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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 18, 2024

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Business

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ABL Space Systems Shifts Focus To Missile Defense

Nov 15, 2024
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is under pressure to field two advanced new capabilities by 2035.
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AST Signs Multi-Launch Contracts For Blue Origin, SpaceX Flights

Nov 14, 2024
Terms of the contracts were not disclosed, nor how many launches each company was awarded.

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Programs

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Sweden Joins NATO’s Collective Patriot Interceptor Purchase

Nov 15, 2024
The Swedish government plans to spend more than $460 million to join a NATO-led joint procurement of up to 1,000 Patriot missiles, the government said Nov. 15.
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Germany To Join Eurofighter Helmet Effort, Buys More Meteor Missiles

Nov 15, 2024
The German parliament has given the green light to joining a trilateral effort with Italy and the U.K. to work on a new helmet for Eurofighter Typhoon pilots.
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Robotic Payload Delivered For Orbital Servicing Spacecraft

Nov 15, 2024
The milestone moves the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program closer to a delayed launch date in 2026.
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Lockheed Optimistic On Future Japanese Aegis Destroyer Requirements

Nov 15, 2024
With Tokyo awarding contracts to build two new Aegis System Equipped Vessels, Lockheed Martin believes there are still details to be ironed out about the new SPY-7 Aegis destroyer.
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Switzerland’s Smartflyer Rolls Out Electric Four-Seater

Nov 08, 2024
Switzerland’s Smartflyer rolled out is SFX1 prototype electric aircraft at Grenchen Airport on Nov. 6.

Funding & Policy

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USAF To Fully Staff Modernization Command To Build ’27 Budget

Nov 15, 2024
The service last year announced the creation of an Integrated Capabilities Command (ICC), a new major command led by a three-star general.

Technology

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Sony Space To Demo Laser Comms Between Two Microsats

Nov 13, 2024
The satellites are expected to launch in 2026.
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USC Student Rocket Club Reaches Space, Claims World Record

Nov 15, 2024
A student rocket club at the University of Southern California (USC) has launched a small rocket to an altitude of 470,000 ft.

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