Aerospace & Defense Roundup: May. 25

May 26, 2021

TRANSCOM OKs KC-135 Divestments In Fiscal 2022

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EHang Takes Wraps Off Winged eVTOL

China’s EHang has unveiled its longer-range electric air taxi, the autonomous two-seat VT-30.

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Airbus Delivers 100th A400M

Airbus has reached a milestone of 100 deliveries of its A400M airlifter with the handover of the 10th aircraft to the Spanish Air Force.

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NASA To Step Up Climate Change Monitoring With $2.5B Program

CAPE CANAVERAL—The U.S. plans to spend $2.5 billion over the next 10 years on a fleet of five new spacecraft to improve monitoring of Earth’s changing climate, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on May 25.

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Analysis Suggests Tempest Will Create Jobs, Stimulate Investment

The UK’s Tempest future combat air system initiative could generate more than 20,000 jobs and pump £26 billion ($37 billion) into the economy between 2021 and 2050, suggests an independent review of the program.

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UK Opts For JAGM Over Brimstone As Primary Apache Weapon

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Former Astronaut Whitson Tapped To Lead Axiom Flight To ISS

Former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who holds the U.S. record for cumulative time spent in space, plans to return to orbit, this time as commander of a private mission to the International Space Station for Houston-based Axiom Space.

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Small Launch Startup Phantom Space Expands Business, Buys Consultancy

Fresh off new venture capital funding, small-rocket, mass-manufacturing startup Phantom Space is aiming to broaden its business model through the recent acquisition of StratSpace, a consultancy and developer of bespoke space systems and flight hardware.

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AWIN Military Aircraft Parts & Contract Data: RFQs For May 16 - May 22

Requests for Quotation (RFQs) for major military aircraft program parts for the week of May 16 - May 22.

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Contractor-Owned Aircraft Crashes Near Nellis AFB

A contractor-operated aircraft crashed at about 2:30 p.m. May 24, on the southern edge of Nellis AFB, Nevada, the U.S. Air Force says. "The aircraft…

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