Aerospace & Defense Roundup: June 01

June 02, 2021

U.S. Navy Seeks $6.3 Billion In Fiscal 2022 Unfunded Requirements

Aircraft top the U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2022 $6.3 billion unfunded requirements list as the service looks to position itself to compete with China. Credit: U.S. Navy

U.S. Air Force Begins E-11A Fleet Expansion

The U.S. Air Force on June 1 ordered the first of six Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to convert into E-11A aircraft to serve as communication relays. Credit: U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army Submits $5.5 Billion Unfunded List

The U.S. Army is seeking $5.5 billion to pay for unfunded requirements in the fiscal 2022 budget request, including advance procurement dollars for five CH-47F Block II aircraft, according to a document obtained by Aerospace DAILY. Credit: Boeing
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Directional’s Halo To Operate EVTOLs For Embraer’s Eve

Barely a month after being acquired by private-aviation powerhouse Directional Aviation, helicopter operator Halo Aviation has announced a partnership with Embraer spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air-taxi operation in the UK and U.S. Credit: Embraer

General Atomics Clears Test To Launch Optical Crosslink Demo

In preparation for a launch this month, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has conducted a free space interconnect demonstration ground test of its Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System (LINCS) spacecraft. Credit: NASA

USMC Seeks $2.9B In Fiscal 2022 Unfunded Requirements

U.S. Marine Corps requests $2.9 billion in fiscal 2022 for unfunded priorities to support Force Design 2030, including dollars for two additional KC-130Js and two MQ-9s, according to a document obtained by Aerospace DAILY. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy Trades JSOW-ER Development For JASSM-ER Buy

The U.S. Navy has decided to acquire stealthy cruise missiles instead of developing a powered version of a long-range glide munition, a spokeswoman said June 1. The fiscal 2022 budget request unveiled on May 28 confirmed the cancellation of the Raytheon AGM-154E Joint Standoff Weapon-Extended Range (JSOW-ER). Credit: Raytheon

Red 6 Air Combat Training Startup Lands $30M

Outsourced air combat training and augmented reality startup Red 6 announced June 1 that it landed $30 million in new venture capital, almost all of it from existing investor Snowpoint Ventures. Credit: Red 6

The Weekly Debrief: U-2S Fleet Faces Retirement Threat—Again

A long-term U.S. Air Force plan calls for retiring all 31 Lockheed Martin U-2S Dragon Lady aircraft between fiscal 2023 and 2026, setting up another potential clash with lawmakers who have repeatedly rescued the high-altitude surveillance fleet from retirement since 2013. Credit: U.S. Air Force

U.S. Navy seeks $6.3B in fiscal 2022 unfunded requirements, Red 6 air combat training startup lands $30M, U-2S fleet faces retirement threat again and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news powered by Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN). 

 

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