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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 12, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 9 July 12, 2024
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Programs

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F-35 Leader Clears Split-Software Release Plan To Resume Deliveries

Jul 11, 2024
Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the F-35 program executive officer, on July 11 approved the so-called “truncation plan.”
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Four EU Governments Partner On Long-Range Strike Missile

Jul 11, 2024
France, Germany, Italy and Poland signed a memorandum of understanding at the NATO Summit to partner on the European Long Range Strike Approach (ELSA).
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F-15EX Clears IOC Hurdle For U.S. Air Force

Jul 10, 2024
The milestone came technically a year late due to production problems.
digital designs of new munitions
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USAF To Develop Its New Air-Launched Munition For Ukraine

Jul 11, 2024
The U.S. Air Force is targeting development of ERAM—a new class of air-launched precision munition for Ukraine.
RSAF A330 MRTT
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Saudi Arabia Tops-Up Airbus A330 MRTT Fleet

Jul 10, 2024
Saudi Arabia is set to become the largest operator of Airbus’ A330 MRTT outside Europe after Riyadh signed a top-up order.
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USAF Special Ops Looking For UAS ‘Swarm Carrier’ For Autonomy Plan

Jul 11, 2024
AFSOC has been undertaking the plan, called the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise, to have one airman control multiple UAS.
anti-air laser weapon blk 1 south korea
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South Korea To Field Hanwha's Laser Air-Defense Weapon This Year

Jul 11, 2024
South Korea has contracted Hanwha Aerospace to mass produce a high-powered directed-energy weapon, which the country hopes to operationalize by year's end.
Boeing E-7 in NATO livery
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NATO Begins E-7 Procurement Process

Jul 11, 2024
Selected to meet the initial Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (iAFSC) requirement, the Boeing E-7 will replace NATO's aging E-3 Sentry fleet by 2035.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

Boeing E-7 in NATO livery
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NATO Begins E-7 Procurement Process

Jul 11, 2024
Selected to meet the initial Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (iAFSC) requirement, the Boeing E-7 will replace NATO's aging E-3 Sentry fleet by 2035.

Business

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Metrea Acquires French KC-135 Fleet For Commercial Refueling

Jul 11, 2024
The tankers add to the four boom-equipped KC-135Rs that Metrea acquired from the Republic of Singapore Air Force in 2021.
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U.S. House Appropriators Approve Modest NASA Budget Increase

Jul 11, 2024
The OK signals challenges for NASA to achieve ambitious goals .
D-Orbit’s ION spacecraft
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Italy’s D-Orbit Enters U.S. Satellite Bus Market

Jul 10, 2024
Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has established a U.S.-based joint venture focused on satellite bus design, manufacturing and sales.
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X-Bow Systems Closes $70M Series B For Solid Rocket Motors

Jul 10, 2024
The Series B will bolster the Albuquerque, New Mexico, startup’s expansion plans for a new solid rocket motor factory in Luling, Texas.

Operations

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Yearlong Simulation Gives Insights Into Astronaut Life On Mars

Jul 09, 2024
Four volunteers with astronaut-like credentials have concluded the first of NASA’s three planned yearlong Earth-based missions on a simulated Martian surface.