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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 20, 2024

VOL. 290 NO. 37 November 20, 2024
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Business

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AeroVironment To Purchase BlueHalo In $4.1 Billion Deal

Nov 19, 2024
Drone manufacturer AeroVironment will purchase defense tech company BlueHalo in an all-stock deal valued at $4.1 billion.
nyx capsule
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The Exploration Company Closes $160M Funding Round

Nov 18, 2024
The Exploration Company, which is working on an ESA cargo return capsule, says it has closed a $160 million Series B funding round.
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China’s WeFly Touts Largest eVTOL Preorder

Nov 13, 2024
Suzhou-based WeFly says the agreement with Ruohang is the largest single eVTOL purchase order so far signed in China.
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China’s AAM Industry Shows Strength In Zhuhai

Nov 15, 2024
The bevy of AAM news from Zhuhai Airshow is the clearest signal yet of the seriousness with which Beijing is proceeding in its push to create a nationwide low-altitude economy.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command boss Adm. Samuel Paparo
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Pacific Commander Raises Concerns Over Depletion Of Key Munitions

Nov 19, 2024
The use of high-end air defenses and other munitions in the Middle East and the supplying of Ukraine are affecting the U.S. military readiness in the Pacific.

Technology

Aurora Flies reaches 82,500 ft.
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Dawn Aerospace Aurora Demo Exceeds Mach 1

Nov 18, 2024
New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has flown its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft supersonically for the first time.

Contracts

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Hazardous Space Object Capture Startup Wins French Sim Contract

Nov 18, 2024
As threats in space proliferate, governments have been seeking to bolster their awareness of what is taking place there.

Programs

MBDA Spear 3 mini cruise missile
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MBDA Completes First Spear 3 Cruise Missile Guided Firing

Nov 18, 2024
MBDA has completed the first guided firing of the Spear 3 mini cruise missile, which is destined for use on the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
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First Light Combat-Equipped H145Ms Delivered To Germany

Nov 18, 2024
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145M light helicopters to Germany, less than a year since they were ordered.
Sikorsky S-92
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Sikorsky Increases S-92 Maintenance Inspection Intervals

Nov 18, 2024
Sikorsky is increasing scheduled inspection intervals for its S-92 helicopters as part of ongoing work to improve availability.
Northrop Grumman Stand-In Attack Weapon
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Test SiAW To U.S. Air Force

Nov 18, 2024
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first test Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) to the U.S. Air Force, just more than one year after receiving the contract.

Funding & Policy

NASA pretty picture .for 2024 financials
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NASA Receives ‘Clean’ 2024 Financial Review

Nov 18, 2024
NASA says it has received a favorable “clean” assessment of its fiscal 2024 financial statements for the 14th year in a row in an independent review .