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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 27, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 41 August 27, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 27, 2024
EMBRAER sells to Uruguayan Air Force... RAYTHEON gets CASTLE award... TELEDYNE BROWN building new ballistic missile targets...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Aug 27, 2024
News in brief.

The Debrief

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The Debrief: Powered Paragliders Emerge As Popular U.S. Troop Transport Idea

Aug 26, 2024
Among the new tech propelled forward by an intense military rivalry with China, one of the latest may come as a surprise: the humble powered paraglider.

Operations

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U.S. Air Force Unit Prepares For Ukraine F-16 EW Support

Aug 26, 2024
The electronic warfare mission support tasks for the Ukrainian F-16s donated by the Netherlands and Denmark are being “onboarded” as a new FMS case.
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Citing Safety, NASA Opts For Uncrewed Starliner Return

Aug 24, 2024
Two NASA astronauts conducting a flight test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth in February aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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Oxygen Fire In Static Test Delays RFA’s Inaugural Flight From UK

Aug 26, 2024
While the other eight engines ignited as planned, the fire in the ninth engine was “really difficult to contain.”

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Space Command Chief Backs U.S. Army Space Expansion

Aug 26, 2024
U.S. Space Command's Gen. Stephen Whiting supports plans by the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command to increase its space personnel and space control.

Business

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StandardAero Acquires Aero Turbine From Gallant Capital

Aug 26, 2024
Founded in 1978, California-based Aero Turbine has a customer portfolio that includes the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy.

Programs

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Boom’s XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator Returns To Flight

Aug 26, 2024
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator made a successful second flight from Mojave Air & Space Port, California, on Aug. 26.
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $200M For UK Deep Space Radar Site

Aug 23, 2024
The trilateral n Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability program involves the standup of a network of ground-based radars by the end of the decade.

Technology

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Battery Innovation Extends High-Power eVTOL Cycles Fourfold

Jul 22, 2024
Electric vehicle makers are more concerned with battery energy capacity rather than power capability.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Aug. 19 - 23, 2024

Aug 27, 2024
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.