Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Oct, 16

FCAS Demonstrator Contract To Be Signed in January

P-3: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

France and Germany will sign an aircraft demonstrator contract for the European Future Combat Air System in January, the leaders of the two countries have agreed.

 

 

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KF-X Prototype Manufacturing Begins

KF-X mockup: Bradley Perrett/AW&ST

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has begun building the first prototype for the KF-X fighter program, following completion of the critical design review in September.

 

 

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KAI Testing Improved Export Surion

KUH-1E Surion: Kim Minseok/AW&ST

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is test-flying an upgraded version of its Surion utility helicopter for export, with options including stub wings for weapons.

 

 

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NASA Suspends ISS Battery Swap

ISS: NASA

NASA’s flurry of spacewalks to replace aging batteries on the International Space Station’s far port side solar power truss has been interrupted by the discovery of a failed power controller following the second of the five planned excursions.

 

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Assembly Of First Operational Dream Chaser Underway

DC-1: Sierra Nevada Corp.

Sierra Nevada Corp. is beginning full assembly of the first operational Dream Chaser spacecraft at its Louisville, Colorado, facility.

 

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Virgin, Boeing Designing Point-To-Point Suborbital Plane

SpaceShipTwo: Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic and Boeing expect to finish a design for a point-to-point suborbital plane over the next few months, Virgin founder Richard Branson told Aerospace DAILY. 

 

 

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Airbus Ends Work On Fly/Drive eVTOL With Audi

Artist's concept: Italdesign

Airbus has confirmed it is no longer involved with the Pop.Up concept it studied with Audi, after reports emerged that the German carmaker has suspended work on the autonomous fly/drive air taxi.

 

 

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