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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 6, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 44 March 06, 2020
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Funding & Policy

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DOD Makes Case For Industry Investment In Hypersonic Production

Mar 05, 2020
The U.S. Defense Department plans to invest billions of dollars to begin mass-producing a new class of hypersonic missiles, a senior defense official said March 4.

Business

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Axiom Hires SpaceX For Private ISS Mission

Mar 05, 2020
Ahead of flying its privately owned habitat to the International Space Station, Houston startup Axiom Space has signed a contract with SpaceX to ferry three fare-paying tourists and a professional commander to the station as early as June 2021. 
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Launcher Arrives For Rocket Lab’s U.S. Debut Flight

Mar 05, 2020
As Rocket Lab prepares for its 12th launch from New Zealand, one of its Electron rockets arrived at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, where…
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Senior Moving Manufacturing From U.S. To Asia, Seeks Aerostructures Deal

Mar 03, 2020
Tier 2 manufacturer Senior will continue its move away from the U.S. Pacific Northwest and elsewhere and toward locating more work in Asia, as well as continuing to shop the British company’s aerostructures business, executives said Mar. 2.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 05, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Organizers Cancel 2020 World ATM Congress

Mar 05, 2020
Organizers on March 4 canceled the World ATM Congress planned in Madrid next week, citing the COVID-19 outbreak. Hosted by the Netherlands-based…

Programs

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UAVOS, KACST Improve Saudi MALE UAS

Mar 05, 2020
R&D company UAVOS has revealed an improved version of Saudi Arabia’s Saker-1 medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system developed with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
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Ford Gets First Strike Group Commander 

Mar 04, 2020
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Boyle has assumed operational control of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) before the service begins flight deck certification of the nation’s newest aircraft carrier.
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NASA’s WFIRST Cleared For Hardware Development

Mar 03, 2020
Though facing a third attempt at cancellation, NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope has passed a critical milestone that clears the way for challenging hardware development and testing.
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Humans On Mars: A Civil Engineering Challenge

Mar 03, 2020
One of the goals of the $2.5 billion Mars 2020 rover mission is to determine how future human explorers could exploit the Martian soil and atmosphere.
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‘Perseverance’ Winning Entry In Mars Rover Naming Contest

Mar 05, 2020
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover was formally named “Perseverance” March 5, the winning entry in a contest that spawned 28,000 entries submitted from students in grades K through 12 from every U.S. state and territory.

Technology

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MDA Halts Airborne Concepts For Boost Phase Intercept

Mar 05, 2020
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has shelved a proposal to use the F-35 to shoot down ballistic missiles, and paused another study looking at firing lasers at missiles from unmanned aircraft systems, the agency’s director said March 4. 
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Jetoptera’s Fluidic Propulsion Advances With Czechs, GE

Mar 04, 2020
Startup Jetoptera is reporting progress in its collaboration with General Electric in development of its Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS).

Operations

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Canada To Lead Conflict Zone Safety Effort

Mar 05, 2020
Canada has taken up the mantle of leading an international effort to improve airspace safety over and near conflict zones, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said.
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Lunar Conference Canceled Due To Coronavirus Concerns

Mar 05, 2020
The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference scheduled for March 16-20 has been canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Western Military Transport Aircraft MRO By Family 2020-2029

Mar 05, 2020
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that from 2020 to 2029, western-designed military transport aircraft will generate $157.7 billion in maintenance,…