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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 12, 2019

VOL. 269 NO. 30 August 12, 2019
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Programs

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South Korean SRBM Capable Of Pull-Up Maneuver

Aug 09, 2019
South Korea’s Hyunmoo 2 short-range ballistic missile is capable of a pull-up maneuver, the government and local media say.
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Turkish Company Reveals Personal eVTOL Work

Aug 09, 2019
Turkish company Baykar Makina has revealed it is working on an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 12, 2019
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved a potential foreign military sale of 12 MH-60R multimission helicopters to the South Korean navy.

In Brief

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Active Winglet Provider Tamarack Aerospace Gets Funding

Aug 12, 2019
Active winglet provider Tamarack Aerospace Group announced Aug. 9 it received final U.S. Bankruptcy Court authorization to accept $1.95 million in new funding from a consortium of customers, vendors and company stakeholders.

Funding & Policy

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Soldiers Angsty About Organizing Spacecom, General Says

Aug 09, 2019
The DOD is on track to establish a U.S. Space Command this month, and there is “a lot of angst” in the U.S. Army over determining roles and responsibilities.
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USAF Takes Incremental Funding Approach For OPIR

Aug 09, 2019
Last month, the Pentagon sent Congress a $160 million reprogramming request for the program, which service officials have previously said is underfunded by roughly $625 million because of a change in the acquisition strategy to accelerate the development schedule.
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DOD Still Struggling To Gain Hypersonic Missile Funding

Aug 09, 2019
The Pentagon continues to rally Congress to fund hypersonic missile programs, but is still falling short as a top House appropriator says he intends to not fully fund the effort in fiscal 2020.

Operations

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SpaceX Rideshare Mission Spawned 12 Orphan Cubesats

Aug 08, 2019
SpaceX’s first dedicated small sat rideshare mission provided dozens of startups the chance to test novel cubesat systems in LEO, but nine months after launch, owners of 12 spacecraft have yet to claim ownership of their birds.

Business

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Ehang To Pilot Urban Air Mobility In Guangzhou

Aug 06, 2019
Autonomous aircraft developer Ehang has selected its home city of Guangzhou, China, as its first pilot market for unmanned air mobility (UAM).
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NEXA Report IDs Cities Ripe For UAM

Aug 08, 2019
Working from the ground up to identify early opportunities and project demand for urban air mobility in 74 cities worldwide, a new report forecasts a 20-year market value of $318 billion across operators, vehicle manufacturers and infrastructure providers.
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Wesco Aircraft To Be Bought, Merged Into Pattonair For $2B

Aug 09, 2019
The end is near for Wesco Aircraft’s turnaround plan as the aerospace fasteners and machined parts provider announced Aug. 9 it has struck a deal to be acquired by new private equity investors for almost $2 billion.

Industry Calendar

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Calendar of Events

Aug 12, 2019
Sept. 24-26—Military Airlift, Hilton London Kensington, London, United Kingdom. For more information go to https://www.defenceiq.com/events-militaryairlift?mac=DFIQ_Events_Title_Listing