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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 21, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 56 March 21, 2024
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Business

Spirit Aerosystems
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Boeing Serious About Buying Spirit Aero; Cuts Financial Expectations

Mar 20, 2024
CFO Brian West told a Bank of America investor conference that Boeing would buy back Spirit using cash and debt; Boeing ended 2023 with almost $16 billion.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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German Lawmakers Approve Additional Patriot Buys

Mar 20, 2024
Lawmakers in Germany have approved the purchase of four more Patriot ground-based air defense systems for the country.
F/A-18
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U.S. Navy, Boeing Agree On Data Rights In $1.3B F/A-18 Contract

Mar 20, 2024
The U.S. Navy and Boeing have resolved an impasse on intellectual property and data rights around the F/A-18 which will extend production for about two years.
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MH-60Rs Join Hellenic Navy

Mar 20, 2024
The Hellenic Navy has formally inducted the first three of seven Sikorsky MH-60R shipborne naval helicopters.

Operations

Chinese space launch
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China Sends Queqiao-2 Comms Relay Satellite To Lunar Orbit

Mar 20, 2024
A key element for the Chang’e-6 moon landing mission later this year, the Queqiao-2 communication relay satellite has been put on a lunar transfer trajectory.
HAL Tejas
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India’s Indigenous Fighter Mars Safety Record With First Crash

Mar 20, 2024
Indian Air Force investigators are probing the March 12 crash of a Tejas light combat aircraft—the first such accident since the type’s initial test flight.
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NASA Continues DART Planetary Defense Mission Assessment

Mar 20, 2024
A new study of the aftermath of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission shows the Sept. 26, 2022, impact altered the shape and course of its target.

Technology

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Northrop Grumman To Study DARPA Concept For Lunar Railroad

Mar 20, 2024
DARPA has selected Northrop Grumman to study a concept to develop a railroad on the Moon that could transport humans, supplies and other resources.
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Study: Grid Upgrades Needed To Support eVTOLs

Mar 18, 2024
Charging for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis could increase electrical demand at vertiport sites by six-seven times.

Funding & Policy

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Intracity UAM Flights At Least Decade Away, UK Panel Says

Mar 19, 2024
Integrating the first UAM aircraft into today’s urban airspace environments is going to be a huge challenge, a UK panel says.