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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 12, 2019

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Programs

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Boeing Selects Raytheon For B-52 Radar Upgrade

Jul 11, 2019
Boeing has selected a Raytheon radar to complete the supplier selection for the first of two major upgrades planned for the U.S. Air Force fleet of the nearly 60-year-old B-52H bombers.
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Portuguese Government Approves KC-390 Buy

Jul 11, 2019
Portugal looks to become the first export customer for the Embraer KC-390 after the government approved the purchase of five of the airlifters for €827 million ($930.5 million).
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Virgin Orbit Completes Key Drop Test of LauncherOne

Jul 11, 2019
The final, unpowered flight test of Virgin Orbit's two-stage, liquid-fueled LauncherOne expendable rocket clears the way for a trial run to space possibly by late summer.
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Hayabusa 2 Lands A Second Time On Ryugu

Jul 11, 2019
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft touched down on the asteroid Ryugu late July 10 for a second time within five months to obtain samples of the primitive Solar System body for return to Earth.
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Qatar Becomes First AMRAAM-ER Buyer

Jul 11, 2019
Qatar has become the first announced customer for the Raytheon Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER), a surface-to-air missile.
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Rheinland Delivers ATR-72 MPAs To Pakistan

Jul 11, 2019
Germany’s Rheinland Air Service (RAS) has delivered a second heavily modified ATR-72 regional turboprop to the Pakistan Navy for maritime patrol duties.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 12, 2019
CROATIA formed inter-ministerial committee for the procurement of multirole combat aircraft July 4, kicking off acquisition process.

In Brief

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AEHF-5 Launch Delayed Until August

Jul 12, 2019
Launch of the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) 5 satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral has been delayed from its July 17 target.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Management Shuffle Sidelines Gerstenmaier

Jul 11, 2019
Longtime NASA Associate Administrator Bill Gerstenmaier has been replaced by Deputy Associate Administrator Ken Bowersox, an ex-astronaut.

Technology

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USAF Prepares For Skyborg Surrogate Tests

Jul 11, 2019
The U.S. Air Force plans to start testing autonomy algorithms and artificial intelligence on a flying aircraft this summer, a spokeswoman confirmed on July 11.
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Rolls-Royce Plans Hybrid-Electric Expansion In Germany

Jul 08, 2019
Outlining its plans on July 8, Rolls-Royce seeks to enlarge its Dahlewitz facilities to support the development of hybrid-electric 400 kW-1,000 kW propulsion systems.
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German Aerospace Cluster Plans Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator

Jul 09, 2019
The German aerospace cluster of Berlin-Brandenburg plans to fly a technology demonstrator for low-emission hybrid-electric propulsion systems for future 19-seat regional airliners.
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Computer Vision For Airbus Airliner Autonomy Demo

Jul 11, 2019
As part of Airbus’ plan to demonstrate autonomous taxi, takeoff and landing of an airliner in 2020, Silicon Valley outpost A3 is developing computer vision and machine learning to enable the aircraft to navigate like a human pilot.

Operations

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Vega Launch Fails, Destroying UAE Reconnaissance Satellite

Jul 11, 2019
“Approximately two minutes after liftoff, shortly after ignition of the Zefiro 23 second stage, a launcher anomaly occurred, leading to the premature end of the mission,” according to Arianespace, the launch operator.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Maritime Helicopter Deliveries/Retirements 2019-2028

Jul 12, 2019
View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Maritime Helicopter Deliveries/Retirements 2019-2028 chart in PDF format.