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Aerospace & Defense Roundup: October 7, 2021

Climate-Focused Smallsat Startup Muon Raises $10M

Credit: NASA

Silicon Valley-based Muon Space, a climate-focused satellite constellation and services company, said Oct. 6 it raised $10 million in seed-round funding led by Costanoa Ventures.

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Texas Tops Rankings In PwC 2021 Aerospace Manufacturing Index

Credit: Getty Images / P A Thompson

Everything is big in Texas, including the state’s ranking this year in PwC’s top states for conducting aerospace and defense business.

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Corn Stover Promises Lower-Carbon SAF Production

Credit: D3Max

A project to demonstrate low-carbon production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from corn stover—the leaves and stalks left in fields after harvesting—has been funded by the U.S. Energy Department (DOE).

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IAI Sheds Light On Blue Spear Missile For Estonia

Credit: IAI

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has provided more details about the features and capabilities of the Proteus Advanced Systems’ Blue Spear anti-surface missile, adapted from the company’s Gabriel V missile. 

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Rocket Lab Awarded Launch Contract For Novel Solar Sail Demo

Credit: NASA

A 12U cubesat housing a nearly 900-sq.-ft. solar sail system developed by NASA will launch on a Rocket Lab Electron rideshare mission in mid-2022 for a trial run in low Earth orbit. 

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SDA Warns Of Growing Bureaucracy As It Joins Space Force

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CAES Opens N.H. 3D-Printing Site For SWISSto12 RF Products

Credit: CAES

CAES, the former Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions now under private equity, has announced construction of its new additive manufacturing (AM) operations in Exeter, New Hampshire, for the 3D-printed radio frequency (RF) products partnership that the U.S. company unveiled earlier this year with SWISSto12.

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U.S. Could Sue Federal Contractors Who Hide Cyber Attacks, Deficiencies

Credit: U.S. Justice Department

A new U.S. Justice Department initiative unveiled this week could mean lawsuits against federal contractors that try to hide cybersecurity attacks, as well as rewards for whistleblowers.

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Mission Systems Weight Drove 360 Invictus Tail Change

Credit: Bell

A design change of the Bell 360 Invictus was driven by the release of the U.S. Army ’s list of requirements for mission systems, the company’s CEO said Oct. 7. 

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Pace Of Afghan Refugee Flights Increasing

Credit: U.S. Navy

Aircraft contracted by the U.S. Defense and State Departments are increasing the pace of flight operations to carry Afghan evacuees from bases in Europe and the Middle East after operations stopped because of measles outbreaks.

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Insitu Adds Dutch AMBeR To Integrator UAS Payloads

Credit: Insitu

A Dutch imaging radar has been developed for the Boeing Insitu Integrator unmanned aircraft systems, the three companies involved in the project say.

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Panel Urges More Flexible Approach To Mars Planetary Protection

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSSMars

USAF Innovation Leader Wants International Collaboration

Credit: Boeing

The Pentagon needs to both increase its spending on research and development of new technologies and be willing to reach out to partner nations to learn about advances they have made to improve its future force, a U.S. Air Force innovation leader said Oct. 7.

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