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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 26, 2024

VOL. 290 NO. 41 November 26, 2024
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Weekly Debrief

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The Debrief: Brazilian Budget Woes Force Fighter Fleet Flexibility

Nov 25, 2024
Haddad’s fiscal moves follow a late-September alert by Fitch Ratings.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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Rocket Lab Completes Dual Launches

Nov 25, 2024
The first of the missions took place from Rocket Lab’s second launch complex located at Wallops, Virginia, on Nov. 24.
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Investigation Blames USAF Pilot For 2023 UH-1N Helicopter Crash

Nov 25, 2024
A U.S. Air Force pilot’s overcontrol during landing caused the crash of a Bell UH-1N helicopter during a training mission on Aug. 30, 2023.
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Ground Teams Address Space Station Air Quality Concern

Nov 25, 2024
As the hatch was opened, the Russian cosmonauts observed small droplets of liquid as well as an unanticipated odor.
Blue Origin New Shepard
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Blue Origin Launches Ninth New Shepard With Passengers

Nov 22, 2024
Blue Origin launched its ninth New Shepard (NS) suborbital flight with passengers on Nov. 22.
SpaceX Starship liftoff
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Lost Communications Link Triggered SpaceX Super Heavy Landing Abort

Nov 20, 2024
SpaceX passed on trying to bring the Super Heavy booster that launched a Starship spacecraft Nov. 19 back to its launch tower, due to a communications glitch.

Programs

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Firefly’s Lunar Lander Launch Window To Open In Mid-January

Nov 25, 2024
The launch is dubbed Blue Ghost Mission 1, or “Ghost Riders in the Sky.”
Lockheed Martin Romanian F-35
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Romania Green-Lights F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Purchase

Nov 21, 2024
Romania has become the latest European country to sign for the Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Turkish Aerospace Hurjet trainer
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Second Prototype Hurjet Advanced Jet Trainer Flies

Nov 18, 2024
The second prototype of Turkish Aerospace’s Hurjet advanced jet trainer has completed its first flight, becoming airborne from the company’s Ankara base.
Sierra Nevada Rapcon-X
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SNC Conducts First Flight Of Aircraft For Army’s Athena

Nov 21, 2024
Sierra Nevada has conducted the first flight of its Rapcon-X aircraft, a Bombardier Global 6500 SNC is developing for an Army ISR prototyping program.
Anduril Counter-Drone System
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Anduril Gets Contract To Upgrade USMC’s Counter-Drone System

Nov 19, 2024
Anduril has received a contract worth up to $200 million to upgrade the U.S. Marine Corps primary expeditionary counter-drone system.

Funding & Policy

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European Defense Spending Boosts Long-Delayed Projects

Nov 25, 2024
The CARD report calls on members states to cooperate further.
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
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Sweden Wants To Donate 14 Gripens To Ukraine

Nov 22, 2024
Sweden is looking to donate up to 14 Saab Gripens to Ukraine but will not be able to do so until transfers there of Lockheed Martin F-16s have been completed.

Contracts