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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 8, 2019

VOL. 269 NO. 5 July 08, 2019
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Programs

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U.S. Army Launches Plan To Acquire EMARSS-E Platform

Jul 05, 2019
Congress added $57.7 million to the fiscal 2019 budget last year to launch the EMARSS-E program. The funding included $39.8 million for the EMARSS-E pods and $17.9 million for the airframe.
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Japanese Startup Schedules Next Space Launch

Jul 05, 2019
The fourth flight of the Momo sounding rocket is planned for July 13 from Taiki-cho, Japan.
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First Canadian SAR C295 Makes First Flight

Jul 05, 2019
The aircraft, which will be designated CC-295 once in Canadian service, flew for the first time on July 4 from Airbus’ facilities in Seville, Spain.
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Indonesia Completes C-130 Upgrade

Jul 05, 2019
Indonesia has regained the C-130's air-to-air refueling capability with the return to service of the last of the modernized and overhauled airlifters.
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KAI Flies First LAH Prototype

Jul 05, 2019
The flight was performed at KAI’s headquarters at Sacheon, South Korea, by two pilots, the company said. It lasted 20 min.
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Guatemala Becomes First Pampa III Export Customer

Jul 04, 2019
The deal, signed on July 3 between the heads of state of Argentina and Guatemala, is a small yet significant boost for the Pampa III program, which has faced budgetary headwinds.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 06, 2019
AAR DEFENSE SYSTEMS & LOGISTICS has $210m U.S. Air Force contract for C-130H logistics/maintenance/repair/training for the Afghanistan Air Force.

In Brief

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Israel Investigating GPS Blackout

Jul 06, 2019
For several weeks, Israel's airspace has been experiencing interference with its GPS navigation system, and Israeli defense organizations are trying to understand why.

Funding & Policy

DARPA concept for for Space Force missile tracking
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Commercial Preference Survives In SDA’s Future Space Layer

Jul 05, 2019
SDA's July 1 RFI gives industry five weeks to weigh in on a sweeping reimagining and expansion of the Pentagon’s orbital assets.
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First Turkish S-400 Battery To Be Delivered In Days

Jul 04, 2019
The Cumhuriyet newspaper claims the system likely will be located at the site of the former Akinci airbase, west of the Turkish capital of Ankara, and could be airlifted as early as July 7.

Business

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Major Aerospace Players Race To Digitalize

Jul 05, 2019
Many have spent big money to change their businesses and portfolios. But a new report from a major credit agency says they face stiff competition from traditional software providers and risk overreaching.
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SAMI To Cooperate With South Africa’s Paramount

Jul 04, 2019
The move is part of SAMI’s ambition to be one of the top 25 largest defense companies in the world by 2030.
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French Startup Advances Plans For eVTOL Air Taxi

Jul 03, 2019
A startup founded by four former members of the Airbus E-Fan electric aircraft team has partnered with French aerospace research agency Onera and airport operator Groupe ADP to advance plans to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) for urban, intercity and regional flights.

Operations

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Bridenstine Highlights Risk To ISS From Indian ASAT

Jul 05, 2019
“We’ve had five conjunctions so far from those pieces of debris where we actually had to track it all the way to when it goes past, and there’s going to be more,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told Aerospace DAILY.

Technology

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Thales Aims To Build Trust In Artificial Intelligence

Jun 21, 2019
Thales' TrUE AI is not so much a product as a new way of thinking and talking about AI-based security, the company says.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Top Western Rotary-Wing Maritime In-Service Fleets By Family 2018-2028

Jul 06, 2019
View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Top Western Rotary-Wing Maritime In-Service Fleets By Family 2018-2028 chart in PDF format.

Calendar

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Calendar of Events

Jul 06, 2019
July 9-11—Countering Drones Global Conference, Hilton London Olympia, London, U.K. For more information go to https://www.defenceiq.com/events-counteringdrones