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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 28, 2019

VOL. 269 NO. 42 August 28, 2019
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Programs

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UAC Displays MiG-35 With Redesigned Tail, Wing

Aug 27, 2019
Redesigned vertical tails appeared on a real MiG-35 parked in a static display area, while the UAC exhibit stand displayed a scaled model of the MiG-35 with an extended wingspan.
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Iranian Exhibitor Unveils New Cruise Missile Design

Aug 27, 2019
An Iranian exhibitor unveiled the design for a new subsonic cruise missile at the MAKS air show here on Aug. 27.
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Chinese Exhibitors Display Loyal Wingman Model

Aug 27, 2019
Chinese exhibitors at the MAKS Air Show here unveiled a stealthy-appearing, high-speed drone on Aug. 27 that in the future may function as a fifth-generation target and fill many of the roles of a “loyal wingman.”
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India May Get Russian Tech For Human Spaceflight

Aug 26, 2019
India’s space agency is in talks with its Russian counterpart about collaboration on semi-cryogenic rocket engine technology for its first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan.
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Volocopter Unveils Production VoloCity Urban Air Taxi

Aug 21, 2019
Germany’s Volocopter has unveiled the design of its production electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
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Rolls-Royce Begins E-Fan X Generator Tests

Aug 27, 2019
Engineers in Norway have started ground tests of a compact 2.5-megawatt generator, marking a key milestone towards flight tests of the Airbus and Rolls-Royce E-Fan X hybrid-electric demonstrator in 2021.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 27, 2019
ASTRANIS signed agreement with SPACEX to launch commercial Astranis telecom microsatellite in Q4 2020 as secondary payload aboard Falcon 9 rocket.

In Brief

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Impossible’s ‘Flying Battery’ Drone Shows Its Stuff

Aug 27, 2019
U.S. startup Impossible Aerospace is claiming a first after its US-1 “flying battery” quadcopter drone made repeated 72-min. flights across the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada.

Operations

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General Atomics Receives Predator Civil Flight Authorization

Aug 27, 2019
The FAA has OK'd a certificate of authorization allowing General Atomics to fly its Predator B remotely piloted aircraft beyond visual line of sight of an operator using a ground-based sense-and-avoid system to prevent midair collisions.
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SpaceX Dragon Departs ISS For Earth With Cargo

Aug 27, 2019
SpaceX’s 18th NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the ISS departed the six-person orbiting science lab Aug. 27 with a 2,700-lb. return cargo.
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Second Soyuz MS-14 ISS Docking Attempt Succeeds

Aug 27, 2019
Russia’s upgraded, unpiloted Soyuz MS-14 crew capsule carried out a successful automated docking at the ISS's Russian segment Zvezda service module late Aug. 26, following an initial aborted attempt early Aug. 24.
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AeroVironment Donates Quantix Agricultural Drones

Aug 26, 2019
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturer AeroVironment said it has donated 87 Quantix hybrid drones and supporting data analytics systems to agricultural departments at 35 U.S. universities.

Funding & Policy

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New UK Funding Backs ‘Cleaner, Greener’ Air Transport

Aug 26, 2019
The UK has unveiled a more than £300 million ($368 million) government-industry investment to develop “cleaner, greener” forms of air transport, including electric and autonomous aircraft and sustainable alternative fuels.
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Pentagon To Launch Intellectual Property Cadre

Aug 27, 2019
The DOD will launch a new program to protect intellectual property so that potential adversaries cannot have access to U.S. weapons development information.