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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 8, 2019

VOL. 268 NO. 28 May 08, 2019
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Programs

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U.S. Marine Corps Acquires New Anti-Ship Weapon

May 07, 2019
The U.S. Marine Corps has formalized recent plans to add an anti-ship weapon to its mainly land-attack arsenal.
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USMC Formally Begins MUX Development

May 07, 2019
The U.S. Marine Corps is kicking off the first phase of its MUX development strategy and conducting a prize challenge for industry.
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Kratos, AeroVironment Team Up To Arm Drones

May 07, 2019
For AeroVironment, the partnership offers a chance to widen the market for its short-range, loitering munitions, such as the Switchblade and Black Wing.
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V-22 Fleet Wide Readiness Rate Hovers At 52%

May 07, 2019
The readiness rate for the MV-22 Osprey is at a dismal 52% and will not hit the target of 80% set by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis “soon enough,” according to the program manager.
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Turkey Developing Modular Glide Bomb

May 06, 2019
Turkey’s Tubitak Sage research and development institute has begun development work on a modular guide bomb that could be fitted with a range of guidance systems and warheads.
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India’s Anti-Airfield Weapon To be Ready by 2020

May 07, 2019
India’s Smart Anti Airfield Weapon is expected to be completed by 2020 for induction into the country’s air force.
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CityAirbus eVTOL Makes First Tethered Hops

May 07, 2019
Airbus Helicopter’s CityAirbus urban air mobility demonstrator has made its milestone first hops into the air in Germany.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 08, 2019
HISDESAT picked consortium led by AIRBUS and THALES ALENIA SPACE to build two SpainSAT NG satellites. First launch in 2023.

In Brief

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SpaceX Aiming For May 15 Starlink Demo Launch

May 08, 2019
SpaceX plans to launch dozens of demonstration Starlink satellites as early as May 15 and follow up with at least two more flights of operational spacecraft later this year.

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Funding & Policy

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U.S. Navy: Congress Influenced Trump On Truman Refueling

May 07, 2019
“I’m not really sure I would call it a policy reversal. We are in a budget process and they call it a budget process for a reason,” Navy undersecretary Thomas Modly told reporters here May 7.

Training

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AWA: Pilot, Mechanic Shortage Is Here And It’s ‘Serious’

May 07, 2019
A shortage of pilots and mechanics is a “serious and immediate problem” affecting business aircraft, commercial airlines and the military, the head of the Aviation Workforce Alliance warns. Without action, the situation will grow much worse, keynote speaker AWA Executive Director David Olive told attendees at a Wichita Aero Club luncheon last week. Pilots are retiring faster than the airlines can hire, Olive said.