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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 24, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 40 May 24, 2024
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Operations

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Key V-22 Components Don’t Meet Government Specs, Lawsuit Alleges

May 23, 2024
Family members of the five Marines who died in an MV-22 crash filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bell Textron, Boeing and Rolls-Royce.
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Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Moves To June

May 23, 2024
NASA and Boeing are working toward a June 1 launch of the CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test.
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Amazon Demo Kuiper Satellites Begin Final Test—Deorbiting

May 23, 2024
The company declined to release details of the spacecrafts' size and mass.
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Royal Navy Chief Sees Future Carrier Air Wings As Uncrewed

May 22, 2024
Recent trials of UAV operations from a carrier validate that such systems can increasingly replace missions handled by crewed platforms, Adm. Ben Key says.
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SpaceX Starlink Connects Video Call On Unmodified Cellphone

May 22, 2024
SpaceX has demonstrated an unmodified smartphone making a video call using a connection to its Starlink low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

May 23, 2024
NORTHROP extends on-orbit services agreement with INTELSAT... DRONE FIRST RESPONDER startup holds funding round... BAE taps forrmer NRO director...

In Brief

Business

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Boeing Sees 2024 As Potential Lost Year For Financial Growth

May 23, 2024
For all of 2024, Boeing now expects to see a use of cash compared with potential net cash generation from operations for the year.
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Boeing To Invest $176 Million In Quebec Aerospace Sector

May 21, 2024
Boeing’s investment in Quebec will fund an aerospace innovation zone, the development of an autonomous eVTOL air taxi and support advanced landing gear research.
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Lilium Begins Constructing Munich Certification Testing Facility

May 16, 2024
Lilium has announced the beginning of construction of a new certification testing facility in Munich.

Programs

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KC-46 Deliveries Paused Due To Boom Issue, USAF Says

May 23, 2024
The U.S. Air Force has not taken delivery of KC-46 tankers from Boeing in more than two months.
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Russian Startup Launches New Internet Sats, Finds First Customers

May 23, 2024
Russian startup Bureau 1440 has taken another step toward deployment of its global low-orbital satellite internet constellation with its second test mission.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Acknowledges Budget Challenges

May 23, 2024
NASA administrator Bill Nelson again raised astronaut safety as the primary pacing item for Artemis III.
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RAF Sees Pacing Threats Demanding Longer-Range Weapons

May 23, 2024
The UK RAF will need to seek weapons with ranges of up to 1,000 mi. if it is to keep ahead of “pacing threats,” a senior officer has suggested.

Technology

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Northrop Grumman To Use NVIDIA AI To Develop Advanced Systems

May 21, 2024
Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement with NVIDIA to use the company’s AI software to speed up development of the defense prime’s “most advanced systems.”

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Raisi Crash, Data Highlight Iranian Airpower Decline

May 23, 2024
The death of Iran’s president in a helicopter crash has renewed the conversation around the efficacy of western-led sanctions campaign against Tehran, while underscoring the rickety state of Iranian airpower.