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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 17, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 13 April 17, 2024
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Funding & Policy

frank Kendall
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USAF Using New Authority On Early Moving Target Indication, Resilient GPS

Apr 16, 2024
When the Air Force rolled out its 2025 budget request, Secretary Kendall warned due to spending constraints, the service is not moving as quickly as needed.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Zuri Unveils Ground Testbed For Czech eVTOL

Apr 16, 2024
Czech startup Zuri has completed a large-scale ground testbed for its planned five-seat hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Operations

missile defense
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Ukraine Ops Reveal 'Backwards' U.S. Approach To Missile Defense

Apr 16, 2024
The American military engages targets first with the longest-range interceptor available—the most effective, but also the most costly, a Pentagon official says.
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After December RFP, U.S. Navy F/A-XX In ‘Source Selection Environment’

Apr 16, 2024
The U.S. Navy is now in a “source selection environment” for its future F/A-XX fighter.
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EPS Unveils EPIC 2.0 Battery With 90 Min. Of Flight Time

Apr 15, 2024
Electric Power Systems (EPS) has unveiled a new battery, the Electric Propulsion ion Core Ecosystem 2.0 (EPIC 2.0), that promises 90 min. of power for flight and 30 min. of reserve power.
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Nearly $1B In Munitions Fired In Red Sea, Mediterranean, U.S. Navy Chief Says

Apr 16, 2024
The U.S. Navy is approaching a total of $1 billion in munitions expended in the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean.

Programs

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Starliner Rolled To Launch Site For Crew Flight Test

Apr 16, 2024
Boeing’s first crewed CST-100 Starliner capsule was rolled out to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral SFS on April 16.
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Lawmakers Concerned About Progress Of USAF E-7A Amid E-3 Retirement

Apr 16, 2024
Continued delays and cost increases to the U.S. Air Force’s planned procurement of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail are raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill.
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USAF Developing Ground-Based, 300 kW-Class Laser

Apr 16, 2024
The Air Force will receive a classified directed energy system last among the three armed services participating in the High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative.
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Argentina Signs Transfer Deal For Danish F-16s

Apr 16, 2024
Argentina’s government has signed an agreement to purchase 24 F-16 fighters from Denmark in a major step to recapitalize the Latin American country’s air force.
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Lilium Begins Battery Pack Production As CustomCells Targets Aviation

Apr 16, 2024
Lilium has begun producing battery packs for the first prototype Lilium Jet.
cuberover
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Astrobotic’s Lunar CubeRover To Use AI-Enabled Control Software

Apr 09, 2024
As part of a demonstration, Astrobotic will use an AI-enabled software program to control and monitor its CubeRover lunar rover on its upcoming Moon mission.
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U.S. Air Force Backs VerdeGo’s Turbine-Based Hybrid Powerplant

Apr 15, 2024
Startup VerdeGo Aero has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to advance development of a turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant.

Technology

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Quebec Project Advances Autonomy For AAM

Apr 03, 2024
The project involves Thales, TXT and the Universite Laval.

Air Forces In Focus