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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 4, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 4 April 04, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 03, 2024
RAYHEON gets P-8A radar assembly award... AIRBUS invests in thermal systems startup... SAIC to study directed energy effects on people...

In Brief

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In Brief: Lockheed Gets $483m JAGM, Hellfire Contract

Apr 03, 2024
News in brief.

Programs

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NASA Selects Three Commercial Lunar Terrain Vehicle Providers

Apr 03, 2024
The multiyear Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract agreements have a combined maximum potential value of $4.6 billion over 15 years.
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North Macedonia To Buy Leonardo Military Transport Helicopters

Apr 03, 2024
North Macedonia’s government has signed a contract with Italy’s Leonardo to purchase a fleet of new transport helicopters for the country’s military.
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U.S. Navy: F/A-XX Delay Forced By Congressional Budget Caps

Apr 03, 2024
The U.S. Navy’s drastic cut to its next-generation fighter was a conscious decision to deal with congressionally imposed budget cuts.
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North Korea Tests New Hwasong-16B Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

Apr 03, 2024
North Korea says it successfully test fired a new solid-fueled, intermediate-range hypersonic missile, designated as the Hwasong-16B, on April 2.
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Russia Restores High-Resolution Earth-Mapping Capability

Apr 03, 2024
Russia has restored its capability for high-resolution Earth mapping with the recent launch of the new Resurs-P observation satellite.
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USAF To Modify F-16 For New Autonomy Program

Apr 02, 2024
The U.S. Air Force will soon begin modifying an F-16 to evaluate autonomy software and artificial intelligence.

Business

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AST SpaceMobile’s Direct-to-Cellular Satellites Launch Delayed

Apr 03, 2024
AST SpaceMobile’s first batch of direct-to-cellular satellites will not be launched in the second quarter of this year as planned,

Operations

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Boeing's Starliner Crew Flight-Test Launch Moves To No Earlier Than May 6

Apr 03, 2024
NASA and Boeing have retargeted the planned launch date for the Starliner's crew flight test from May 1 to no earlier than May 6.
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NATO Marks 20 Years Of Baltic Air Policing

Apr 03, 2024
NATO has marked 20 years since establishing its Baltic Air Policing mission.
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European FCAS Air Forces Partner Up For Pacific Deployment

Apr 02, 2024
The Pacific deployment is intended to build interoperability between the three partner nations in the next-generation European Future Combat Air System.

Funding & Policy

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China’s CAAC Touts Progress Enabling Low-Altitude Economy

Apr 02, 2024
As of the end of 2023, 690 registered GA companies operated 2,900 aircraft and averaged 114,000 flight hours per month, China reported on March 29.
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Budget Brief: Pentagon Modernization Shifts From RDT&E To Procurement

Mar 27, 2024
Combined spending on procurement and RDT&E will reach 36.6% of overall U.S. defense spending in fiscal 2027, a level not seen since the end of the Cold War.