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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 7, 2018

VOL. 266 NO. 48 December 07, 2018
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Funding & Policy

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FAA Will Release Draft Space Launch Rule In February

Dec 06, 2018
The FAA will release a draft regulation in February that streamlines requirements for commercial space launch and recovery operations.
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DOD Official: S&T Funding Bipartisan

Dec 06, 2018
The Pentagon’s head of research and engineering is making it his mission with the new Congress to advocate that science and technology funding is not a “red or blue” issue but is instead the colors “red, white and blue.”
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UK To Provide R&D Funding For Future Flight Tech

Dec 06, 2018
The British government is making £125 million ($159 million) in research and development funds available for future flight technologies.
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Ohio, New York Tout Unmanned Traffic Management Moves

Dec 05, 2018
Drone research collaborations in Ohio and New York have announced recent developments to advance unmanned traffic management systems in their respective states.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 08, 2018
GENERAL DYNAMICS has $85.9m U.S. Navy contract for Navy secure voice systems and services.

In Brief

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Former Boeing Executive Takes Over As RTCA President

Dec 08, 2018
Former airline pilot and Boeing executive Terry McVenes has joined standards organization RTCA as its new president and CEO.

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Programs

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Falcon 9 Begins Flying With Upgraded Helium Bottles

Dec 06, 2018
In the course of investigating why a Falcon 9 burst into flames on the launchpad in 2016, SpaceX, NASA and the USAF agreed that future versions of the booster would include upgraded composite overwrapped pressure vessels.
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B-21 Clears Critical Design Review

Dec 05, 2018
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider has cleared its critical design review.

Business

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Bell Adds Moog To eVTOL Team

Dec 06, 2018
Bell has selected Moog to provide the flight control actuation system for its planned eVTOL and urban air mobility aircraft.

Technology

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Purdue Professors Fashion Additive Maker Of Energetics

Dec 06, 2018
Two current and former Purdue University professors have launched a “faculty-owned” startup called Next Offset Solutions that 3D-prints energetic materials.

Operations

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Falcon 9 Delivers Dragon Into Orbit, Flubs Landing

Dec 05, 2018
SpaceX dispatched a recovery ship to try to pick up a wayward Falcon 9 booster, which successfully delivered a Dragon cargo ship into low Earth orbit on Dec. 5 before fumbling a planned landing at Cape Canaveral.
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AAIB: Tail Rotor Control Failed In AW169 Crash

Dec 06, 2018
British investigators probing the fatal crash of a Leonardo AW169 twin-engine helicopter have revealed that the tail rotor actuator had become disconnected from the pilot’s anti-torque pedals.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Fixed-Wing Military Aircraft ISF By Prime 2018-2028

Dec 08, 2018
View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Fixed-Wing Military Aircraft ISF By Prime 2018-2028 chart in PDF format.