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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 31, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 20 January 31, 2020
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Business

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Northrop Already Banking On Winning GBSD Program

Jan 30, 2020
Northrop Grumman is already banking on winning the U.S. military’s contract for providing the next generation of nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Forcepoint Could Be Big Raytheon Technologies Divestiture at $3B

Jan 30, 2020
When United Technologies and Raytheon merge early next quarter, they are likely to sell the latter’s Forcepoint cybersecurity company and they could get $3 billion for it.
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Spirit AeroSystems Fires New CFO Over Accounting Issue

Jan 30, 2020
Wichita-based aerostructures leader Spirit AeroSystems has fired its relatively new chief financial officer and another executive after it found a lack of accounting procedure compliance regarding recent unidentified liabilities.
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MAX Headwind Not Enough To Run Down GE Aviation

Jan 30, 2020
General Electric Aviation reported a “strong performance” in 2019 and remains a bright spot for its parent corporation, GE managers trumpeted Jan. 29, despite $1.4 billion worth of “headwinds” from the Boeing 737 MAX’s grounding and production halt.
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Matrix Tech Could Turn Aircrane Into Autonomous Firefighter

Jan 30, 2020
Erickson and Sikorsky have partnered to install Matrix autonomous technology onto the S-64F Aircrane and demonstrate autonomous firefighting capabilities.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jan 31, 2020
SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES has 10-year contract with Portuguese Air Force to support RTM322 engines powering EH101 Merlin fleet. AIR NATIONAL GUARD is…

In Brief

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Raytheon Wins Contract To Process Missile Warning Data

Jan 31, 2020
Raytheon has won a five-year, $197 million contract to provide a system to fuze and collect data for an overarching image of launch activity for the…

Funding & Policy

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Former USAF Leader Questions Value Of ‘Pitch Day’ Events

Jan 30, 2020
The U.S. Air Force’s series of “Pitch Day” events has succeeded in attracting swarms of small businesses outside the defense industry, but the long-term value remains unclear, former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said.
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U.S. Interior Secretary Affirms Order Grounding Drones

Jan 29, 2020
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has formally ordered the “temporary cessation” of nonemergency drone operations.
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JROC Looking To Overhaul Pentagon Requirements Process

Jan 30, 2020
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council met this week and its chair shed light on how it is going to reform the Pentagon’s archaic requirements process and will use the Joint All-Domain Command and Control program as its poster child.

Programs

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USAF Frustrated By Boeing KC-46 Fix

Jan 30, 2020
The U.S. Air Force does not believe Boeing’s proposal for the KC-46 Remote Vision System will meet the program’s critical performance parameters, according to a service official.
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Transcom: USAF Must Consider Leasing Tankers

Jan 28, 2020
“We have to figure out a way to mitigate the delayed fielding of the KC-46,” the head of U.S. Transportation Command says.
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Sikorsky Firms Up S-92 Upgrade Plan

Jan 29, 2020
Sikorsky is moving ahead with plans to offer a radically revamped version of its S-92 heavylift helicopter.
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Restoring MD902 Production Priority For MD Helicopters

Jan 30, 2020
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton has made restoring production of the company’s MD902 twin-engine light helicopter a priority after a nearly decade-long hiatus in production.

Technology

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Active Orbital Debris Removal Plans Advance

Jan 30, 2020
Two small companies are reporting progress with their plans for removing debris from orbit.
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Universal Unveils Phase 2 ‘Fly By Sight’ For Helicopters

Jan 30, 2020
The latest developments of an integrated flight deck concept for helicopters designed to improve safety in low visibility are being introduced by Universal Avionics.

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