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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 2, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 2 July 02, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jul 01, 2024
RAYTHEON gets Tactical Tomahawk award... L3HARRIS completes AEROJET ROCKETDYNE purchase... BRIDGER AEROSPACE acquires FMS AEROSPACE...

The Debrief

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The Debrief: ULA’s Plans To Meet Vulcan Launch Demands

Jul 01, 2024
The next 18 months will be busy for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) newest rocket, and no one is more aware of that fact than Tory Bruno.

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Jul 01, 2024
News in brief.

Business

SpaceX falcon 9 launching
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Yahsat Selects Falcon 9 To Launch Next Communications Satellites

Jul 01, 2024
Al Yah Satellite Communications says it has selected SpaceX and the Falcon 9 to launch the Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5 satellites it recently ordered from Airbus.
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Proposed Supplier Acquisition Fuels Subcontractor Plan For Boeing

Jul 01, 2024
Spirit AeroSystems is known mainly as a major supplier to the commercial aircraft assembly lines of Boeing and Airbus.
Spirit Aerosystems
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Boeing Buys Spirit AeroSystems, Airbus Work To Be Carved Out

Jul 01, 2024
Boeing announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems early July 1 which values the supplier at $4.7 billion.
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2Excel Sets Up Ireland Operation For Irish Coast Guard Contract

Jul 01, 2024
British aviation engineering firm 2Excel Aviation has stood up an Irish business to support a new search-and-rescue contract.
indra sistemis hq
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Indra Restructures Business Units Under New Brands

Jul 01, 2024
IT services and products will operate under the brand Minsait, with the Spanish company’s defense and air traffic products remaining under the Indra umbrella.

Programs

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Eumetsat Shifts Launch From Ariane 6 To SpaceX

Jul 01, 2024
Europe’s Eumetsat agency is turning to SpaceX to deliver its Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) weather satellite into orbit in 2025.
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Boeing Delivers First CH-47F Block II Chinook To U.S. Army

Jul 01, 2024
Boeing on June 28 delivered the first CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army.
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Space Development Agency Releases RFI For Tranche 3 Tracking Layer

Jul 01, 2024
Under this next tranche, the agency plans to procure around 54 satellites with infrared sensors from one or more vendors.
F-35
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Armasuisse Gives Green Light To Swiss F-35 Local Assembly

Jul 01, 2024
Armasuisse has given initial approval for an offset program that would see four of Switzerland's future F-35 JSF combat aircraft partially assembled in-country.
glonass satellite
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Russia To Renew GLONASS Satellite Fleet By 2030

Jul 01, 2024
The existing constellation consists of 26 spacecraft.

Operations

Tianlong-3 rocket with TH-12 engines
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Chinese Tianlong-3 Rocket Explodes After Unexpected Launch During Test

Jul 01, 2024
The Tianlong-3 rocket unexpectedly lifted off during a test of Chinese company Space Pioneer's Tianhuo-12 (TH-12) engines, landing nearby in a fiery explosion.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson is pictured in her spacesuit prior to the start of a science and maintenance spacewalk that ended early after her suit experienced a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit.
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NASA Delays Spacewalk Plans To Investigate Water Leak

Jul 01, 2024
NASA is delaying plans for multiple spacewalks to assess the cause of a leak from a water coolant system umbilical that supports spacesuit thermal control.

Funding & Policy

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EASA Launches Certification Readiness Levels

Jun 24, 2024
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has introduced its certification readiness level concept.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of June 24 - June 28, 2024

Jul 01, 2024
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.