Aerospace & Defense Roundup: October 21, 2021
October 22, 2021
Reports Outline National Security Threats From Climate Change
Climate change will harm military readiness at home through extreme weather events as climate-related stressors create further instability, possibly leading to additional conflicts, multiple U.S. governmental agencies claim in reports released Oct. 21.
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It’s A Two-Helo Race For S. Korea’s Heavy-Lift Program
Credit: Kim Minseok
Boeing and Sikorsky are competing for the South Korean Army’s Heavy-Lift Utility Helicopter-II program, pitching their CH-47F Chinook and CH-53K King Stallion, respectively. Leonardo’s AW101 is not expected to be a candidate as it reportedly did not meet requirements.
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S. Korean Primes Vie For Missile Defense System; N. Korea Fires SLBM
Credit: Kim Minseok
South Korean defense prime contractors Hanwha and LIG Nex1 are competing to provide candidates for the country’s “Korean Iron Dome” project, designated Low Altitude Missile Defense (LAMD) by defense procurement agency DAPA.
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European MPA Fleet Recapitalization Gathers Pace
Credit: Bundeswehr/Jan Czonstke
At present Europe’s fleet of ASW-equipped MPAs amounts to 52 aircraft, the vast majority of which belong to two key families—the Breguet Atlantique and Lockheed P-3 Orion, which account for 85% of the aircraft currently in service.
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Norway To Be Fully Reliant On F-35 In 2022
Credit: Italian Air Force
Norway is set to become the first operator of the F-35 to be entirely reliant on the fifth-generation combat aircraft when it phases out the F-16 by year’s end.
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DOD Reveals Requirements For Space-Based, GEO Sensors
Credit: DARPA
The U.S. Space Force has taken the next step to create a “deterrence layer” of orbital space vehicles that will keep track of enemy spacecraft operating from geosynchronous orbit (GEO) to the Moon and beyond.
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Launch Succeeds, But S. Korean Nuri Rocket Fails To Orbit Satellite
Credit: Yonhap News Agency
South Korea successfully launched its first domestically developed and manufactured launch vehicle to space on Oct. 21, but the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II (KSLV-II) “Nuri” failed to place a dummy satellite into orbit as planned.
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H3 Raises Funds For Hydrogen-Fueled Cargo Drones
Credit: H3 Dynamics
Singapore-headquartered H3 Dynamics has closed a $26 million funding round to develop hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft for longer-range parcel and cargo delivery.
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Ariane 5 To Launch French MoD’s New Communications Satellite
Credit: Airbus
The French ministry of armed forces is poised to improve its military communications with the upcoming launch of the Syracuse 4A satellite.
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SES Kick-Starts Multi-Orbit Plan With SES-17 Launch
Credit: Thales Alenia Space
An Ariane 5 heavy launcher is to send the SES-17 satellite into orbit during the night of Oct. 22-23 local time at Arianespace’s Kourou, French Guiana, spaceport, as spacecraft manufacturer Thales seeks to capture half of the crucial North American inflight connectivity market.
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Sounding Rockets Test Advanced Hypersonic Tech For U.S. Navy, Army
The U.S. Navy has announced the completion of successful tests of “advanced hypersonic technologies” on three sounding rockets launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, on Oct. 20.
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NATO To Improve Air, Missile Defenses, Stoltenberg Says
Credit: NATO
NATO will make “significant improvements” to air and missile defenses as part of an overall plan aimed at deterring Russia, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Oct. 21.
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White Paper Calls For UK To Enable Electric Intercity Flight By 2025
Credit: Vertical Aerospace
A white paper outlining the benefits of advanced air mobility (AAM), created by a group of UK stakeholders, lays out an ambitious road map of actions required by 2025 if the country is to become a leader in the emerging market.
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First Test Of Army/Navy Hypersonic Glider-Booster Combo Failed
Credit: DOD
A rocket failure spoiled a flight test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body on Oct. 21 in Kodiak, Alaska, a Defense Department spokesman said.
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Russian Space Tourism Effort To Pause In 2022
Credit: NASA
The successful mission of a Russian movie crew to the International Space Station (ISS) Oct. 5-16 suggests the state space corporation Roscosmos is poised to resume a space tourism program.
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HASC Chair: 2023 Budget To Include Nuclear Negotiation Push
Credit: U.S. Government
The fiscal 2023 budget process will drive discussions on opening up weapons negotiations with Russia and China, with a specific goal of more transparency to avoid miscalculation, the head of the House Armed Services Committee said Oct. 21.
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Reports outline national security threats from climate change, first test of army/navy hypersonic glider-booster combo failed, DOD reveals requirements for space-based, GEO sensors and more. A roundup of aerospace, space, and defense news powered by Aerospace Daily & Defense Report.
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