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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 16, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 33 February 16, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Feb 16, 2024
NASA leases land to Texas A&M... LOCKHEED MARTIN’s Pony Express 2 demo sat ready for launch... SATCOM market to reach $100b by 2027...

Business

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Airbus Takes €600M Charge On Space Programs

Feb 15, 2024
After a revised assessment of its space portfolio, Airbus Defense and Space has taken a €600 million ($642 million) charge on unspecified programs.
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Kratos Sticks To Subcontractor Role For Higher-Cost UAS

Feb 14, 2024
The San Diego-based UAS, propulsion and sensor company decided not to offer a bid for a high-profile UAS program as a prime contractor.

Operations

USSF-124 mission launch
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SpaceX Sends Missile-Tracking Satellites Into Orbit

Feb 15, 2024
A pair of prototypes for the MDA's Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program reached orbit following launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.

Programs

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Lockheed Martin Pitches TPY-4 For Singapore’s Future Air Surveillance Radar

Feb 14, 2024
Lockheed Martin is positioning its TPY-4 AESA radar for the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s future air surveillance radar requirement.
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Airbus H160 Advances Towards Offshore Operations

Feb 14, 2024
U.S. offshore operator PHi Group soon will begin long-delayed route-proving trials with the Airbus H160 medium-twin helicopter in the Gulf of Mexico.
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LM, Rhea Win UK Defense Satellite Software Contracts

Feb 15, 2024
Lockheed Martin and Rhea have been awarded contracts to develop software to control the UK’s future constellation of ISR satellites.
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ST Engineering Introduces Knight Earth Observation Satellite

Feb 15, 2024
Singapore’s ST Engineering has unveiled its new Knight Earth observation satellite.
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus Nova-C lander drifts away from the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
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Intuitive Machines Lunar Lander Launched

Feb 15, 2024
Intuitive Machines will attempt the first U.S. landing on the Moon in 52 years following a successful launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 early Feb. 15.
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LuftCar, Filipino Automaker Partner On Road-Drivable eVTOLs

Feb 08, 2024
The partnership will see LuftCar manufacture the air module and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for its flying cars in the Philippines.
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Airbus’ Racer Nudges Toward First Flight

Feb 14, 2024
Airbus engineers say they are just weeks away from making the first flight of the company’s Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft.

Technology

MTU
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MTU-Led Herops Hydrogen-Electric Project Gets Underway

Feb 12, 2024
MTU's three-year Herops project under Europe’s Clean Aviation research program aims to demonstrate a 1.2-megawatt propulsion system.

Funding & Policy

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Greece, Turkey Join European Sky Shield Initiative

Feb 15, 2024
Greece and Turkey have joined the growing number of NATO alliance and non-alliance nations to sign up to the German-led European Sky Shield Initiative.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: French Defense Modernization Well Underway As Spending Hits 15-Year Peak

Feb 15, 2024
France’s military modernization is ambitious, expansive and well underway, according to data from Aviation Week Network’s Fleet Discovery Military tool.