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Counter-UAS Summit 2023

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Alexandria, VA
Aug 15 - 16, 2023

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Today's News Headlines  Today's Aerospace & Defense Headlines Upgraded Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS Featured in Demo  May 24, 2023 Defense Military Unmanned Vehicles Unmanned Systems Elbit UK to Deliver Ground-Based Surveillance Radar to British Armed Forces  May 24, 2023 Defense Radar / EW Contracts VoltAero Signs MoU with the Swiss-based SKY2SHARE Business Mobility Provider  May 24, 2023 Aerospace Urban Air Mobility Exosonic's EX-3M "Trident" UAS Enters Testing Program May 24, 2023 GD NASSCO Awarded $736M to Build T-AO 213 May 24, 2023 Triumph Awarded Long Term LEAP Contract With GE May 24, 2023 Viasat Next-Gen Ground-to-Space Encryption Solution Achieves NSA Type-1 Certification May 23, 2023 LM Demos JADC2 Integrated Fires Capability at INDOPACOM Exercise Near Alaska May 23, 2023 Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X Engine Development Programme is Running Full Steam Ahead May 23, 2023 Textron Aviation Delivers 1st Passenger Unit of Cessna SkyCourier Large-utility Turboprop May 23, 2023 Textron Aviation Celebrates its 100th Flagship Cessna Citation Longitude Production Unit May 23, 2023 Scoot Selects Embraer E190-E2 to Boost Connectivity and Unlock Growth in the Region May 23, 2023 L3Harris Receives Contract to Advance Technology for Intelligence Community May 23, 2023 Bombardier Achieves Important Milestones on EcoJet Research Project, Continues Industry-Defining Work Toward Sustainable Aviation May 23, 2023 Lilium Signs Agreement With Air-Dynamic to Serve Switzerland and Italy May 23, 2023 Amentum Awarded $70M Hypersonics R&D Contract to Improve Strategic Missions May 23, 2023 HondaJet Elite II Makes its Public Debut at EBACE2023 May 23, 2023 Intelligence Takes Flight May 23, 2023

• Scoot Selects Embraer E190–E2 to Boost Connectivity and Unlock Growth in the Region • L3Harris Receives Contract to Advance Technology for Intelligence Community • Bombardier Achieves Important Milestones on EcoJet Research Project, Continues Indust... • Lilium Signs Agreement With Air–Dynamic to Serve Switzerland and Italy • Amentum Awarded $70M Hypersonics R&D Contract to Improve Strategic Missions • HondaJet Elite II Makes its Public Debut at EBACE2023 • Intelligence Takes Flight • Vertical Expands Presence in Asia–Pacific With VX4 Aircraft Pre–order from Kakao Mobi.... • AerCap Signs Lease Agreements with New Customer ASKY Airlines for 2 Boeing 737 Max Ai... • Raytheon Introduces Highly Efficient and Cost–effective Internet Solution for All Biz... • VIP Customers Order Up to 4 Boeing Business Jets • Textron Aviation Unveils Newest Addition to Bestselling Business Jet Family: Cessna C... • Rohde & Schwarz to Address Future Challenges of Information Warfare at Combined Naval... • Kratos and Clearbox Systems Partner to Develop Advanced Dynamic Satellite Ground and .... • Instrument to Measure Asteroid Gravity Tested for Space

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Ozone High Pollution Advisory issued for Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23

 "High Pollution Advisory" or "HPA" means the highest concentration of pollution may exceed the federal health standard. Active children, adults and people with lung disease such as asthma should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. 

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone High Pollution Advisory for Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23.

