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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 5, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 25 August 05, 2024
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Funding & Policy

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Senate Appropriators Push More C-130s, Fewer MQ-25s

Aug 02, 2024
The fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill passed by Senate appropriators proposes to acquire 255 new military aircraft, or 19 more than the Pentagon requested.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

Bayraktar TB2
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Indonesian Air Force To Acquire Bayraktar TB2 UAS

Aug 02, 2024
The Indonesian Air Force is set to buy a fleet of Bayraktar TB2 uncrewed aerial systems to bolster its surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
Bell V-280 demonstrator
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U.S. Army Tiltrotor Program Clears Key Procedural Hurdle

Aug 02, 2024
The signing of the Milestone B acquisition decision memorandum earlier this week comes 20 months after Bell won a four-year-long competition.
U.S. Army high-altitude balloon launch
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AFRL Hopes For Replicator Funding For High-Altitude Balloon Program

Aug 02, 2024
The U.S. Air Force has proposed a high-altitude balloon program as an option for the broader Replicator initiative to accelerate new autonomous systems.
KAI teaming concept
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KAI Downsizes Loyal Wingman Concept To Cut Costs

Aug 01, 2024
Korea Aerospace Industries has shrunk its loyal wingman concept to quell concerns about how much it might cost.
Vast's Haven-1 docks with SpaceX Dragon
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Redwire And Yuri Get Vast’s First Two Space Station Payload Lockers

Aug 01, 2024
Vast has allotted its first two payload lockers on its in-development private space station to Redwire and Yuri, which have run ISS microgravity experiments.
Trident missile test
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DOD Official: Global Threats Prompt SLCM-N Reversal

Aug 02, 2024
Pentagon civilian leaders have reversed course on support for a submarine-launched, low-yield nuclear missile.
NASA Gateway
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NASA Audit Calls For Early Lunar Gateway Mass-Reduction Strategy

Aug 01, 2024
NASA must document efforts to address the greater-than-planned mass of the first two modules for its lunar-orbiting human-tended Gateway, says GAO auditors.
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Russia’s Gonets Constellation To Expand IoT Capabilities

Jul 31, 2024
To avoid missing out in the race to deploy large LEO constellations, Russia plans to enhance its Gonets system with Fifth Generation Design Bureau.

Technology

New AFRL manufacturing lab
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AFRL Opens Collaborative Automation For Manufacturing Lab

Aug 02, 2024
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) recently cut the ribbon on its new Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory.
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U.S. Army Seeks Industry Input On Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Tech

Jul 18, 2024
The service sees advantages to hybrid-electric systems over battery-powered propulsion.

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