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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 22, 2024

VOL. 290 NO. 39 November 22, 2024
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Operations

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Russian Strike Reveals Oreshnik Ballistic Missile Project

Nov 21, 2024
The reveal of the Oreshnik indirectly refutes a Ukrainian government claim that the strike involved an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

SpaceX shot over Taiwan
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Taiwan SpaceX Suppliers Shifting Some Production To Southeast Asia

Nov 20, 2024
Taiwanese manufacturers in SpaceX’s supply chain are shifting some satellite component production to Southeast Asia, driven by business and geopolitics.
Inversion Ray reentry capsule
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Inversion Raises $44 Million For Point-to-Point Delivery Via Space

Nov 21, 2024
Startup Inversion has raised a $44 million in a Series A round to fund development of a reentry capsule that could carry payloads on orbits around Earth.
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Sierra Nevada Stands Up Australian Subsidiary

Nov 21, 2024
The new company, SNC AUS, will be based at Lot Fourteen, South Australia.

Funding & Policy

RAF Puma
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UK Scraps Aging Helicopters, Watchkeeper UAVs To Cut Costs

Nov 20, 2024
The UK Defense Ministry is to chop Chinook and Puma helicopters from its inventory as well as the troubled fleet of Watchkeeper uncrewed air systems.

Programs

Raytheon Missile Tracking Constellation
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SDA To Test Merger Of Missile Tracking, Defense On Tranche 3 Sats

Nov 19, 2024
The Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to issue requests for information (RFI) in January for its Tranche 3 satellites.
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Vietnam Air Force Receives New T-6C Trainers

Nov 21, 2024
The five aircraft are part of a 12-aircraft deal that was made in 2021 under the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Technology

Lockheed Martin LM 400 satellite bus
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Lockheed Martin’s Next Satellite Tech Demo To Launch In 2025

Nov 20, 2024
Lockheed Martin is preparing to launch its next technology demonstration spacecraft in 2025, with an eye toward U.S. programs and the international market.
Lockheed Martin DRACO spacecraft
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Space Ops: Powering National Security Space With Nuclear

Nov 20, 2024
Over the past half-century, the U.S. has introduced over 20 efforts to harness nuclear power and propulsion for space operations, only to cancel all of them.

Contracts

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Replicator Initiative Signs Swarm, Network Deals

Nov 20, 2024
In combination, the ACT and ORIENT programs are addressing underlying challenges with operating thousands of autonomous systems across all domains.
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Finland Taps Lockheed Martin Targeting Software

Nov 21, 2024
Lockheed Martin will partner with a group led by Finish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite supplier Iceye.
Black Widow
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Black Widow Selected For U.S. Army’s Next Quadcopter Drone

Nov 20, 2024
Red Cat Holdings has won a contract to deliver thousands of small quadcopters for the U.S. Army’s Tranche 2 of the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program.

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