighters.

Funding & Policy

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Norway To Supply Two F-16s For Ukrainian Training

Jan 03, 2024
Norway is to supply two Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters and a cadre of flight instructors to support the training of Ukrainian pilots in Denmark.
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NASA Seeks Legislation To Facilitate Future Orbital Research

Jan 02, 2024
NASA’s ISS oversight has been authorized by Congress through the end of fiscal 2030.

Operations

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Ground-Launched Asraam Achieving 90% Hit Rate In Ukraine

Jan 03, 2024
A rapidly developed surface-to-air missile system based on MBDA’s Asraam has achieved hit rates of 90% against Russian targets in Ukraine.
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SpaceX Delivers First Direct-To-Cell Starlink Satellites Into Orbit

Jan 03, 2024
SpaceX opened its 2024 launch manifest on Jan. 2 with a Falcon 9 mission to continue building its Starlink satellite constellation.
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India Launches X-ray Telescope Into Low Earth Orbit

Jan 02, 2024
India kicked off the 2024 launch calendar with deployment of an X-ray astronomy satellite from the Satish Dhawann Space Center.