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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 19, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 15 April 19, 2024
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Programs

F-35 ceremony eglin AFB
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Australian, UK Air Forces Stand Up Units For F-35 Reprogramming Facility

Apr 18, 2024
Both the UK RAF and the Royal Australian Air Force have formed new squadrons to run their joint F-35 mission data center at Eglin AFB, Florida.
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UK Adds Six More H145 Helicopters For Overseas Training Bases

Apr 18, 2024
The UK defense ministry has finalized a deal to buy six new Airbus H145 twin-engine light helicopters to support military training in Brunei and Cyprus.
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Indigenous Engine Powers Indian Cruise Missile Test

Apr 18, 2024
Early analysis of test results for the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) shows that "all subsystems performed as per expectation."
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Stoke Space Kicks Off First-Stage Engine Tests For Nova

Apr 11, 2024
Seven engines will power the first stage of Nova, which is designed to return to the launch site or land downrange.
South Korean f-35a
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South Korea To Establish F-35 Maintenance Depot By 2027

Apr 18, 2024
South Korea is working to establish its own F-35 MRO depot at Cheongju AB by 2027.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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Poland Plans To Join European Sky Shield Initiative

Apr 18, 2024
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is seeking Poland’s admission into German-led ESSI, to bolster the region’s ground-based air defenses.
ATI's FLyZero
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UK’s ATI Celebrates First Decade, Tightens Focus On Aerospace Future

Apr 11, 2024
The Aerospace Technology Institute was set up largely to allocate government money to projects intended to future-proof the UK’s civil aerospace sector.
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Argentina Seeks NATO Partner Status After F-16 Buy

Apr 18, 2024
Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri met NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana on April 18 in Brussels to open talks on partnership status.

Operations

ingenuity
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Grounded, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Continues To Gather Data

Apr 18, 2024
Ingenuity received a software update that will prompt it to activate daily, awaken flight computers, test its solar panel, batteries and electronics, and more.
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BE-4 Engines Arrive For ULA Vulcan Cert-2

Apr 18, 2024
The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama, factory for installation on a Vulcan rocket.
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Famed Russian MiG-29, Su-27 Test Pilot Anatoly Kvochur Dies At 71

Apr 18, 2024
Born in Ukraine in April 1952, Kvochur joined the Soviet armed forces in the early 1970s.

Business

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Global Infrastructure Leader ACS Invests In Vertiport Developer Skyports

Apr 16, 2024
Vertiport developer and drone operator Skyports has raised more than $110 million in a Series C funding round.

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