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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 12, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 29 February 12, 2024
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Programs

C-390 Millennium airlifter
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Embraer Teams With Mahindra For Indian Air Force C-390 Bid

Feb 09, 2024
Embraer has teamed up with Mahindra in a bid to sell its C-390 Millennium airlifter to the IAF.
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Australia Boosts MQ-28 Funding For CCA Upgrade

Feb 09, 2024
The Australian government has allocated A$399 million ($260 million) to build three more Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft systems.
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Is NASA’s Gateway A Medium Step To Mars?

Feb 08, 2024
NASA intends to lead an internationally and commercially partnered effort to establish a sustainable human presence at the Moon and keep on going.
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Xwing Gets Military Flight Release For Autonomous Cessna Caravan

Feb 09, 2024
USAF has awarded Xwing a military flight release for its autonomous Cessna 208B Caravan and OK'd the aircraft for flying in the National Airspace System.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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Netherlands To Perform F-35 MRO In-Country

Feb 09, 2024
The Netherlands has become the second European country to opt to perform its own depot-level maintenance, repair and overhaul on the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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Axiom Space-3 Private Astronauts Splash Down Safely Off Florida Coast

Feb 09, 2024
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule carrying four Axiom Space private astronauts splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast on Feb. 9.

Funding & Policy

Nigerian Air Force ceremony for ATAK
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Nigerian Air Force’s Rapid Modernization Continues Apace

Feb 08, 2024
The Nigerian Air Force is due to take delivery of some 46 new aircraft over the next 18 months, the service’s chief has announced.

Business

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L3Harris, UAE’s Calidus Expand Relationship

Feb 09, 2024
U.S. defense contractor L3Harris and Emirati light attack aircraft developer Calidus have teamed up to develop an exportable version of the Calidus’ B-250.
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TransDigm Sees Strong Growth Across End Markets In Q1 FY2024

Feb 08, 2024
TransDigm Group’s (TDG) sales and net income both rose briskly in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
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NASA Environmental Science Satellite Reaches Orbit

Feb 08, 2024
A NASA environmental sat designed to help scientists probe the relationships between Earth’s oceans, atmospheric aerosols and cloud formations reached orbit.
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Archer’s Midnight Completes First Phase Of Flight Testing

Jan 31, 2024
Archer Aviation has announced that its Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft has completed the first phase of company flight testing.

Technology

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Pale Blue Wins MEXT Grants For Water-Based Ion, Hall Effect Thrusters

Feb 07, 2024
Japanese space startup Pale Blue has been awarded up to $27 million from Tokyo to develop miniature water-based ion and Hall-effect thrusters.

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