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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 23, 2019

VOL. 270 NO. 17 October 23, 2019
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Programs

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Lockheed, Northrop Join Blue Origin’s Lunar Bid

Oct 22, 2019
Startup Blue Origin’s bid to build NASA’s human lunar lander system will include industry behemoths Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, as well as Draper Laboratory.
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UK, France Still At Odds Over FC/ASW Missile

Oct 22, 2019
France wants a weapon capable of high-supersonic speeds while the UK would prefer a subsonic weapon with low-observable attributes. Without an agreement, industry officials question whether the FC/ASW studies will be able to proceed.
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Hybrid-Electric Twin Otter Studied For NASA

Oct 22, 2019
Under a NASA contract, electric aircraft developer Ampaire is studying the feasibility of modifying the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to hybrid-electric propulsion.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 24, 2019
SAAB is partnering with VRICON on new 3D global terrain and elevation database for aircraft.

In Brief

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Japanese eVTOL Developer Gets Funding Boost

Oct 24, 2019
Japanese startup SkyDrive has raised $14 million to advance development of its fly/drive electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Business

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Orolia To Offer Next-Gen Distress Beacon In 2020

Oct 21, 2019
Position, navigation and timing equipment manufacturer Orolia is targeting the end of 2020 for the first delivery of its new survival emergency locator transmitter (ELT), which will feature a multiconstellation receiver.
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Lilium Achieves Transition, Speed Milestones

Oct 22, 2019
Flight testing of the five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing platform is proceeding apace at the Oberpfaffenhofen airfield near Munich.
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Volocopter, Skyports Reveal Voloport Vision

Oct 21, 2019
German urban air taxi developer Volocopter has shown off its vision for an urban air mobility terminal.

Technology

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Medical Drone Delivery Demoed In Military Exercises

Oct 22, 2019
Drone delivery service Zipline has demonstrated its medical delivery capabilities in joint military exercises involving the U.S. Marine Corps and Australian Defense Force.
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GKN Unveils RTM-Made Demo Tool For Wing Spars

Oct 22, 2019
GKN Aerospace says it has designed, manufactured and delivered a midscale demonstrator tool to support the development of a composite wing spar for Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow program.

Funding & Policy

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Audit Calls For Centralized Oversight Of NASA Security

Oct 22, 2019
NASA’s Office of Protective Services has accepted a series of recommendations from the agency’s inspector general that support more centralized oversight of NASA security.

Operations

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Koch, Meir: Their All-Female Spacewalk Symbolizes Progress

Oct 21, 2019
NASA’s first all-female spacewalk, conducted Oct. 18 by astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, is a sign of increasing diversity among the space exploration community, the two women said.