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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 23, 2019

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Funding & Policy

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USAF Standing Up Urgent ‘5th To 4th Gateway’ Site

Apr 22, 2019
The USAF is standing up a gateway comm system at an operational base to enable certain front-line fighters, including the F-35A, to transmit data to other aircraft types without compromising its stealth signature.

Programs

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uAvionix Announces Control Radio For Drones

Apr 19, 2019
uAvionix, a developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, says it is testing a prototype control radio for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility vehicles.
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Accident Claims SpaceX Dragon Abort Test Capsule

Apr 22, 2019
A test of abort thrusters destroyed the capsule that had returned from an unmanned test flight to the International Space Station.
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Australian VIP Squadron Begins Receiving Falcon 7Xs

Apr 22, 2019
Australia has received the first of three Dassault Falcon 7X business jets that will re-equip the VIP squadron based at Canberra.
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AEHF-5 Arrives At Cape Canaveral For Launch

Apr 22, 2019
The U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program delivered the fifth satellite to Cape Canaveral after successfully completing a battery of tests.
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India Hopes To Induct New Trainer Soon

Apr 22, 2019
India hopes to expedite work on its much-delayed Intermediate Jet Trainer after resuming test flights of a modified version of the aircraft.
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NASA Sees Urgency In Lunar Rover To ID Ice Deposits

Apr 22, 2019
A directive that accelerates NASA’s plans to return to the Moon’s surface with humans from 2024-2028 has also created an urgency that it return first with rovers.
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uAvionix Announces Control Radio For Drones

Apr 19, 2019
uAvionix, a developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, says it is testing a prototype control radio for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility vehicles.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 25, 2019
BOEING delivered the 8th KC-46 tanker to McConnell AFB April 20.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

Apr 25, 2019
On Tuesday afternoon in Washington, the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion on the “Global Counterspace Landscape.”

Operations

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Japan Mulls Fighter Consolidation As LM Offers F-35 Code

Apr 22, 2019
Japanese industry is discussing the creation of a joint company for fighter development.
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Boeing, Intelsat Working On Loss Of Satellite

Apr 22, 2019
Boeing is working with satellite customer Intelsat to figure out why Intelsat 29e failed after the spacecraft was declared a total loss.

Technology

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Drone Micro-Turbine Maker Wins $1m Startup Prize

Apr 22, 2019
An Italian startup developing micro-turbines to power unmanned aircraft has won the $1 million grand prize in New York state’s Genius NY accelerator competition.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of April 15-April 19, 2019

Apr 25, 2019
Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Herndon, Virginia, has been awarded a $44,395,362 modification (P00040) to previously awarded contract FA8540-12-C-0004 for the production of electronic attack pods.