Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Sep. 22

September 23, 2020

UK Mulling Reduced Wedgetail Order

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The UK defense ministry reportedly is considering reducing the number of Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft it plans to purchase.

Saab Moves Flight Test Gripen E To Brazil

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A Saab flight test aircraft of the F-39E Gripen NG arrived in Brazil for the first time to continue a year-old certification campaign before a scheduled first delivery of an operational jet in 2021, the company announced on Sept. 22.

Blue Origin To Resume New Shepard Flight Tests

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Blue Origin plans to conduct its 13th New Shepard launch on Sept. 24, ending a nine-month hiatus in flight testing.

Iceye Closes $87M Funding Round For SAR Constellation

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Finland-based Iceye has closed an $87 million series C financing round to complete its planned 18-satellite constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellites and to build a U.S. manufacturing and engineering hub.

Hyundai Teams With Seoul Incheon Airport To Test UAM

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Hyundai Motor is continuing to build out the infrastructure side of its initiative to begin commercial urban air mobility services by 2028.
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Walmart Launches Third Drone Delivery Trial

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Flight services provider DroneUp on Sept. 22 announced a pilot program with Walmart and Quest Diagnostics to deliver COVID-19 test sample collection kits by drone in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Spirit Aero May Not Close Asco, Bombardier Acquisitions

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Barring the equivalent of light speed regulatory action in Europe, Spirit AeroSystems appears unlikely to close its proposed $420 million acquisition of Asco Industries—at least not under the current terms that expire Oct. 1.
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COVID-19 Delays First Flight Of NASA’s Low-Boom X-Plane Demo

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Already on a tight schedule to deliver community acceptance data to regulators, NASA has revealed that COVID-19 challenges have pushed the first flight of its X-59 QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator back to summer 2022, from late 2021.

UK mulling reduced wedgetail order, Walmart launches third drone delivery trial and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news powered by Aerospace Daily & Defense News. 

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