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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 2, 2019

VOL. 270 NO. 2 October 02, 2019

Business

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USAF Mulls Teaming For Meteorological Sat Sustainment

Oct 01, 2019
The U.S. Air Force is conducting market research on “capable industry sources” for providing two separate follow-on sustainment services contracts to the current Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), but is open to considering a teaming approach.
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Wing Wins OK To Expand Drone Deliveries In Australia

Oct 01, 2019
Alphabet company Wing is playing down Australian media criticism of noise from its drone delivery operations as it prepares to launch its latest commercial service in Logan, south of Brisbane in Queensland.
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Rolls Boosts Electrification With Completion Of Siemens Buy

Oct 01, 2019
Rolls-Royce has completed the acquisition of the electric aircraft propulsion activities of German industrial giant Siemens.
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Precision Aero Engine Parts Provider Whitcraft Buys Multax

Oct 01, 2019
Whitcraft, a Connecticut-based manufacturer of highly-engineered precision formed, precision machined, and fabricated products for aerospace turbine engine OEMs and Tier I suppliers, said Oct. 1 it acquired Multax of Morton, Illinois, which has roots in programming the first multiple axis machines ever used.
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Macquarie Buys Farnborough Airport

Sep 30, 2019
Farnborough Airport has been purchased by infrastructure specialists Macquarie in a surprise deal.
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Aerospace Composites Provider Gurit To Consolidate In Kassel

Oct 01, 2019
Advanced composites provider Gurit announced Oct. 1 that it will close one of its aerospace business sites, in Zullwil, Switzerland, and concentrate work at its Kassel, Germany, center by the end of 2021.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 02, 2019
PRATT & WHITNEY MILITARY ENGINES has $2.2b U.S. Navy contract for F-35 engines.

In Brief

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YJ-18 Anti-Ship Missile Appears In Chinese Parade

Oct 02, 2019
The Chinese YJ-18 anti-ship missile made its first public appearance in the country’s Oct. 1 National Day parade in Beijing.

Funding & Policy

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UPS Obtains FAA Certificate For ‘Drone Airline’

Oct 01, 2019
UPS says its Flight Forward subsidiary has received the first FAA Part 135 Standard certification to use unmanned aircraft systems for package deliveries nationwide.

Technology

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World View’s Stratollite Doubles Previous Longest Flight

Oct 01, 2019
World View Enterprises Inc. has exceeded by more than two days its goal of a 30-day demo Stratollite balloon mission for sustained navigational stratospheric flight.
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Future Engines May Face Growing Core Ice Threat

Oct 01, 2019
Canadian researchers are warning engine makers that high-altitude ice crystal buildup and shedding, a growing challenge in modern powerplants, could threaten future propulsion systems of more efficient, unconventional aircraft configurations which may be vulnerable to the phenomenon.

Contracts

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USAF, NRO Modify ULA Contract For Launch Ops

Oct 01, 2019
The USAF's Space and Missile Systems Center and the NRO has awarded a $1.18B sole-source contract modification to the United Launch Alliance to support five Delta IV heavy launches over five years.

Programs

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China Unveils Stealthy Attack Drone

Oct 01, 2019
A pilotless attack aircraft appeared in China’s National Day parade on Oct. 1, intended for striking targets far behind enemy lines.
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China Shows Fast Rocket Reconnaissance Drone

Oct 02, 2019
China displayed a rocket-powered unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, evidently intended for air launching, at its National Day parade on Oct. 1.
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YJ-18 Anti-Ship Missile Appears In Chinese Parade

Oct 01, 2019
The Chinese YJ-18 anti-ship missile made its first public appearance in the country’s Oct. 1 National Day parade, several years after its reported first deployment.
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Chinese Firm Aims At $2.8M Sun-Synchronous Launches

Sep 30, 2019
Link Space is working toward a 2022 first flight of a reusable rocket intended to place 180-kg payloads in Sun-synchronous orbits for a price of 20 million yuan ($2.8 million).