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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 11, 2019

VOL. 269 NO. 8 July 11, 2019
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Programs

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Australia Seeks Info On Tiger Helo Replacements

Jul 10, 2019
Australia is sticking by a plan to replace its 22 Airbus Tiger ARH attack helicopters in the mid-2020s, issuing a request for information on a prospective order for 29 rotorcraft.
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UK Ministers Expect A400M Reliability Gains In 2020

Jul 10, 2019
British defense ministers are hopeful that issues dogging the reliability and serviceability of the UK’s A400M airlifter fleet will be solved by the third quarter of 2020.
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Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Sample Collection Effort Underway

Jul 10, 2019
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission spacecraft initiated a three-day attempt late July 9 to collect a subsurface sample of Ryugu.
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Bulgarian F-16 Purchase Proceeding

Jul 10, 2019
Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers has given the green light to the procurement of F-16 Block 70s from the U.S.
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Dynetics Joins NASA’s Lunar Gateway Power And Propulsion Team

Jul 10, 2019
Dynetics, Inc. will join Maxar Technologies in the development and demo of operations for the cornerstone power and propulsion element of NASA’s Gateway.
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Philippines To Receive 10 Black Hawks In 2020, Six In 2021

Jul 09, 2019
The Philippines will take delivery of 10 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters next year, its air force chief says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 10, 2019
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $21.3m U.S. Navy contract for modification kits, special tooling and labor for retrofit of F-35 Lightning IIs.

In Brief

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UK Testing USAF Pilot Training Next Program

Jul 09, 2019
Britain has sent a student pilot to test the U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next (PTN) experimental flight training program at Randolph AFB in Texas.

Funding & Policy

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S-400 Order Keeps Turkey Exposed To Sanctions, U.S. Says

Jul 10, 2019
Applying sanctions on Turkey remains an option if the Russian S-400 air defense system is delivered, a State Department official said on July 10.
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U.S. Probe Links Libyan Rebel Javelin Missiles To France

Jul 10, 2019
The French government is under investigation for a possible violation of U.S. export control terms after a cache of Javelin missiles originally delivered to France were discovered inside a Libyan rebel compound, a State Department official said on July 10.
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White House Threatens To Veto Fiscal 2020 Defense Policy Bill

Jul 10, 2019
The lengthy statement of administration policy highlighting concerns in the areas of aviation, the nuclear enterprise and space, among others, was sent to the House Rules Committee July 9. Aerospace DAILY obtained a copy of the letter.
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Interior Department Evaluation Clears DJI Custom Drones

Jul 09, 2019
China-based drone manufacturer DJI said the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has authorized the use of customized “Government Edition” (GE) versions of its multirotor models following a 15-month assessment that included data security testing.
OPIR
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USAF Warns OPIR Will Be Delayed If Authorities Blocked

Jul 10, 2019
The USAF continues to defend its middle-tier acquisition practices strategy for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning satellite.