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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 7, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 25 February 07, 2020
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Programs

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Boeing Starliner Suffered Second ‘Near Catastrophic’ Issue, Panel Says

Feb 06, 2020
In addition to a software problem that ultimately forced Boeing to abandon a docking of its first CST-100 Starliner at the International Space Station, the uncrewed capsule suffered a second, previously unreported software problem during its December flight test.
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New Study Contracts Pave Way For French Military H160

Feb 06, 2020
Airbus has been awarded additional study contracts to support the militarization of the company’s H160 twin-engine medium helicopter to meet the needs of the French military.
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Airbus Protests U.S. Navy’s Training Helo Decision

Feb 06, 2020
The U.S. Government Accountability Office should rule on the protest by mid-May.
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OneWeb Adds 34 Satellites To Broadband Constellation

Feb 06, 2020
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a batch of 34 satellites for aspiring broadband operator OneWeb lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Feb. 6, setting the stage for monthly flights to build an initial constellation of 648 spacecraft.
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Russian Helicopters Offers Localization Plan For Indian Helos

Feb 06, 2020
Russian Helicopters announced on Feb. 6 a “road map” that establishes a fixed schedule for localizing assembly tasks for the Ka-226T helicopter in India.
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Modernized Blackjack Makes First Flight

Feb 06, 2020
The first modernized Tupolev Tu-160M, the latest variant of the Cold War-era Tu-160 Blackjack heavy strategic bomber, made its first flight on Feb. 2..

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Feb 07, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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David Keffer To Become Northrop CFO

Feb 07, 2020
Northrop Grumman’s board of directors has elected David F. Keffer corporate vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective Feb. 17…

Funding & Policy

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A ‘Clean Sheet’ Approach To Organizing Space Force

Feb 06, 2020
The U.S. Space Force may be up and running, but it is still working out the details of how it will run, what its uniformed members will be called, and how it will acquire the future tools it will need.

Business

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General Atomics Plans Asia-Pacific Maritime Patrol Demos In 2020

Feb 06, 2020
General Atomics is expanding its ambitions across the Asia-Pacific area.
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Robinson Targets Better 2020 After Delivery Headwinds In 2019

Feb 06, 2020
Impacted by trade tariffs and the dollar’s higher value, U.S. rotorcraft maker Robinson Helicopters saw deliveries drop by over a third in 2019, compared to the 316 aircraft handed over the year before.
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MAX Halt Casts Doubt Over Major Woodward-Hexcel Merger Benefit

Feb 05, 2020
Wall Street remains dubious that aircraft subsystems provider Woodward and composites supplier Hexcel can provide one of the main benefits they promised from their recent merger, particularly as the commercial aviation sector reels from the Boeing 737 MAX production halt and both companies lower their 2020 guidance as a result.
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New Zealand Plans Autonomous Air-Taxi Trial With Boeing J-V Wisk

Feb 04, 2020
The New Zealand government has signed a memorandum of understanding with urban air mobility startup Wisk to conduct a “world-first” passenger transport trial using its Cora electric self-flying air taxi.

Operations

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Record-Setting NASA Space Station Astronaut Back On Earth

Feb 06, 2020
Record-setting NASA astronaut Christina Koch was among three U.S., European and Russian International Space Station crewmembers who ended long missions to the ISS on Feb. 6.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Trainer/Light Combat Aircraft Deliveries/Retirements 2020-2029

Feb 06, 2020
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that over the next decade, 1,491 new-build training and light combat aircraft (LCA) will be delivered to military…