Restrictions Wood burning in residential fireplaces, chimeneas, outdoor fire pits, and similar outdoor fires is prohibited in Maricopa County. This includes individuals and businesses which have burn permits for open burning. Employees and contractors of government entities are prohibited from operating leaf blowers. Residents are encouraged to avoid leaf blowing. Off-road vehicle use should be avoided. Take Action Drive as little as possible: carpool, use public transit, or telecommute. For information on transportation alternatives, visit Valley Metro: www.ShareTheRide.com. Fuel your vehicle after dark or during cooler evening hours. Reduce your time waiting in long drive-thru lines. For example, at coffee shops, fast-food restaurants, or banks. Park your vehicle and go inside. Use low-VOCs (volatile organic compounds) or water-based paints, stains, finishes and paint strippers. Delay big painting projects until HPAs have passed. Make sure containers of household cleaners, garage and yard chemicals and other solvents are sealed properly to prevent vapors from evaporating into the air. Eliminate wood burning in fireplaces, stoves, chimeneas, and outdoor fire pits. Avoid using leaf blowers. Use a rake or broom to keep debris out of the road and away from storm drains, ditches, and streams. Conserve electricity.

USA FACTS: Data on a record year for US trade

 

2022 was a record trade year for the US

International trade is an essential engine of the American economy, shaping job creation, consumer choices, and more. The US has a significant trade deficit, with record imports surpassing exports. Who were the nation’s largest trading partners in 2022, and how much money is tied up in these relationships? Get that and more in this article.   The US imported $4 trillion in goods and services last year, the highest amount on record — and nearly $300 billion more than in 2021 after adjusting for inflation.

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More than one-third of the goods imported to the US came from China ($536.8 billion), Mexico ($454.9 billion), and Canada ($437.7 billion).   The top partners for imports are also the top export partners. The nation exported a record $3 trillion in goods and services last year, with $356.1 billion in exports heading to Canada, $324.4 billion to Mexico, and $153.8 billion to China.    The US imported goods from every country in the world despite sanctions on Russia, Afghanistan, and North Korea. Most imports from these nations were raw materials such as minerals, metals, and food rather than complex industrial products.   The nation’s most common good exports in 2022 included crude oil, industrial machinery, electronics, and plastics. As for common services exports, they included financial services and research & development. See more, including other top trading partners and how imports and exports have changed since 2001.

A new tornado alley

In some parts of the country, tornado season usually starts in April and lasts until July or even later. That said, tornadoes can happen in any month. And while Tornado Alley, an area in the central US, is the usual hotbed of tornado activity, tornado territory is shifting to the South.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded 1,341 tornadoes in 2022, with 31% occurring in Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas. These states, along with Louisiana, are part of “Dixie Alley,” an emerging area of tornado activity similar to Tornado Alley. (Researchers are still investigating causes for the changes.)   Mississippi has averaged 115 tornadoes annually for the past five years.

Tornadoes caused 25 deaths and 315 injuries in 2022. Iowa lost seven people to tornadoes, the most of any state. Tornadoes also destroyed around $700 million in property and crops, with Iowa and Louisiana sustaining the most property damage. On March 5, 2022, Iowa tornadoes destroyed $223 million in property. On December 14, five tornadoes in Southeast Louisiana destroyed $150 million in property. One June tornado near the Nebraska village of Lushton caused nearly all the reported crop damage nationwide, destroying millions of dollars in acres of crops and grain bins. See more about the destruction tornadoes caused in 2022, then see how many tornadoes occurred in your state over the past five years.

Data behind the news

In this last full week of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, revisit this recently updated article on jobs where Asian American people are over- and underrepresented. The debt ceiling talks continue to be in the news. Don’t forget that USAFacts has information on the debt ceiling and why it matters. Test your knowledge and deepen your understanding of government data with the weekly fact quiz.

One last fact

According to surveys conducted by the National Institutes of Health since the early 1960s, US obesity rates have tripled over the last 60 years. Severe obesity, also known as morbid obesity, has risen tenfold.

Blastoff! Russian Progress 84 cargo spacecraft launches to space station

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A Soyuz rocket launched the Progress 88 resupply mission to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on May 24, 2023.