Aerospace & Defense Roundup: October 20, 2021

October 21, 2021

NATO Meeting To Focus On Emerging Tech, Pressuring Russia

Credit: NATO



NATO’s defense ministers are meeting in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brussels, where they will announce a new fund to develop disruptive technologies and attempt to exert more pressure on Russia after Moscow severed its diplomatic ties with the organization. 



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Singapore Validates CH-47F Integrated Operations

Credit: Mindef Singapore



The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is putting its new Boeing CH-47F Chinooks through their paces, validating capabilities at the annual Exercise Wallaby in Australia. 



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China Tests 500-Metric-Ton-Thrust Solid-Rocket Booster

Credit: CASC



The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) has successfully tested what it is calling the world’s most powerful integral solid-rocket booster. The new engine is expected to be used on the Jielong-3A rocket for Sun-synchronous orbit. 



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Solar Array Issue Delays Deployment Of Lucy Instrument Pointing Platform

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KAI Dives Into KF-21 Low Observability Studies

Credit: Kim Minseok



Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is working to improve the low observable capability of its new KF-21 fighter, although the plan has yet to be approved by the Ministry of National Defense and defense procurement agency DAPA.



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Scotland Targets £4 Billion Space Economy By 2030

Credit: Shetland Flyer Aerial Media / Shetland Space Center



Scotland is hoping that its space industry can contribute more than £4 billion ($5.53 billion) to its economy by 2030. 



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Life-Raft-Carrying RPAS Deployed On European Surveillance Mission

Credit: Tekever



Europe’s Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has contracted for the use of a Tekever remotely piloted air system (RPAS) and its new capability to drop a life raft. 



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Osaka Becomes Target For UAM Services By 2025

Credit: Vertical Aerospace



Major events such as the Olympic Games that focus the world’s attention on one country are emerging as key early showcases for urban air mobility (UAM).



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Norwegian Team Rolls Out Electric Racer

Credit: Nordic Air Racing Team



The first electric racing aircraft built for the new Air Race E series is being readied for flight.



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First Aksungur MALE UAV Delivered To Turkish Navy

Credit: Turkish Aerospace Industries



Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) Aksungur twin-engine, medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has entered service with the Turkish navy, the first customer for the platform.



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DHL To Demo Drones For Port Deliveries

Credit: DHL Express concept.



DHL Express plans to demonstrate the use of delivery drones for port logistics in a joint initiative with Malaysian aviation services company Pen Aviation and local cargo operator Raya Airways. 



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House Panel Explores Space Nuclear Propulsion

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS



In testimony before the U.S. House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Oct. 20, NASA made it clear the agency faces significant strategic and technical challenges in developing a nuclear propulsion capability to lead the way for the human exploration of Mars by the end of the 2030s.



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U.S. Air Force ‘Weak,’ Conservative Think Tank Says

Credit: U.S. Air Force



The U.S. Air Force has lost effectiveness by not having enough aircraft available and not flying them enough, and is undertaking a modernization effort that does not address current needs, the conservative Heritage Foundation says in its yearly assessment of military strength.



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U.S. Air Force ‘weak,’ conservative think tank says, NATO meeting to focus on emerging tech, pressuring Russia, China tests 500-metric-ton-thrust solid-rocket booster and more. A roundup of aerospace, space, and defense news powered by Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. 

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