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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 25, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 17 January 25, 2024
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Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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USAF Will Make Trade-offs Needed For ICBM Upgrade Despite Overrun

Jan 24, 2024
Pentagon and Air Force officials have repeatedly said the Sentinel program is critical and must continue.
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Gitai Eager To Advance Space Construction Robotics

Jan 24, 2024
S2 is among the payload cargo planned for launch aboard Northrop Grumman’s 20th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS on Jan. 29.
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UK Startup ARC Secures First Sale Of Certified Autogyro

Jan 24, 2024
UK startup ARC Aerosystems has secured the first sale of its Pegasus two-seat autogyro, the jumping off point for its planned Linx family VTOL aircraft.
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AAC Receives AFWERX Contract For Hybrid VTOL Drone

Jan 23, 2024
U.S. startup Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has secured a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program.

Operations

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C-32 Carrying SecDef On 2023 Trip Experienced Hard Landing, Damage

Jan 24, 2024
A U.S. Air Force C-32 carrying Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his staff experienced a hard landing during a visit through the Middle East in March 2023.
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Russia Claims Ukraine Shot Down Il-76 Carrying Prisoners of War

Jan 24, 2024
Officials in Moscow said the airlifter had been engaged by two missiles launched from near the village of Lyptsi in the Kharkiv Region of Ukraine.

Business

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Lack Of Appropriations Limiting Space Force Growth, Service Argues

Jan 24, 2024
At these margins, it is a challenge for the Space Force, argues Kristyn Jones, who is performing the duties of the under secretary of the Air Force.
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Albedo Raises $35m To Launch Very Low Earth Orbit Imagery Sat

Jan 23, 2024
Startup Albedo has raised a $35 million Series A-1 funding round and plans to use the cash infusion to launch its first operational imagery satellite, Sat-1.
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Helo Sales Still Below Pre-COVID Levels, Airbus Helicopters CEO Says

Jan 23, 2024
The global rotorcraft market is in a steady state, but orders and deliveries have still yet to return to pre-COVID-19 levels, Airbus Helicopters CEO says.

Funding & Policy

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Sweden Nudges Closer To Joining NATO

Jan 24, 2024
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he will urge his country’s national assembly to ratify Sweden’s entry into NATO.
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Industry Broadly Welcomes EU Electric Aviation Report

Jan 18, 2024
The European Parliament has taken a step toward creating policy that would encourage states to increase investment in electric regional and UAM technologies.