Aerospace & Defense Roundup: June 23
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German Lawmakers OK FCAS Demonstrator Spending
German lawmakers have given the green light to fund the next steps for the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS). Lawmakers approved a €4.5 billion ($5.37 billion) settlement on June 23 allowing the joint Franco-German and Spanish program to move into Demonstrator Phases 1B and 2 of the program. That paves the way for a demonstrator of the new generation fighter (NGF), the manned fighter at the heart of the FCAS, to fly in 2027. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space
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Moon
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SDA Poised To Launch First Satellites
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Falcon 9
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France Deploys Rafales To Tahiti In Indo-Pacific Air Power Demo
France has deployed fighters to the Pacific island of Tahiti for the first time as part of a demonstration of French air power in the Indo-Pacific region. Three Dassault Rafales supported by two Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) and two Airbus A400M airlifters arrived at Tahiti’s Faa’a International Airport after a 39-hr., 8-min. flight that included a single stop at Travis AFB, California. Credit: Dassault
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Eve Expands UAM Vertiport Relationship With Skyports
Infrastructure alliances are forming as the launch of advanced air mobility draws nearer. Flights with the new aircraft can begin using existing helipads and airports, but dedicated vertiports will be needed to bring services closer to customers. Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility has extended its partnership with UK vertiport developer Skyports to Asia and the Americas after working together in Australia and the UK. Credit: Skyports
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UK Disputes Russian Narrative Of Crimean Warship Confrontation
The British government has dismissed Russian claims that a UK warship entered Russian territorial waters off the Crimean peninsula. Russia says its patrol boats fired warning shots and a Sukhoi Su-24 combat aircraft dropped bombs near the warship HMS Defender on June 23 as the Type 45 air defense destroyer transited from the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa to Georgia. Credit: Alexander Mishin
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Indonesian Navy Inducts ScanEagle
The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) appears to have taken delivery of its first Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2 remotely piloted air vehicle after an example was shown at an event to commemorate 65 years of Indonesian naval aviation. Credit: USN
German lawmakers OK FCAS demonstrator spending, SDA poised to launch first satellites, France deploys Rafales to Tahiti, UK disputes Russian narrative of Crimean warship confrontation and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news powered by Aviation Week Intelligence Network.