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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 16, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 34 August 16, 2024
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Business

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Lockheed Martin To Take Terran Orbital Private In $450M Deal

Aug 15, 2024
Lockheed is both a key investor in Terran, with a 28.3% stake in the company, and its largest customer.
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Curtiss-Wright Sees Strong Defense, Commercial Aero Demand

Aug 08, 2024
Revenue increased 11% year-on-year in the June quarter to $785 million.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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U.S. Navy Installs MQ-25 Control System On First Carrier

Aug 15, 2024
The installation of the unmanned air warfare center (UAWC) features the MD-5E ground control station.
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Yakovlev Aims To Fly Yak-130M Light Combat Jet In 2025

Aug 15, 2024
The twin-engine Yak-130 entered service with the Russian Air Force in 2010 as a trainer for the Su-30 family of fighters.
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Lockheed Martin Tech Demo Satellite Passes Testing Milestone

Aug 14, 2024
The company recently completed environmental testing for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) spacecraft at its facilities in Littleton, Colorado.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Clears Germany To Restock PAC-3 Arsenal

Aug 15, 2024
A notification sent to Congress estimates the total cost of the proposed export package at $5 billion.
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CAA Approves BVLOS Drone Pathfinder Trials

Aug 14, 2024
Amazon Prime Air will trial drone delivery as it has done during previous trials.
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Sweden Eyes Defense Procurement Office In Ukraine

Aug 15, 2024
Sweden’s Defense Material Administration, known as FMV, could have personnel in Ukraine this fall.
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Business Models Present eVTOL Certification Challenges: Regulator

Aug 06, 2024
It may prove difficult to square commercial expectations with safety requirements.

Technology

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Aerospace Corp. Plans Rendezvous Test Satellites Launch In ’26-27

Aug 12, 2024
The Edge Node satellites will carry a variety of RPO sensors onboard and software to be tested for future cubesat-scale satellites.

Operations

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NASA’s InSight Lander Data Points To Subsurface Liquid Water On Mars

Aug 13, 2024
InSight’s findings suggest Mars could host enough ground water to cover the entire planet to a depth of between 1 and 2 km (0.6 and 1.2 mi.).
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NASA Starliner Fate Assessment Continues

Aug 14, 2024
The timing for a final decision awaits a NASA Program Control Board session planned for the middle or end of next week.

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