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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 30, 2024

VOL. 289 NO. 64 September 30, 2024
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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 28, 2024
LOCKHEED appoints new European chief... D-ORBIT closes Series C round... RAYTHEON gets Coyote interceptor award...

In Brief

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In Brief: Germany Stocks Up On Amraam, RAM Missiles

Sep 28, 2024
News in brief.

Programs

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Eurofighter’s AESA Radar 2 Makes First Flight in UK

Sep 27, 2024
The third iteration of actively electronically scanned array radars for the Eurofighter Typhoon has made its long-awaited first flight in the UK.
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UK Istari Military Space Program At 'Inflection Point'

Sep 27, 2024
The UK is reaching a pivotal moment in developing its own space-based intelligence collection capability, with the first of several pathfinder satellites nearing operations.
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Lockheed Martin Not Giving Up On Thai Fighter Program

Sep 27, 2024
Lockheed is not giving up on the Royal Thai Air Force F-16A/B replacement program, despite the service already saying it has selected the Saab JAS 39E/F Gripen.
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Lift, Near Earth To Demo EVTOL Medical Payload

Sep 27, 2024
Lift Aircraft has won a U.S. Army contract to develop and demo a modular medical payload that enables its Hexa eVTOL to deliver blood and evacuate a casualty.
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Silent Arrow Developing Loitering Heavy-Payload Cargo UAS

Sep 27, 2024
Flight tests of the CLS-300 are planned for the second half of 2025.
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NASA Advances Optical Comms For Human Deep Space Exploration

Sep 26, 2024
NASA’s milestone-setting TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) mission has come to a close.

Funding & Policy

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Congress Approves Funding Changes For U.S. Army UAS Programs

Sep 27, 2024
The budget reprogrammings allow the Army to start buying several new capabilities.
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AUKUS Sees Steady Progress In Advanced Capabilities Development

Sep 26, 2024
Pillar II covers a bevy of advanced defense capabilities.
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Hainan Island Lays Out eVTOL Infrastructure Roadmap

Sep 24, 2024
China’s Hainan Island has published a three-year action plan to develop its low-altitude economy, including the establishment of eVTOL air routes.

Business

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UK Nationalizes Semiconductor Manufacturer

Sep 27, 2024
The factory in England is home to the only secure facility in the UK with capability to manufacture gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductors, the MOD says.
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EURA Helicopter Engine Joint Venture Appoints Management Team

Sep 27, 2024
European Military Rotorcraft Engine Alliance (EURA) is a 50:50 joint venture of France’s Safran Helicopter Engines and Germany’s MTU Aero Engines.

Operations

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How Ukraine Keeps Military Innovation Going

Sep 27, 2024
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, Kyiv has relied on a steady pace of innovation in the use of UAS and other tech to fight back.
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York Space Systems Spacecraft Achieve On-Orbit Maneuvering

Sep 27, 2024
The Denver-based aerospace company is on contract for more than 130 satellites to build out the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).

Fleet Snapshot

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Azerbaijan Military Aviation Fleets + Deliveries 2024-2034

Sep 28, 2024
For more information about Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s (AWIN) 2024 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast and other Aviation Week data products, please see: https://pgs.aviationweek.com/forecast

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