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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 23, 2019

VOL. 270 NO. 58 December 23, 2019
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Programs

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Timer Glitch Scuttles Starliner ISS Docking

Dec 20, 2019
Boeing and NASA were working to preserve as many test objectives as possible for the unmanned orbital debut of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner after a timer issue scuttled the capsule’s engine firing needed to reach the ISS.
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Argentina Acquires Four Surplus P-3Cs From U.S. Navy

Dec 20, 2019
Argentina will purchase four Lockheed P-3Cs retired by the U.S. Navy.
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Latest Japanese Fighter Concept Suggests Greater Range

Dec 20, 2019
The Japanese defense ministry has published a new design for the country’s next fighter.
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Embraer Starts Hybrid-Electric Transport Study For Brazil Military

Dec 20, 2019
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have partnered to study joint development of a light military transport with a hybrid-electric propulsion. system
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Hyundai To Unveil PAV eVTOL Concept At CES 2020 Show

Dec 20, 2019
South Korean automaker Hyundai will unveil its first eVTOL PAV concept at the CES 2020 consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.
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USAF Ends KC-46 Cargo, Passenger Ban

Dec 20, 2019
The U.S. Air Force has ended its three-month ban on KC-46A cargo and passenger operations.
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Leonardo Tests New Osprey Flat Panel Radar

Dec 19, 2019
Leonardo has begun flight tests of the latest iteration of its Osprey active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Dec 21, 2019
BOEING has $1.46b U.S. Army contract for support services for AH-64D/Es for Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates.

In Brief

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Senate Passes Space Force Funding

Dec 21, 2019
The Senate on Dec. 20 voted 81-11 to pass a fiscal 2020 national security spending package that would provide $738 billion in funding and establish a Space Force.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Human Lunar Cost Estimate Could Be A Year Away

Dec 20, 2019
NASA could be a year away from having a cost estimate for accelerating its lunar plans.
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Budget Measure Allows NASA To Negotiate Soyuz Crew Launches

Dec 20, 2019
President Trump is expected to sign two minibus appropriations bills that include a provision allowing NASA to buy more Russian Soyuz seats to launch U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Japan Cuts UH-60 Funding In Approved Defense Budget

Dec 20, 2019
Local production of the Sikorsky UH-60J has suffered the largest cut in the defense budget for the coming fiscal year OK'd by Japan.
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U.S., India Sign Defense Tech Agreement

Dec 19, 2019
The Pentagon acquisition executive and her Indian counterpart have agreed to a U.S.-India Defense Technology Initiative.

Operations

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UAM Awareness Growing, Along With Safety Concerns, Survey Says

Dec 20, 2019
Consumers are becoming more aware of urban air mobility, but also more concerned about its safety, a survey says.
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U.S. Awaits North Korean Missile Launch

Dec 17, 2019
The U.S. is ready for a “Christmas gift” from the North Koreans in the form of a long-range ballistic missile test, a USAF official says.

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