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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 9, 2019

VOL. 270 NO. 7 October 09, 2019
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Business

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Boeing, Virgin Galactic Form Strategic Alliance

Oct 08, 2019
Under the deal, Boeing’s HorizonX capital investment arm will inject $20 million into Virgin Galactic in exchange for new shares.
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Leonardo Enhancing Helo Medical Capabilities

Oct 04, 2019
Leonardo Helicopters has partnered with Italian special vehicle company Olmedo to further its work on developing more capable emergency medical service capabilities on its helicopters.
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Aernnova To Buy GE Aviation’s Hamble Business

Oct 03, 2019
Spanish aerostructures firm Aernnova is planning to purchase GE Aviation’s Hamble, UK-based business.

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Programs

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USAF Receives Nine KC-46As In Third Quarter

Oct 08, 2019
Boeing delivered nine KC-46A tankers to the U.S. Air Force in the third quarter and 21 overall so far this year despite a series of quality control issues and a newly discovered design flaw, the company announced on Oct. 8.
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Indra Leading EU Autonomous Drone Project

Oct 08, 2019
Spanish defense electronics firm Indra has taken the lead in a European project to develop technologies for the traffic management of unmanned air systems.
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Finland Caps Future Fighter Procurement Budget At €10B

Oct 08, 2019
Finland has capped the procurement budget for its HX future fighter program at €10 billion ($10.95 billion) and will allow tenders to offer fewer than the specified 64 aircraft.
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India Takes Delivery Of Its First Rafale

Oct 08, 2019
In a ceremony at Dassault Aviation’s Bordeaux, France, factory, the government of India on Oct. 8 officially received the first of 36 Rafale fighters it ordered from France under a 2016 intergovernmental agreement.
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Elbit To Supply Drones To Southeast Asian Army

Oct 08, 2019
Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a $153 million contract to supply battlefield and medium-altitude drones to “an Army of a country in Southeast Asia,” possibly Vietnam.
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Improved Gearbox Opening Kopter Flight Envelope

Oct 08, 2019
Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter says it has restarted flight tests of its third prototype SH09 single-engine light helicopter with a new, improved gearbox.
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NASA On Brink Of Overcoming ICON Delay

Oct 08, 2019
NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer spacecraft is poised to launch Oct. 9 on a Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Pegasus XL rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Funding & Policy

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House Dem Warns Against U.S. Open Skies Withdrawal

Oct 08, 2019
A senior House Democrat has warned that U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty would only benefit Russia and be harmful to allies, partners and national security interests.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 08, 2019
GERMANY’s arms exports are on record-setting pace this year.

In Brief

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Harbour Air Installs Electric Motor in Beaver Seaplane

Oct 08, 2019
Seaplane operator Harbour Air has installed a 540-kw (750-hp) electric motor in a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.