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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 28, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 39 February 28, 2020
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Programs

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Lockheed Seeks Options As F-35 Cost Pressure Rises

Feb 27, 2020
Lockheed Martin sees Poland’s defense industry as a potential low-cost manufacturing source for the F-35 program, as “upward pressure” continues to grow on aircraft prices beyond Lot 14 partly due to the loss of Turkey as a low-cost manufacturing source.
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Pacific Operations Force Fighter Rethink

Feb 27, 2020
As options for an F-22 replacement after 2030 continue to be analyzed, the distance challenges imposed by operations in the Pacific theater are driving the U.S. Air Force to consider redefining the traditional conception of a fighter, the head of Air Combat Command said on Feb. 27.
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USAF Names New Helicopter Jolly Green II

Feb 27, 2020
The U.S. Air Force has named the HH-60W search-and-rescue helicopter the Jolly Green II five months after it was green lighted for low-rate initial production.
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Design Milestone Reached For Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile

Feb 27, 2020
The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) is the U.S. military’s most technologically ambitious hypersonic weapon.
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Northrop Fires Up Omega Rocket’s Solid Fuel Second Stage

Feb 27, 2020
Northrop Grumman conducted a 139-sec. static test fire of its Omega rocket’s solid-fuel second stage on Feb. 27, the last of two full-scale engine firings prior to the rocket’s debut launch next year. 
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Boeing Revives T3 Missile Concept For Trade Show Display

Feb 27, 2020
Boeing has dusted off a 10-year-old advanced missile concept to show off “tactically relevant” technologies for the Air Warfare Symposium here this week.
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German Army Wants 60 H145Ms For Training, Liaison, Light Attack

Feb 26, 2020
Germany is looking to purchase as many as 60 additional Airbus H145M twin-engine light helicopters to meet training, liaison and light attack needs.
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USAF Acquires Two A-29s For Light Attack Experiments

Feb 27, 2020
The U.S. Air Force decided to buy two A-29s for further experimentation after canceling a planned acquisition of up to 350 Light Air Support aircraft.
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Pakistan Considering Z-10 Order After AH-1Z, T129 Buys Stall

Feb 27, 2020
“We are looking at other options from China in the form of the Z-10ME,” Maj. Gen. Syed Najeeb Ahmed, commander of Pakistani Army Aviation, told the International Military Helicopter conference here in London.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Feb 28, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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China Tests Emergency Medical Delivery Using UAM

Feb 28, 2020
Chinese electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle manufacturer EHang has participated in coronavirus epidemic control exercises organized by…

Funding & Policy

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FAA Offers Incentives For Drone Remote ID Equipage

Feb 27, 2020
Drone operators who voluntarily equip their aircraft to transmit identification and location data to the ground—the function called Remote ID—will be favorably considered when they apply for waivers, government contracts and access to airspace, the FAA says.

Business

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Virgin Galactic Prioritizes Flying Branson This Year Over Starting Ops

Feb 27, 2020
Virgin Galactic remains committed to becoming the first commercial human spaceflight provider this year, but it could entail just lofting co-founder and celebrity entrepreneur Richard Branson rather than starting regular operations as previously forecast. 

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Western Military Transport Aircraft Deliveries/ Retirements 2020-2029

Feb 27, 2020
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that over the next decade 888 new, Western-designed aircraft performing military transport missions will be built,…