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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 10, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 46 March 10, 2020
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Operations

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Middle East SAM Discovery Highlights F-35’s Evolving Role

Mar 09, 2020
A top F-35 program official shared an operational anecdote highlighting the aircraft’s latent capability against surface-to-air missile systems.
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Final SpaceX Dragon 1 Cargo Mission Reaches ISS

Mar 09, 2020
SpaceX’s final Dragon 1 capsule reached the International Space Station (ISS) early March 9 to deliver a 4,300-lb. cargo.
aircraft
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MH17 Shootdown Trials Begin In The Netherlands

Mar 09, 2020
The Netherlands has put three Russians and one Ukrainian on trial in absentia for the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 10, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Mar 10, 2020
News in brief

Programs

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Australia Finds C-17 Mod Could Cut Fuel Burn 0.6-1.2%

Mar 09, 2020
The results of the work will be a factor in any eventual decision on whether to attach finlets on the sides at the rear of the aircraft.
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CH-53K Program Preps To Receive Students

Mar 09, 2020
Sikorsky has sent CH-53K King Stallion training devices to a U.S. Marine Corps base in preparation for receiving students to learn how to fly and repair the heavy-lift helicopter.
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Boom’s XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator Slips Into 2021

Mar 05, 2020
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 third-scale demonstrator for the Mach 2.2 Overture airliner is now planned to fly by mid-2021, CEO Blake Scholl told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Aviation Summit in Washington on March 5.
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Elbit Wins U.S. Missile Warning Contract For F-16s

Mar 06, 2020
Elbit Systems of America will install pylon-based infrared missile warning systems for Air National Guard F-16s.

Business

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Accelerator Backs Delivery-Drone Infrastructure Startup

Mar 09, 2020
“The drone industry accomplishes great missions, yet the infrastructure to dock, charge, host and control multiple drones is almost nonexistent,” says the CEO of accelerator EVA.
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Private Equity Specialist AEI Enters Space Market With Adcole

Mar 04, 2020
AE Industrial Partners, a private equity investor specializing in aerospace, defense and government services, said it has acquired Adcole Maryland Aerospace, a design, test and manufacturer of satellite parts and smallsats.

Funding & Policy

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Sipri: U.S. Arms Sales Grow While Russian, Turkish Deals Dip

Mar 09, 2020
New data from independent arms trackers show U.S. defense prime contractors and other weapon providers grew their arms exports by 23% in the second…

Technology

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Satcom Supplier To License Optical Beamforming Tech

Mar 04, 2020
Satellite communications terminal supplier Isotropic Systems will license components of its optical multi-beamforming antenna technology to aerospace and defense companies to build products “capable of unleashing a new era of inflight connectivity.”
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Pentagon Opens Three-Way Design Contest For Nuclear Reactor

Mar 09, 2020
BWX Technologies, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy each received contracts to start a two-year design phase under Project Pele.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of March 2 - March 6, 2020

Mar 10, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.