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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 20, 2019

VOL. 270 NO. 57 December 20, 2019
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PROGRAMS

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Common Replacement Sought For E-4, E-6, C-32 Fleets

Dec 19, 2019
Although market research has started to replace the USAF's E-4B NAOC fleet alone, the search continues for a single aircraft that could replace not only the NAOC but also U.S. Navy’s E-6B TACAMO fleet and the C-32A “Air Force Two” executive airlift fleet.
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Aerojet To Boost Lockheed Hypersonic Missile

Dec 17, 2019
Lockheed Martin has extended its long-running hypersonic links with Aerojet Rocketdyne.
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USAF Names MH-139A Grey Wolf

Dec 19, 2019
The U.S. Air Force has named the MH-139A utility helicopter the Grey Wolf.
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Arianespace Launches Exoplanet Measurement Telescope

Dec 19, 2019
A Soyuz-2 launcher operated by Arianespace from Kourou, French Guiana, placed five satellites into orbit on Dec. 18.
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Second AGS Global Hawk Arrives In Italy

Dec 19, 2019
The second of five RQ-4Ds destined for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force has been delivered to Italy.
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Japan Funds Future Fighter Concept Design

Dec 19, 2019
With finance ministry approval, the defense ministry has achieved its aim of putting a line for Future Fighter development in the budget.
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Key Review Clears X-59 For Final Assembly

Dec 17, 2019
NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology research aircraft remains on track to make its first flight in 2021.

DAILY BRIEFS

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Daily Briefs

Dec 20, 2019
BOEING has $564.5m U.S. Army contract for remanufacture of Apache AH-64E aircraft. 

IN BRIEF

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New PE Company Created To Roll Up Precision Metal Firms

Dec 19, 2019
Private equity investors Main Street Capital Holdings on Dec. 18 said it created a new company, Compass Precision, to acquire precision metal manufacturers.

BUSINESS

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Boeing Credit Ratings Bruised By MAX Halt, But Still Strong

Dec 19, 2019
Days after Boeing announced a production halt of the 737 MAX, the three major U.S. credit rating agencies have turned slightly negative on the manufacturer with new outlooks that stress growing demands on the company’s credit access and softening cash prospects.
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Launch Startup Isar Lands $17M from Airbus, Others

Dec 16, 2019
Airbus Ventures, the corporate venture capital investment wing of the European aerospace and defense giant, said it co-led a $17 million Series A round of investment in Munich-based Isar Aerospace.

OPERATIONS

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France Begins Armed Patrols With Reaper

Dec 19, 2019
France has begun armed reconnaissance missions in Central Africa with its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air systems.

FUNDING & POLICY

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Gerstenmaier Departs NASA

Dec 19, 2019
Five months after being sidelined as NASA’s chief of human spaceflight, William Gerstenmaier has left the agency.

AVIATION WEEK FORECASTS

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Top Military Engine Manufacturers By In-Service Fleets 2019-2029

Dec 20, 2019
General Electric is by far the world’s largest manufacturer of military engines, with 21,806 in service in 2019, 30.7% of the global market.