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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 4, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 46 September 04, 2024
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The Debrief

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The Debrief: FLRAA’s Missile Shield Moves Forward Amid Funding Questions

Sep 03, 2024
To help the FLRAA and its occupants survive, the Army plans an array of passive and active countermeasures.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 28, 2024) – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ariake (DD 109) launches an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile while steaming with the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) in the Philippine Sea during exercise Pacific Vanguard
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Japan Goes For Strike Capabilities To Modernize Air Defense Systems

Sep 02, 2024
In its budget proposal, the Defense Ministry is requesting funds to modernize the Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment (JADGE), Tokyo's answer to NORAD.
Maduro's plane
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U.S. Seizes Bizjet Of Venezuela's Leader, Cites Sanctions Violations

Sep 03, 2024
The U.S. has seized a Dassault Falcon 900EX business jet used by Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro Moros.
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ISS Research On Astronaut Health Challenges Moves Ahead

Aug 22, 2024
A multistep solicitation seeks proposals from academia, industry and government agencies, for 2-3 awards valued at up to $4 million for health concerns.
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China’s Antimony Export Controls Raise Security Risks For U.S.

Aug 30, 2024
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced in mid-August that it would implement curbs on the export of antimony.

Programs

parked f-35s
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F-35 In Focus As UK Suspends Some Arms Exports To Israel

Sep 03, 2024
The UK has pulled around 30 arms export licenses for Israel that London signaled could also impact the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in certain circumstances.
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Milestone Reached For DOD’s Next-Gen Missile Warning Program

Aug 30, 2024
The Next-Gen OPIR program includes two satellites for use in geostationary orbit.
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EC Mulls More Restrictive Distribution Of Sensitive Data

Aug 29, 2024
At issue is a founding principle of the Copernicus program.
Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI
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India Clears Locally Made Su-30 Engine Deal

Sep 03, 2024
The Indian government has approved the purchase of 240 locally assembled Al-31FP engines from Hindustan Aeronautics to power its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters.

Operations

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Zelenskyy Sacks Ukraine Air Force Chief

Aug 30, 2024
Zelenskyy signed a decree that dismissed Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the Ukrainian air force commander since 2021.
Beta’s Alia flight simulator
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Beta Reviews Alia Electric-Aircraft Training With Launch Customer

Aug 22, 2024
Beta guided the Unither Bioelectronics team through a version of its pilot training syllabus for the Alia CTOL.
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams
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NASA Identifies Mystery Starliner Pulsing Sound As Not A Concern

Sep 02, 2024
Reports of a mysterious pulsing sound onboard Boeing's Starliner have been identified as speaker feedback from the ISS audio configuration.
falcon 9 starlink launch
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SpaceX Resumes Falcon 9 Flights

Sep 02, 2024
SpaceX resumed operations of its Falcon 9 launcher, ending a brief pause after a first-stage booster landing mishap on a prior Starlink mission.

Technology

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DARPA Looks For Lower Drag Materials For LEO Spacecraft

Aug 27, 2024
The agency wants materials that are also resistant to the corrosive LEO environment.
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Cranfield Proposes C-130J-Based Hydrogen Propulsion Demonstrator

Aug 30, 2024
The military transport’s four-turboprop layout would allow inflight testing of hydrogen combustion engines with flexibility and safety.

Air Forces In Focus

Contracts