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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 29, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 42 May 29, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

May 29, 2024
THALES ALENIA SPACE to build JSAT-31... PRECISION AEROSPACE GROUP secures line of credit... MARINETE MARINE gets $1b guided-missile frigate award...

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

May 29, 2024
News in brief.

Programs

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The Debrief: Sweetman’s ‘Trainwreck’ Tells Other Side Of F-35’s Complicated Story

May 28, 2024
The title of Bill Sweetman’s self-published report is not subtle: “Trillion Dollar Trainwreck: How the F-35 Hollowed Out the United States Air Force.”
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Northrop, Andoya Space Offer Triton For Norway’s Surveillance Needs

May 28, 2024
Oslo plans to spend an extra $56 billion on defense over the next 12 years, with surveillance of the High North and Arctic seen as a priority.
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Bell, Aurora To Compete For DARPA’s Sprint X-plane Program

May 28, 2024
Bell has been named as the second performer under Phase 1B of a DARPA program to build a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) X-plane.
Patriot missile system
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Netherlands Proposes Joint Patriot Assembly To Arm Ukraine

May 28, 2024
The Dutch government says it is in talks with other European Patriot air and missile defense system users to collectively build up a system for Ukraine.
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Poland To Buy Hundreds Of JASSM-ER Missiles From Lockheed

May 28, 2024
Poland has signed a $735 million contract to acquire hundreds of air-launched standoff cruise missiles from Lockheed Martin.
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U.S. Army Expands Autonomous Cargo Delivery To 1-Ton Payload

May 28, 2024
A presolicitation notice on May 23 by the Army’s contracting agency calls for industry to submit ideas for a 1-ton-capable, cargo uncrewed aircraft system.
USAF U-2 pilot looks down on suspected Chinese surveillance balloon Feb. 3, 2023
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U.S. Air Force Seeks Cheaper Ways To Kill High Altitude Balloons

May 28, 2024
A May 28 solicitation by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center does not cite the Feb. 4, 2023, shoot-down but suggests balloons still pose a threat.
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Startup Unveils Spaceplane Based On Rockwell Star-Raker

May 28, 2024
Titans Space is a privately funded California startup.

Business

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TransDigm To Acquire Raptor Scientific For $655 Million

May 28, 2024
TransDigm Group announced on May 28 that it would acquire Raptor Scientific from L Squared Capital Partners for $655 million in an all-cash deal.

Operations

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F-35 Feared Crashed Near Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

May 28, 2024
An aircraft resembling a Lockheed Martin F-35 crashed on May 28 at 2 p.m. local time in New Mexico.
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NASA, Boeing Find, Address Starliner ‘Design Vulnerability’

May 24, 2024
The issue was found as part of a wider assessment of the Starliner propulsion system.
North Korean spy satellite launch attempt
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North Korea Loses Spy Satellite After Launch Failure

May 28, 2024
North Korea’s ambition to put a second satellite into orbit ended in flames when its launch vehicle exploded shortly after liftoff on the night of May 27.
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NASA’s 1st Prefire Earth Science Mission Launches

May 25, 2024
Prefire joins more than two dozen current NASA Earth Science missions focused on studies of the planet’s oceans, ice, vegetation, atmosphere and landforms.

Funding & Policy

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Sweden, Philippines Inch Toward Potential Military Equipment Sale

May 28, 2024
The agreement was signed May 17 at the Swedish embassy in Manila.
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New Quebec Innovation Zone Will Target Advanced Air Mobility

May 24, 2024
Espace Aero will be the fourth innovation zone in Quebec.

Technology

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Ispace, UK University To Work On Lunar Radioisotope Heater

May 23, 2024
The heater units would be used on ispace’s Series 3 lunar lander and rovers, planned for launch to the Moon by 2027.

Air Forces In Focus

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Air Forces In Focus Mexican Navy

May 28, 2024
Even though Mexico does not operate the largest navy in the Latin American region, it is a well-rounded fleet serving several key naval missions.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of May 20 - 24, 2024

May 29, 2024
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.