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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 26, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 20 April 26, 2024
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Programs

a330 mrtt
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Airbus Ready To Launch Re-Engined A330 MRTT Variant

Apr 25, 2024
Airbus is set to launch a new version of the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) based on the airframe and new engines of the A330neo commercial aircraft.
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U.S. Army Runs T901 Engine Ahead Of UH-60 Integration

Apr 24, 2024
The U.S. Army within the past few weeks ran a GE Aerospace T901 engine on Sikorsky’s Raider X prototype to evaluate it.
Boeing’s CH-47F Block II production aircraft takes its first flight
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Boeing Readies Delivery Of CH-47F Block II, Preps For International Interest

Apr 25, 2024
Boeing will in the coming weeks deliver the first procurement the heavy-lift CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters to the U.S. Army.
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DARPA VTOL Down Select Expected In Weeks As Designs Mature

Apr 24, 2024
DARPA is likely to make a down select for a high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) prototype program within weeks.
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Airbus RACER High-Speed Rotorcraft Demonstrator Makes First Flight

Apr 25, 2024
Airbus’ Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft (RACER) compound helicopter has made its first flight.
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Boeing On Track To Deliver MQ-25 Refueling Upgrade By 2030

Apr 25, 2024
A Boeing team says it is on track to upgrade the MQ-25 Stingray with the ability to autonomously refuel other MQ-25s by 2030.
Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile is launched from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft
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Netherlands, Poland Approved For AARGM-ER Sales

Apr 25, 2024
The Netherlands and Poland look set to expand SEAD/DEAD capability of their combat aircraft with the procurement of anti-radiation missiles.
Next Generation Air Refueling System
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U.S. Air Force Official Lays Out NGAS Planning And Financing Questions

Apr 23, 2024
Air Mobility Command plans to complete a year-long analysis in the hopes of resolving several fundamental questions about the U.S. Air Force’s next tanker.
Brahmos missiles
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India Delivers BrahMos Missiles To First Foreign Customer

Apr 25, 2024
The Philippines has become the first importer of the Russo-Indian BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile.
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Beta’s Alia eVTOL Achieves Full Piloted Transition

Apr 23, 2024
Beta Technologies has conducted the first piloted full transition flight of its Alia 250 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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China Sends Shenzhou-18 Crew To Tiangong Space Station

Apr 25, 2024
China successfully sent the Shenzhou-18 crewed spacecraft into orbit April 25.
U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135
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U.S. Air Force Energy Office Targets KC-135 Efficiency Upgrades

Apr 25, 2024
A series of proposed upgrades, including manually foldable winglets, could slash the fuel consumption of the four-engine KC-135 tanker by 12-14%.
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Rafale Fighters Arrive In Croatia From France

Apr 25, 2024
Croatia has become the fifth export operator of Dassault’s Rafale fighter following delivery of the first aircraft into the country’s capital of Zagreb.
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Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Passes Readiness Review

Apr 25, 2024
NASA and Boeing on April 25 completed the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the long-awaited CST-100 Starliner crewed flight test (CFT).
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Cosmonauts Complete Space Station Spacewalk Well Ahead Of Schedule

Apr 25, 2024
Early in the spacewalk, the two cosmonauts were working more than 2 hr. ahead of schedule and urging Russian flight controllers to plan a third spacewalk for them.

Funding & Policy

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SaxaVord Spaceport Secures Range Control License

Apr 25, 2024
The Shetland Islands’ SaxaVord spaceport has secured a range control license from the UK’s aviation regulator in another step toward the first orbital launches from the site.

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