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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 29, 2019

VOL. 270 NO. 21 October 29, 2019
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Programs

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Lockheed Close To Demo Of EW Pod For MQ-1C

Oct 28, 2019
Lockheed Martin is building the first pod selected by the U.S. Army to demonstrate a signals intelligence and electronic attack capability on an MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system ahead of a planned competition.
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USAF X-37B Touches Down After 780 Days In Orbit

Oct 27, 2019
A secretive, experimental spacecraft operated by the U.S. Air Force landed early on Oct. 27 after completing a record, 780-day journey in orbit.
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Pentagon, Lockheed Close New F-35 Deal

Oct 28, 2019
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract modification worth more than $7 billion before finalizing a much larger bundle of contracts and agreements to buy more than 470 F-35s for delivery between 2020 and 2022, fulfilling the last three years of low-rate production.
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Software Upgrades In NH90 Development Road Map

Oct 28, 2019
A series of software-based upgrades is planned for the international fleet of NH90 land-based and naval helicopters.
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Lockheed Eyes Wider Role For Anti-Ship Missile Jammer

Oct 28, 2019
Lockheed Martin has started talks about expanding the capability of a helicopter-borne radar decoy and jammer designed initially for defending U.S. Navy ships from missile attacks, the company says.
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UK Retires Shorts Tucano Trainer

Oct 25, 2019
The last RAF Tucanos performed a 10-ship formation flight over RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, on Oct. 25, marking the end of the last basic fast jet training course to use the platform.
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Bye Cites Electric Progress As Quantum Adds eFlyers

Oct 25, 2019
The Colorado-based company plans to certify the battery-powered two-seat aircraft under FAA Part 23 rules, primarily for the flight training market.
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Nanoracks To Demonstrate Space Metal Cutting

Oct 23, 2019
Nanoracks plans a late 2020 first-ever mission launch to demonstrate an in-space structural metal cutting technology.
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NASA’s Mars InSight Dig Halts Again

Oct 28, 2019
Once again, the digging by NASA’s Mars InSight lander has come to a stop—and again, puzzling subsurface soil properties seemingly are to blame.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 28, 2019
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $148.4m U.S. Navy contract for F-35B durability testing support for certification of variant to a minimum of 8,000 flight hours/30-year service life.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Oct 28, 2019
This week Congress continues to try to hammer out annual appropriations, with the expiration of the current continuing resolution funding the U.S. government looming on Nov. 21.

Business

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Raytheon To Buy Out Forcepoint, Mulls Exit Plan

Oct 25, 2019
“We expect to monetize Forcepoint to create value for our shareholders,” Raytheon Chairman and CEO Tom Kennedy said during a quarterly update from company leaders.

Technology

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Airbus Studying AI To Cut MUM-T Crew Workload

Oct 28, 2019
Airbus Helicopters is looking to combine artificial intelligence with its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) technology to address concerns over pilot workload.

Funding & Policy

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Space Development Agency Gets Permanent Director

Oct 28, 2019
The nascent Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced a “permanent director” following the sudden departure of Fred Kennedy in July.

Operations

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U.S. Apaches, Chinooks Used For al-Baghdadi Raid

Oct 28, 2019
U.S. Delta Force special operators and at least one dog were ferried by a mix of eight Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopters to raid a compound housing the founder and leader of ISIS.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of October 21 October 25, 2019

Oct 28, 2019
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, has been awarded an $18,253,921 modification to a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order.