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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 27, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 62 June 27, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 27, 2024
SAFRAN working on optical comms... AST SPACEMOBILE management appointments... eVTOL AIRCRAFT market seen reaching $35b in eight years...

Business

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Boeing Unveils Advanced Combat Aircraft Manufacturing Plant

Jun 26, 2024
Boeing executives revealed on June 26 that construction had started on a highly secure Advanced Combat Aircraft Facility in St. Louis.
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Russia Again Cancels MAKS Air Show

Jun 26, 2024
The Russian government has canceled MAKS-2024, the country’s major air show.
AEVEX Atlas UAS
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Taiwan’s AIDC, AEVEX Aerospace Seek Drone-Making Partnership

Jun 18, 2024
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. and U.S. uncrewed systems company AEVEX have signed a memorandum geared toward the manufacturing of UAS.
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Joby May Start With eVTOL Air Tours, Market Survey Flights

Jun 24, 2024
Joby Aviation may fly passengers on air tours and market survey flights before starting commercial air taxi operations, the company says.
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Ansys, Intel Team Up On A&D Chips

Jun 26, 2024
Ansys’ semiconductor simulation tools will be optimized to meet the requirements of Intel Foundry’s process design kits.

Programs

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NASA Awards SpaceX $843 Million Contract For ISS Deorbit Vehicle

Jun 26, 2024
SpaceX will develop and build a spacecraft to drive the International Space Station out of orbit after it is decommissioned.
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Collins Standing Down From Work On NASA Spacesuits

Jun 26, 2024
The “descope” includes ending an International Space Station spacesuit demonstration that was targeted for 2026, NASA said.
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Boeing Dims Outlook For Future F/A-18E/F Orders

Jun 26, 2024
Boeing executives harbor little hope for extending F/A-18E/F production beyond the last scheduled delivery to the U.S. Navy in 2027.
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Starfish To Extend Life Of Intelsat Satellite Using Otter Servicer

Jun 26, 2024
Starfish Space is to extend the life of an aging Intelsat communications satellite in geostationary orbit using its Otter servicing spacecraft starting in 2026.
mq-25 stingray
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Boeing Confirms MQ-25 International Sales Campaign Ramp-Up

Jun 26, 2024
Boeing started receiving the marketing licenses for the MQ-25 in late 2022 for Australia, France, Japan and the UK, but withheld release of the information.
Leanardo’s AW609 Tiltrotor
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Leonardo’s AW609 Tiltrotor Completes Ship Trials

Jun 26, 2024
Leonardo says its AW609 tiltrotor has completed ship trials involving the Italian Navy’s Cavour aircraft carrier.
CAPA-X survey copter
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Survey Copter Aims To Deliver CAPA-X UAS By End Of 2025

Jun 18, 2024
French developer Survey Copter is looking to bring its CAPA-X vertical-takeoff-and-landing, fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to market by the end of 2025.
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Airbus Readies VSR700 For Potential French Navy Need

Jun 20, 2024
Airbus Helicopters says it is two-three years away from finalizing the development of its VSR700 uncrewed helicopter.

Technology

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CATL: Condensed Battery Has Flown In 4-Ton Aircraft

Jun 25, 2024
China’s CATL says its power-dense condensed battery technology has flown in an aircraft with a takeoff weight of 4 metric tons.

Operations

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Sierra Space Dream Chaser Dropped From Second Vulcan Flight

Jun 26, 2024
The mission, known as Certification-2 (Cert-2), follows Vulcan’s successful debut on the Cert-1 flight in January.
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Final U.S. GOES-R Weather Sat Heads To Operational Orbit

Jun 26, 2024
It will take the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-U spacecraft until about July 8 to reach its intended perch 22,263 mi. above Earth.

Funding & Policy

U.S. Capitol
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Proposed Overall ’25 NASA Funding Inches Up, But Science Slips

Jun 26, 2024
The overall 160-page CJS legislation was absent details on specific NASA projects.