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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 19, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 54 March 19, 2024
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The Debrief

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The Debrief: DARPA Signals Interest In Reusable Hypersonic Prototype

Mar 18, 2024
A new kind of hypersonic vehicle could infiltrate an enemy’s most defended area, strike a target and then return to base to fight another day.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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USAF Surveying Industry For Future Tanker Engines

Mar 18, 2024
The U.S. Air Force is surveying industry for multiple categories of propulsion to power future tankers.
Lockheed Martin Next Generation Interceptor
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MDA Reveals Plans To Select Single NGI Contractor Before July

Mar 18, 2024
The announcement means Lockheed Martin or Northrop Grumman will be selected two years early for the next intercontinental ballistic missile-class interceptor.
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Sierra Space Unveils Defense Axelerator Products

Mar 14, 2024
Sierra Space has unveiled a series of advanced autonomous, satellite and reentry products developed by Axelerator, its newly launched innovations incubator arm.

Operations

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Dream Chaser Enters Thermal Vac Tests At NASA

Mar 14, 2024
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane has been inducted into the NASA Armstrong In-Space Propulsion facility in Ohio in readiness for thermal vacuum testing.
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Tranche 0 Datalink Communications Drastically Improving, SDA Says

Mar 18, 2024
Tournear says while the test did successfully transmit data, transmissions were only successful about half of the time.

Funding & Policy

Leonardo AW169 helicopter
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European Defense Fund To Support Rotorcraft Technology Demos

Mar 18, 2024
European industry could fly a rotorcraft technology demonstrator for a future military helicopter in the next phase of a European Union (EU)-funded research activity.
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NASA Cites 2025 Budget Request With Coast-To-Coast Benefits

Mar 18, 2024
NASA’s Johnson Space Center is positioned to receive the largest share of NASA’s $25.384 billion funding request for 2025.
US China seesaw
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China’s Defense Industrial Base Seen Edging Ahead Of U.S.

Mar 15, 2024
While the U.S. remains the world’s paramount military power, its defense industrial base has significant shortcomings compared to China’s.

Contracts