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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 24, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 35 February 24, 2020
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Programs

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U.S., UK Link Up For F-35 All-Aspect Collision Protection

Feb 21, 2020
U.S.-operated F-35s, which already are equipped with a system that prevents controlled flight into terrain, also will be protected against air-to-air collisions.
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China To Launch New Spacecraft Prototype In April

Feb 21, 2020
China will launch a prototype of its new crewed spacecraft in April, the government’s Xinhua news agency reported, two months after the rocket to be used for the mission returned to service following a 2017 failure.
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Azerbaijan Begins Negotiations For M-346 Buy

Feb 21, 2020
Azerbaijan looks set to become a customer of Leonardo’s M-346 advanced jet trainer following the signing of agreements between Azeri and Italian ministers.
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Australia Keeps Drone Manufacturing Sites Secret

Feb 21, 2020
Australia and Boeing are declining to disclose exactly where the company and its suppliers are building prototypes for the Airpower Teaming System (ATS), a loyal-wingman drone program that could lead to production of at least hundreds of units. 
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Neuron UCAV Supporting French FCAS Studies

Feb 21, 2020
The Neuron demonstrator flew a series of collaborative missions with five Dassault Rafale fighters and an E-3 airborne early warning platform.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Feb 22, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Thales Will Supply SSR Replacement Radars To FAA

Feb 22, 2020
News in brief

Business

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Indra Speaks Out Against Airbus Criticism Over FCAS Lead Decision

Feb 21, 2020
Making Airbus the Spanish lead for the development of the European Future Combat Air System would have relegated Spanish industry to “tasks of lower added value,” Indra’s chairman and CEO says.
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GPS, Radio Buys Would Rebalance BAE Global Activities, Chairman Says

Feb 21, 2020
BAE Systems Chairman Sir Roger Carr has described the company’s planned acquisitions of Collins’ Aerospace Military Global Positioning System and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios business as being at the “sweet spot” of the company’s strategic ambition.

Operations

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International Space Station Hosts Small Sat Launch Flurry

Feb 20, 2020
A flurry of nine small satellites has been successfully deployed from the International Space Station, after having been launched to the orbiting science lab aboard SpaceX Dragon and Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply missions in early December and November.
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Australia To Upgrade Northern Base, Partly To Help U.S.

Feb 21, 2020
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will upgrade its main northern base, in part to support U.S. operations there.

Upcoming Events

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Calendar of Events

Feb 22, 2020
Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.