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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 7, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 49 June 07, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 06, 2024
REDWIRE expands in Indiana... AGEAGLE sells eBee Vision drones in UAE... CPI gets helo structural assembly orders...

Operations

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Boeing’s Starliner Crew Docks To ISS Despite Thruster Issue

Jun 06, 2024
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner with two NASA astronauts managed a delayed docking to the International Space Station on June 6.

Programs

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Boeing Delivers First Operational F-15EX

Jun 06, 2024
Boeing on June 6 delivered the first operational F-15EX Eagle II to the U.S. Air National Guard.
The large IRIS-T SLX missile can be seen to the right of the IRIS-T SLM launch vehicle
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Diehl Working On Longer-Range Air Defense System Derived From IRIS-T

Jun 06, 2024
Germany’s Diehl Defense has lifted the veil on its development of an even longer-range version of its IRIS-T-based ground-based air defense system.
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German State Police Order Buoys H225 Production Into 2030s

Jun 06, 2024
Airbus has secured its largest order for its H225 helicopter twin-engine heavy helicopter since 2008.
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Eanan, Jetoptera Begin UAS Test Flights In UAE

Jun 05, 2024
Eanan in November 2023 announced plans to develop a series of aircraft using Jetoptera’s Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS).
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GKN Plans To Double F-35 Canopy Production By 2027

Jun 06, 2024
The newly announced plan is part of a wider effort to expand production and repair capacity for the F-35’s acrylic transparencies.
ULA rocket
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DOD Preps For Next Set Of MEO-Based Missile-Tracking Systems

Jun 05, 2024
“What we really need to focus on right now with the [Space Development Agency] is that [missile]-tracking layer,” a senior Space Force official says.
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IAI Reveals Air-Launched LORA Missile For Defended Targets

Jun 06, 2024
The air-launched ballistic missile compliments the surface- and ground-launched versions of the 430-km. range, 3,500-lb. LORA.
F-4 Phantoms
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South Korea Sunsets F-4 Phantom Fighter Fleet

Jun 06, 2024
The Republic of Korea Air Force retired its F-4 Phantom fleet on June 5 after 55 years of service.

Operations

spacex starship super heavy launching
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SpaceX Nails Super Heavy Landing, Ship Nearly Makes It Intact

Jun 06, 2024
With 32 of its 33 Raptor engines firing, the Super Heavy booster lifted off from SpaceX’s Boca Chica Beach, Texas, spaceport at after a trouble-free countdown.
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MDA Preparing Key Guam Defense Test, Finalizing Radar Tests

Jun 06, 2024
The Missile Defense Agency will soon deliver new radars to Guam ahead of planned large-scale tests of its new ballistic missile defense architecture.

Funding & Policy

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China’s Military Recruiting Western Pilots, Five Eyes Intel Leaders Say

Jun 05, 2024
The bulletin names the Test Flying Academy of South Africa, Beijing China Aviation Technology Co. and Stratos.
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NATO Fund Co-Leads Investment In Advanced Composites Manufacturer

Jun 05, 2024
The NATO Innovation Fund has co-led a $22.5 million Series A funding round in the UK’s iCOMAT, an advanced composites manufacturer.

Business

inflight visualization of the zephyr
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Japanese Consortium Invests In Airbus-Owned HAPS Provider Aalto

Jun 03, 2024
A Japanese consortium has committed to invest $100 million in Aalto, the Airbus-owned spinoff company flying the Zephyr high-altitude, pseudo-satellite UAS.
Safran
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Italy Approves Safran's Acquisition Of Collins Actuation Unit From RTX

Jun 06, 2024
Rome has given the greenlight to Safran's takeover of Microtecnica from RTX after concerns over the supply of components to defense programs were addressed.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: F-35 Orders Mount Despite Shortages & Delays

Jun 06, 2024
The global in-service F-35 fleet is expected to climb from 996 today to as many as 2,643—an increase of 1,647 aircraft—by 2034.