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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 1, 2024

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Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 01, 2024
RAYTHEON gets AIM-9X lot 24 award... AGEAGLE announces public offering... MERCURY SYSTEMS supports KC-46 RVS 2.0 upgrade...

The Debrief

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The Debrief: Will CCAs Need Defensive Systems?

Sep 30, 2024
Syracuse, New York-based SRC Inc. has unveiled an electronic support measures (ESM) payload for a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Oct 01, 2024
News in brief.

Operations

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ULA’s Vulcan Moved To Pad For Launch Try Oct. 4

Sep 30, 2024
Cert-2, slated to launch between 6-9 a.m. EDT Oct. 4, follows Vulcan’s Jan. 8 inaugural Cert-1 flight.
Falcon 9 launch for Crew 9 mission lifts off
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SpaceX Investigating Falcon Upper Stage Burn Anomaly

Sep 29, 2024
SpaceX is suspending Falcon rocket launches planned for early October while investigating an anomaly that occurred during launch of the Crew-9 mission Sept. 28.
Space station crew members
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Crew-9 Dragon Docks To International Space Station

Sep 30, 2024
NASA’s Crew-9 Dragon Freedom capsule autonomously docked with the station, delivering a NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonaut for a five-month tour of duty.

Programs

Malloy multicopter UAS
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Counter-Drone Technology Named Priority For Replicator 2

Sep 30, 2024
The Replicator 2 plan will be submitted with the fiscal 2026 budget request.
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First-Responder eVTOL To Be Trialed In Texas

Sep 30, 2024
The JA1 is a single-person tailsitting electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
new chinese spacesuit
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China Unveils Third-Generation Spacesuit For Lunar Missions

Sep 30, 2024
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Sept. 28 unveiled the country’s third-generation spacesuit, which will be used for lunar missions in the 2030s.
polish fa-50GF/PL
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KAI Works To Solve FA-50 Maintenance Issues As Poland Voices Concerns

Sep 30, 2024
KAI is working to improve maintenance of the FA-50 after Poland expressed dissatisfaction with the availability of the light combat aircraft.
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NASA Contracts Starfish To Inspect Multiple Defunct Satellites

Sep 26, 2024
The mission, dubbed Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY), is planned for launch in late 2026.
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Jetoptera Tests Thrusters For Abu Dhabi’s Cargo VTOL

Sep 26, 2024
The tests were conducted at AeroTEC in Moses Lake, Washington.
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NASA Inspector General Audit Raises Rocket Propulsion Test Concerns

Sep 24, 2024
Released Sept. 24, the 27-page audit makes five recommendations.

Business

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German UAS Maker Increases Series B Funding Round

Sep 26, 2024
The Munich-based company has now raised more than €135 million.

Funding & Policy

german chancellor at ILA berlin air show MTU booth
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MTU Presses German Government To Advance Eurofighter Buy, FCAS

Sep 30, 2024
Germany needs to move forward with FCAS and finalize its pledge to buy 20 Eurofighters, the head of programs at MTU Aero Engines says.

Technology

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AI Weather Forecaster WindBorne Wins U.S. Navy, Air Force Contracts

Sep 25, 2024
WindBorne started a six-month contract with the Navy in July to provide “subseasonal forecasting” and optimize its model for cyclone prediction.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Sept. 23 - Sept. 27, 2024

Oct 01, 2024
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.