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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 2, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 24 August 02, 2024
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Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Dovetail To Provide Batteries For Crisalion’s eVTOL

Jul 29, 2024
Australian-Spanish startup Dovetail is to provide prototype modules for initial functional and integration testing.

Programs

Leonardo NGCTR
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Leonardo Planning NGCTR First Flight By Year-End

Aug 01, 2024
Leonardo Helicopters has begun ground runs of its Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator ahead of its first flight, planned before year-end,
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BlueHalo Starts Rocket Testing For Interceptor Missile

Aug 01, 2024
The dual-thrust solid rocket motor for BlueHalo’s Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) completed several rounds of testing since being selected by the Army,

Funding & Policy

U.S. Capitol
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Senate Appropriators Seek To Reverse Proposed Defense Cuts

Aug 01, 2024
Senate appropriators are seeking to reverse some of the Pentagon’s proposed development cutbacks as part of an $852.2 billion fiscal 2025 defense spending bill.

Operations

NASA-Boeing Starliner
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NASA, Boeing Bump Starliner Crew Flight Test Review To Next Week

Aug 01, 2024
The Crew Flight Test of the Boeing-built CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has marked its eighth week docked at the International Space Station.
Belgian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16
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F-16 School Graduates Romanian Pilots; Ukrainians Yet to Arrive

Aug 01, 2024
The F-16 training school set up in Romania has graduated its first students but has yet to train Ukrainian pilots.
U.S. Air Force Bell Boeing CV-22
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USAF Increases CV-22 Precautions Following Crash Investigation

Aug 01, 2024
The U.S. Air Force is placing more precautions on its CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor fleet after investigators found a catastrophic failure of the aircraft’s gearbox.

Business

BAE Systems Eurofighter production
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BAE CEO Watching European Consolidation, Sees No Delays From UK Review

Aug 01, 2024
BAE Systems will keep an eye on possible defense consolidation in Europe, company CEO Charles Woodburn says.
New MD Helicopters President Ryan Weeks
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New MD Helicopters President Restructures Top Management

Aug 01, 2024
MD Helicopters (MDH) has made new appointments at the top of its management chain following the promotion of Ryan Weeks to president.

Technology

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UK Team Flies 5G Connectivity Antenna On Islander Testbed

Jul 25, 2024
A UK team has begun flight tests of an airborne 5G connectivity system.
NASA laser networks
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NASA Demonstrates Laser Comms From Aircraft To Space Station

Jul 29, 2024
NASA developing communications systems to transmit video feeds of astronauts on the Moon during Artemis missions.

Aviation Week Forecasts

Jordanian Bell JetRanger
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Aviation Week Forecasts: Jordan’s Modernization Creeps Forward as Financial Tensions Subside

Aug 02, 2024
The Royal Jordanian Air Force spent the latter half of the 2010s working to divest itself of aircraft programs in an effort to slow an oncoming budgetary crisis in the country. But notwithstanding constrained funding, the need for a strong regional bloc to counterbalance growing instability in the region remains strong.