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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 14, 2024

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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

May 14, 2024
ULA contracts for new Vulcan transport ship... BECHTEL reaches Mobile Launcher 2 construction milestone at KSC... NEW POD for spec ops MQ-9...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

May 14, 2024
News in brief.

Programs

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The Debrief: Next Generation Airlift Is Coming, But Not Anytime Soon

May 13, 2024
Plans to replace the three main fleets of mobility aircraft remain decades away, following the production run of the Next Generation Aerial Refueling System.
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Diehl, MBDA, Kongsberg Team Up For Development Of Supersonic Strike Missile

May 13, 2024
Norway’s Kongsberg has joined forces with the German business of MBDA and Diehl Defense to develop a next-generation, high-speed strike missile.
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Sierra Nevada Confirms Plan To Use Former Korean Air Aircraft For SAOC

May 10, 2024
Sierra Nevada Corp. confirmed it will start work on the next-generation Doomsday aircraft for the U.S. Air Force with five Boeing 747s from Korean Air Lines.
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Joby Moves To Begin Flight Testing With Production Aircraft

May 02, 2024
Joby said it will launch into flight testing with production prototypes of its S4 air taxi.
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SpaceX Unveils Spacesuit For Private Astronaut Spacewalk

May 10, 2024
Designed with mobility in mind, the SpaceX Crew Dragon pressure suits have been upgraded for extravehicular activities.
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UK Hypersonic Weapons Development Effort Sees Industry, Academia Linkup

May 13, 2024
Ninety organizations have won a place on the UK’s Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework as part of efforts to develop native hypersonics.

Funding & Policy

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House Authorizers Want To Cut DOD Procurement To Fund Personnel

May 13, 2024
The measure, known as the chairman’s mark, cuts $2.97 billion from the procurement accounts to help cover the $3.83 billion increase for personnel spending.
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South Korea Offers Jets, Missiles, Rockets To Malaysia, Philippines

May 13, 2024
Yonhap News reported that DAPA met with Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Technology

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Flight Trials Prove Potential Of Quantum-Based Inertial Navigation System

May 13, 2024
Flight tests of a system onboard a QinetiQ-operated RJ100 modified regional airliner confirm the potential of a Quantum Inertial Navigation System (Q-INS).

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of May 6 - 10, 2024

May 14, 2024
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.