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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 29, 2024

VOL. 287 NO. 62 March 29, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 28, 2024
PATRIA, LOCKHEED sign F-35 landing gear door agreement... SPACE HABITATION company appoints Mowry as advisor... BELL receives first AH-1Z for SIEPU upgrade...

In Brief

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In Brief: Final Delta Launch Scrubbed, Re-scheduled For March 29

Mar 28, 2024
News in brief.

Business

Larry Culp
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GE’s Culp: No Interest In Leading Boeing

Mar 28, 2024
Culp has been viewed by many as a logical candidate to lead a turnaround of Boeing.

Operations

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Poland Initiates Request To Upgrade Busy F-16 Fleet

Mar 28, 2024
Poland has submitted a letter of request to Washington for a midlife upgrade for the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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Japan’s SLIM Lander Survives Second Lunar Night

Mar 28, 2024
Japan’s Smart Lander For Investigating Moon spacecraft has survived a second lunar night.

Programs

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Hermeus Rolls Out First Flight Test Quarterhorse

Mar 28, 2024
Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus has unveiled its first flying test vehicle—Quarterhorse Mk. 1—at its Atlanta facility.
MAG Aerospace prototype high-altitude ISR Athena
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MAG Aerospace’s Army ISR Prototype Begins Flight Test

Mar 28, 2024
The team of MAG Aerospace and L3Harris say their first prototype under a new U.S. Army effort for high-altitude ISR has taken its first flight.
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Bell Starts Structural, Power Upgrades For U.S. H-1 Fleet

Mar 28, 2024
The first Marine AH-1Z arrived has at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas to begin the first installations, which will increase onboard power generation.
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U.S. Navy Seeks Antennas To Connect To 15 Sat Constellations At Once

Mar 27, 2024
The U.S. Navy plans to soon issue a request for proposals for a shipboard antenna that can connect to up to 15 different satellite constellations at once.
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HAL Flies First Tejas Mk1A Variant In Bengaluru

Mar 28, 2024
The “successful” sortie of the first Tejas Mk1A, bearing company serial number LA-5033, lasted 18 min. and was flown by chief test pilot KK Venugpal.
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Space Development Agency Releases Tranche 2 Gamma Solicitation

Mar 27, 2024
The Space Development Agency on March 26 released its final solicitation for the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer-Gamma constellation of secretive space vehicles.

Funding & Policy

protected tactical satcom
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USSF Begins Work On New Protected Tactical Satcom Plan

Mar 28, 2024
The Space Force is starting market R&D of an acquisition strategy for a new constellation of protected communication satellites.

Technology

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FAA Clears JetZero BWB Subscale Demo For Flight Tests

Mar 26, 2024
Blended wing body developer JetZero has received an FAA airworthiness certificate for its 12.5% scaled demo, clearing the uncrewed twin-engine aircraft.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: F-16 Leads In Secondary Fighter Sales Market

Mar 28, 2024
Of the 215 used fighters expected to transfer ownership in the coming decade, 132 of them (about 61%) will be F-16s, according to Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military database.