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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 20, 2019

VOL. 269 NO. 36 August 20, 2019
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Operations

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New Typhoon Training System Eyes 2021 Debut

Aug 19, 2019
Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) will field a new training system for the Eurofighter Typhoon that will allow the service to achieve its aim of a 50:50 live-synthetic blend of operational training.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 20, 2019
BAHRAIN signed letter of offer and acceptance to buy RAYTHEON Patriot air and missile defense system from the U.S. Army.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

Aug 20, 2019
On Wednesday Russia will launch the Soyuz MS-14 uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station to demonstrate the compatibility of the capsule with the new Soyuz-2 rocket variant prior to missions with astronauts.

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Programs

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NASA Seeks Lunar Gateway Resupply Proposals

Aug 19, 2019
NASA has issued a request for proposals from U.S. companies capable of carrying out up to $7 billion in re-supply missions to its planned lunar-orbiting, human-tended Gateway.
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Japan Formally Selects F-35B As Future STOVL Fighter

Aug 19, 2019
Japan has formally selected the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning for an acquisition program for 42 short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing fighters, going through the motions of acquisition procedures even though it had no alternative.
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Cuda-Armed F-35 Model Shown By Mistake At Missile Defense Event

Aug 16, 2019
Lockheed Martin displayed a rarely-seen F-35 model loaded with four Cuda air-to-air missiles at a large missile defense conference in Alabama last week, but there is no link between Cuda and a missile defense application, the company says.
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Chandrayaan-2 To Reach Lunar Orbit Aug. 20

Aug 19, 2019
“After successfully performing the crucial maneuver, Chandrayaan-2 has left for the Moon. If all goes well, it will reach the Moon’s orbit by Aug. 20,” says a senior scientist at the Indian Space Research Organization.
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Taiwan Uprates Teng Yun Surveillance Drone

Aug 16, 2019
Taiwan’s defense technology agency has raised performance in a second version of its Teng Yun surveillance drone, bringing the developmental aircraft close to a likely service standard, a program official said.
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White House Informally Notifies Congress Of F-16 Taiwan Deal

Aug 16, 2019
Senior U.S. lawmakers are praising the Trump administration for green lighting the proposed sale of new F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan after the White House informally notified Congress of the $8 billion deal.

Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Conducts First Post-INF Cruise Missile Launch

Aug 19, 2019
On Aug. 18, the Pentagon conducted a successful flight test of a ground-launched conventional cruise missile with a range of more than 500 km (300 mi.)—a weapon previously banned under the now-defunct Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
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F-35C Squadron Stand-Up May Be Delayed

Aug 16, 2019
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps warn that reductions to the Lockheed Martin F-35C would delay establishing a second Marine squadron by up to one year and cuts to the Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye would prevent using the aircraft in high-threat environments.
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Marshall To Lead NASA’s Lunar Lander Development

Aug 16, 2019
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama will lead efforts to develop a three-component human Moon lander system under assignments announced Aug. 16 by agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Aug. 12-Aug. 16, 2019

Aug 19, 2019
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded $107,353,729 for firm-fixed-price advance acquisition contract modification P00029 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-16-C-0048).