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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 12, 2019

VOL. 269 NO. 52 September 12, 2019
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Funding & Policy

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Lawmakers Threaten To Move Light Attack To SOCOM

Sep 11, 2019
Impatient U.S. lawmakers are threatening to transfer authority and some procurement funding for buying light attack aircraft to U.S. Special Operational Command from the USAF.
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Apollo Vet Lobbies For Lunar Field Geology Focus

Sep 11, 2019
To be sure an emphasis on lunar field geology is not overlooked as NASA races to return astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024, NASA is being called on to set a high bar for training in the discipline for its future lunar and Mars astronauts.
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DOI Exec: Geography Should Not Dictate Drone Security

Sep 11, 2019
Good requirements resolve security issues with drones, according to an executive with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), which operates a large fleet of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that includes DJI drones made in China.

Programs

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Congress Notified Of Potential $6.5 Billion Polish F-35A Sale

Sep 11, 2019
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible $6.5 billion sale to Poland of 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
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Finland Plans War Games For Fighter Contenders

Sep 10, 2019
The simulated war game, dubbed the HX Challenge, will “verify what the candidates have said and promised in their answers,” the program director says.
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Lockheed To Migrate F-35 Backbone To Cloud Architecture

Sep 11, 2019
Lockheed Martin intends to migrate its F-35 digital support backbone, the Autonomic Logistics Information System, to a native-cloud architecture by year’s end and field it in 2020.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 12, 2019
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK and European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency signed agreement Sept. 10 to cooperate on supporting investment in European space-based service economy.

In Brief

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Indonesian Police Take Delivery Of Third Bell 429 Helicopter

Sep 12, 2019
The Indonesian police force has taken delivery of its third Bell 429 light helicopter, completing a contract signed three years ago.

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Technology

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U.S. Navy Develops Hypoxia Awareness Trainer

Sep 11, 2019
The U.S. Navy is developing an On-Demand Hypoxia Trainer to provide awareness of the condition and is garnering pilot feedback on how to make improvements before it enters the fleet in 2021.

Business

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Flirtey Unveils ‘Eagle’ Drone Delivery System

Sep 09, 2019
Drone delivery service provider Flirtey on Sept. 9 unveiled the Flirtey Eagle, a boxy quadcopter that it expects will begin delivering food and packages to households by year’s end.
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Satellite Data Traffic Keeps Growing Fast, Euroconsult Says

Sep 11, 2019
The evolution of the telecommunications satellite industry remains driven by fast growth in data traffic, Euroconsult CEO Pacome Revillon says.

DMIN

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Sep 11, 2019
Canada will expand its CH-149 Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopter force with at least two more aircraft as the fleet undergoes a midlife update, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan has announced.