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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 23, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 39 August 23, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 22, 2024
NORTHROP gets OPIR contract mod... ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE mapping company raises Series A funds... ESA studies space services for first responders...

In Brief

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In Brief: Netherlands Buys UAS-Detection Radars For Ukraine

Aug 22, 2024
News in brief.

Programs

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U.S. Army Selects Sierra Nevada Corp. To Build ISR Fleet

Aug 22, 2024
The award for the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System is a 12-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $991.3 million.
Kongsberg missile
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Australia Backs Kongsberg Missile Factory For Local Production

Aug 22, 2024
Canberra will invest A$850 million alongside Kongsberg to build a factory for local production of Naval Strike Missiles and Joint Strike Missiles.
Eroy Air Chaparral UAV
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Kaman, Elroy Air Wrap Up Demo For Military Cargo UAS

Aug 22, 2024
Kaman’s Kargo and Elroy Air’s Chaparral uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) completed an 18-day performance evaluation on July 26.
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BAE Tapped For F-15, F/A-18 Flight Control Upgrades

Aug 22, 2024
The upgrade by incumbent supplier BAE Systems will allow both fighters to integrate undisclosed new functions, BAE said.
Rocket Lab
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NASA Adds 3 Vendors For Smallsat, Rideshare Missions

Aug 22, 2024
The newcomers join 11 companies selected in 2022 for the VADR program.
orion esm 3
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Airbus Ships European Service Module For Moon Landing

Aug 22, 2024
Airbus is dispatching the third European Service Module (ESM-3) to the U.S. for eventual use on NASA’s mission to return humans to the moon.

Technology

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Collaborative Firejet Demo Reveals ShieldAI’s Software-led Prime Path

Aug 22, 2024
Using artificial intelligence-assisted autonomy functions, ShieldAI’s Hivemind software controlled two Kratos MQM-178 Firejet drones in collaborative maneuvers.

Funding & Policy

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AUKUS Defense Free-Trade Zone May Face Uphill Climb

Aug 22, 2024
A new report by Sydney's United States Studies Center says ITAR rules do not yet adequately facilitate the sharing of AUKUS-related advanced technologies.

Operations

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USAF Paves Way For UK-Based UAS Missions With First RQ-4 Landing

Aug 22, 2024
The Global Hawk is the largest UAS to land in the UK.

Business

Unither Bioelectronics drone
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United Therapeutics’ Work Underlines Need For eVTOL Organ Transport

Aug 21, 2024
United Therapeutics’ founding objective to manufacture artificial organs and overcome the critical shortage of human organs for transplant is nearing takeoff.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Non-U.S. AH-64E Fleets To More Than Double In Coming Decade

Aug 22, 2024
Global events continue to drive military aircraft markets, and the AH-64E’s success is a useful example of the phenomenon.