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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 22, 2019

VOL. 270 NO. 16 October 22, 2019
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Business

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Wall Street Hits Boeing, Spirit Over 737 MAX

Oct 21, 2019
Wall Street came down hard on 737 MAX manufacturers Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems after an internal Boeing pilot conversation over the 737 and its maneuvering characteristics augmentation system became public.
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Rocket Lab Shoots For The Moon

Oct 21, 2019
“In the same way we opened access to low Earth orbit for smallsats, Rocket Lab is poised to become the dedicated ride to the Moon and beyond for small satellites,” founder and CEO Peter Beck says
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Burt Rutan Joins eVTOL Design Race

Oct 21, 2019
Aviation and space legend Burt Rutan is designing a new aircraft, and it appears to use an electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing configuration eVTOL.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 21, 2019
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES completed System Requirements Review for NASA’s lunar Gateway Power and Propulsion Element.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Oct 21, 2019
This week sees the International Astronautical Congress get underway in Washington.

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Funding & Policy

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UK Forming Mobile Counter-Drone Capability

Oct 21, 2019
The UK plans to look at the creation of a mobile national counter-drone capability to respond to “challenging drone security incidents” such as the shutdown of London’s Gatwick Airport last December.

Programs

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Lithuania Buying Six Black Hawks

Oct 21, 2019
Lithuania has become the latest Eastern European country to select the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk for its rotary-wing requirements.
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USAF Awards Adversary Air Support Contracts

Oct 21, 2019
The U.S. Air Force has made an initial award of $15.8 million to seven companies to provide advanced adversary air and close air support threat services under a contract with a maximum value of $6.5 billion over five years.
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Raytheon Workstation Integrates Drone Surveillance

Oct 21, 2019
Raytheon has integrated the AirMap UAS monitoring application on a working prototype of its Multi-platform ATC Rehosting Solution for air traffic control.
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Year-End Decision For Philippines Multi-Role Fighter

Oct 21, 2019
The Philippines defense department will decide in December on the type of multi-role fighter (MRF) aircraft to be purchased by the air force, its chief says.
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Kopter, KAI To Cooperate On SH09

Oct 21, 2019
Switzerland’s Kopter Group and KAI have agreed to cooperate on marketing, sales and potential assembly of Kopter’s SH09 single-engine light helo in South Korea.
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Future Space Explorers Look To Leverage ISS, Apollo

Oct 18, 2019
NASA is plotting a manned return to the Moon and then on to Mars and deeper into the Solar System, a theme evident this week at a meeting of the Association of Space Explorers.

Technology

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Ford Applies For Vehicle-Launched Drone Patent

Oct 15, 2019
Automaker Ford has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “vehicle integrated drone” that would help bring attention to a host car when it becomes stranded.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of October 15-October 18, 2019

Oct 21, 2019
Endeavor Robotics Inc., Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $25,500,000 modification to contract W56HZV-19-D-0031 to procure reset, sustain, maintain and recap parts for Robot Logistics Support Center technicians.