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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 15, 2019

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Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Does Not Change Stance On Turkey S-400 Buy

Jul 12, 2019
“Our position regarding the F-35 has not changed,” Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters July 12 at the Pentagon.
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Bridenstine Casting Wide Net For New Human Spaceflight Leaders

Jul 12, 2019
The management shakeup at NASA is intended to usher in a new way of doing business, Administrator Jim Bridenstine told Aerospace DAILY.
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Drone Mitigation Task Force Issues Interim Report

Jul 12, 2019
A high-level task force convened to address the challenge of drone incursions at U.S. and Canadian airports issued an interim report July 12.

Programs

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Indonesian Aerospace Hesitates To Take NC212i Order

Jul 12, 2019
Philippines Air Force (PAF) Chief Air Lt. Gen. Rozzano Briguez said the aircraft should be received in 2020, but the manufacturer would not confirm when asked by Aerospace DAILY.
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Boeing Seeks FAA Exemption To Test Unmanned Cargo Aircraft

Jul 12, 2019
Boeing is seeking an urgent exemption from FAA regulations governing rotorcraft external-load operations to enable flight testing of its CV2 unmanned cargo air vehicle (CAV).
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Singapore Shows Off Aster SAM

Jul 08, 2019
The appearance of an eight-wheel transporter erector launcher fitted for eight Aster missiles in the July 6 parade rehearsal revealed a standard configuration for the system as bought by Singapore.
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Portuguese KC-390 Order ‘Historic,’ Embraer Says

Jul 12, 2019
Embraer executives have welcomed Portugal’s decision to purchase the KC-390 airlifter, describing the decision as “historic” for the program.
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VoltAero, Italian Company Team On Hybrid-Electric Regional

Jul 09, 2019
French startup VoltAero and Ingegneria Dei Sistemi (IDS) are to cooperate on technology for more-electric aircraft.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 13, 2019
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES began production on a Legion-class geostationary satellite for Ovzon to provide mobile broadband communication capabilities, for 2021 launch.

In Brief

Technology

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Drag-Sail Deorbit Study Builds On LightSail Demo

Jul 12, 2019
As The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft prepares to demonstrate solar-sail propulsion in low Earth orbit (LEO), project manager Vestigo Aerospace has received a NASA grant to study use of drag-sail technology to deorbit LEO satellites.
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Automated Drone Developer Airobotics Diversifies Into Payloads

Jul 10, 2019
Israeli startup Airobotics, a provider of fully automated drones for industrial tasks such as inspection and security, has unveiled its first sensor payload to be developed and manufactured in-house.

Business

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Airbus Helicopters Shuffles Management

Jul 12, 2019
Airbus Helicopters is streamlining and shuffling its top-level management.

Calendar

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Calendar of Events

Jul 13, 2019
July 15-17—Aviation Week Routes Silk Road 2019, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. For more information go to https://events.aviationweek.com/en/home.html