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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 4, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 42 March 04, 2020
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Programs

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Boeing Reveals Long-Awaited FARA Design

Mar 03, 2020
Boeing is offering a thrust-compounded helicopter for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.
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Finns Analyzing Fighter Trials Data

Mar 03, 2020
Finnish procurement officials say they expect all five contenders in the country’s HX Fighter competition to remain in the race until the end.
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Lawmaker: Pentagon Should Not Enter F-35 PBL Contract

Mar 03, 2020
A senior lawmaker is cautioning against the Pentagon entering a five-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract with Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Goldfein: USAF Would Send Flawed KC-46 To War

Mar 03, 2020
The U.S. Air Force has decided it would employ the KC-46A Pegasus in a major contingency although the aircraft still needs fixes on its Remote Vision System and boom telescope actuator.
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Astra Scrub Ends DARPA Launch Challenge

Mar 03, 2020
With no winner in its Launch Challenge, DARPA is now looking at the possibly of staging the demonstration of a flexible, responsive launch of a small satellite during a major military exercise.
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U.S. Approval, Election Moves Israeli KC-46 Buy Forward

Mar 03, 2020
The U.S. State Department approved a pending sale of eight Boeing KC-46 tankers to Israel on March 3, moving the deal closer to signing on the day of an Israeli presidential election. 

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 03, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Trump Nominates New Air Chief

Mar 03, 2020
President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Charles Brown as U.S. Air Force chief of staff. If confirmed by the Senate he will be the first African…

Business

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Satellite Connectivity Provider SES Mulls Breakup

Mar 02, 2020
Luxemburg-based SES, which operates and is planning a multi-orbit constellation of satellites including the medium Earth orbit O3b system, will look to spin off its data business with a remaining, restructured company to focus on video services to airliners, ocean liners and the direct-to-home market, executives said March 2.
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Plant To Stay On Top Of Arconic-spinoff Howmet 

Feb 26, 2020
Current Arconic chief executive John Plant will keep the reins of the new aerospace-focused Howmet Aerospace, becoming executive chairman of the critical supplier and co-CEO alongside Tolga Oal.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Seeks Astronaut Applicants For Dynamic Future

Feb 26, 2020
Applying to NASA for an opening in the agency’s modest astronaut corps will never be the same.

Technology

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Korea Launches Project To Develop eVTOL Demo

Feb 27, 2020
South Korean technology giant Hanwha Systems is working with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator under the Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle program.