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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 15, 2019

VOL. 269 NO. 33 August 15, 2019
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Funding & Policy

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U.S. Navy Alerts Congress Cut Could Delay MQ-25 Deployment

Aug 14, 2019
The House Appropriations Committee’s mark of the fiscal 2020 defense appropriations bill cuts $80 million from the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray, citing excess to need.
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U.S. Navy Rallies Congress To Fund Hypersonic Strike Development

Aug 14, 2019
The U.S. Navy is rallying Congress to not cut fiscal 2020 funding for weapons programs like the hypersonic glide body, which if the reduction stands would delay the program for a full year.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 15, 2019
SPARTAN AIR ACADEMY IRAQ LLC has $31.5m U.S. Air Force contract for continued Air Academy training for Iraqi Air Force.

In Brief

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Bahrain To Buy Patriot Batteries

Aug 15, 2019
Bahrain has signed agreements to purchase Raytheon’s Patriot ground-based air and missile defense system.

Programs

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DARPA Invites Proposals For Active-Flow-Control X-Plane

Aug 14, 2019
DARPA has formally launched a program to build and fly an X-plane designed around active flow control, potentially eliminating the need for moving control surfaces.
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U.S. Army To Buy Upgraded Iron Dome System

Aug 14, 2019
The $380 million deal will include 12 launchers, two radars and 240 Tamir missiles.

Business

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What Is Outlook For A&D Bankruptcies?

Aug 14, 2019
With volatility rocking the financial markets and warnings of the first economic downturn since the Great Recession growing, new reports from credit rating agencies are measuring how the aerospace and defense industries rank.

Operations

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NASA Selects Solar Mission Concepts For Further Study

Aug 14, 2019
NASA will invest $400,000 in each of two nine-month secondary mission concept studies involving the Sun.
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U.S. Air Force Wraps Up A-10 Wing Replacement

Aug 14, 2019
A 12-year-long, $1.1 billion project to replace structurally weakened wings on 173 A-10s ended last month, the U.S. Air Force announced on Aug. 12.
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Malaysian Flankers Test New Bombs, Capabilities

Aug 14, 2019
The Royal Malaysian Air Force introduced two types of Russian general-purpose bombs into service with its Sukhoi Su-30MKM Flanker fighters following a recent live fire exercise.

Technology