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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 24, 2019

VOL. 270 NO. 59 December 24, 2019
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Business

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Muilenburg Firing Punctuates Biggest Boeing Change In Years

Dec 23, 2019
Whether more management heads roll at Boeing remains to be seen now that Dennis Muilenburg has been fired as chief executive.
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British Government Gives Green Light To Cobham Takeover

Dec 21, 2019
LONDON – The British government has approved the £4 billion ($5.2 billion) takeover of defense company Cobham by U.S. private equity firm Advent…
Virgin LauncherOne
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Virgin Orbit Counts Down To ‘Imminent’ Orbital Demo Launch

Dec 20, 2019
Space launch provider Virgin Orbit says it has delivered a flight-worthy LauncherOne rocket to its Mojave, California facility and is poised to…
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Joby Commits To Meet Uber’s 2023 Commercial UAM Target

Dec 20, 2019
Joby Aviation has signed an agreement with Uber that makes it the first developer of an eVTOL aircraft to commit to meet the Uber Elevate initiative’s 2023 target to deploy commercial urban aerial ridesharing services.
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Honeywell Partners To Fight Aerospace Product Counterfeiting

Dec 19, 2019
Honeywell is partnering with iTRACE and SecureMarketing to fight counterfeit activity in the e-commerce market of aerospace products using blockchain tech.
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Private Equity-Backed Shimtech Rolls Up FTC Fastener Provider

Dec 18, 2019
Private equity-backed Shimtech Industries has purchased Fastener Technology Corp.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Dec 24, 2019
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $7b U.S. Air Force contract for F-22 sustainment. RAYTHEON has $1b U.S. Navy contract for multiyear procurement of fiscal 2019…

In Brief

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Analysts: eVTOL Mega-Deals Coming In 2020

Dec 24, 2019
Venture-capital watcher PitchBook expects electric air-taxi startups to receive a record level of investment in 2020

Programs

Boeing Commercial Crew
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Boeing Starliner Lands After Abbreviated Flight Test

Dec 22, 2019
CAPE CANAVERAL — Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, a commercial low Earth orbit human transportation system developed in partnership with NASA, returned…
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Changing Tack, Japan Will Keep Assembling F-35s

Dec 23, 2019
Japan will extended local assembly of Lockheed Martin F-35s by at least two years.
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U.S. Navy To Host CVN 78 Readiness Summit

Dec 23, 2019
The acting U.S. Navy secretary is holding a “Make Ford Ready” summit Jan. 9 that will feature all government and industry stakeholders who will focus on achieving four tasks to ensure the USS Gerald R. Ford deploys on time.
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Amazon Picks Kuiper Satellite Program HQ

Dec 18, 2019
Amazon plans to open an R&D and prototype manufacturing center in Redmond, Washington, to oversee development of its Kuiper sat broadband program.
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U.S. Army Seeks Data For Chinook Engine Alternative

Dec 23, 2019
The U.S. Army has started browsing the market for an alternative turboshaft engine to power the heavy-lift fleet of Boeing CH-47 and MH-47 Chinooks.
ACCEL
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Rolls-Royce Unveils All-Electric ACCEL Aircraft

Dec 19, 2019
Rolls-Royce has released the first images of an all-electric demonstration aircraft.
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First Kuwaiti Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon Flies

Dec 23, 2019
Leonardo has carried out the first flight of a Eurofighter Typhoon destined for the Kuwait Air Force.
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Skyryse Begins Flight Tests Of R44-Based Autonomous Air Taxi

Dec 20, 2019
U.S. startup Skyryse has flown a Robinson R44 light helicopter converted to autonomous flight control.
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Appropriations Deal Restores Funding For CH-47F Block II

Dec 23, 2019
Congress has moved to spare the upgrade program for the Boeing CH-47F Chinook from a five-year deferral proposed earlier this year by the U.S. Army.

Holiday Note

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Holiday Note

Dec 24, 2019
In observance of the year-end holidays, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report will not publish again until the issue dated Jan. 3. In the interim,…

Funding & Policy

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Georgia Spaceport Sponsor Revises License Application

Dec 23, 2019
The FAA has agreed to pause its evaluation of a commercial space launch site proposed by Camden County, Georgia, on the U.S. Atlantic coast.
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Space Force Becomes Reality

Dec 21, 2019
The U.S. military is immediately assigning over 16,000 personnel to the new entity.
US-1 drone
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Drone Remote ID Rule Will Be Released In December

Dec 21, 2019
WASHINGTON – The U.S. FAA has pledged to release a draft rule prescribing a means to identify drones from the ground by the end of December. After…

Technology

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F-16-Launched Guided Rocket Kills Cruise Missile Target In Demo

Dec 23, 2019
A powered target simulating a cruise missile was shot down by a guided 2.75-in. rocket fired by a Lockheed Martin F-16 to demonstrate a relatively affordable capability to defend bases from attacks by waves of cheap cruise missiles.
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Leonardo Demonstrates Miniaturized Radar Warning Tech

Dec 19, 2019
The company has tested miniaturized radar warning receiver technology in support the UK’s Tempest fighter.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Dec. 16 - Dec. 20, 2019

Dec 24, 2019
Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Dec. 16 - Dec. 20, 2019