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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 11, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 47 March 11, 2020
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Technology

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DARPA’s ACE Wants To Automate Dogfighting To Empower AI

Mar 10, 2020
DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program aims to use dogfight automation as a crucible to give pilots confidence that AI “can handle a high-end fight.”

Programs

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USAF Lays Out Schedule To Replace Combat Aircraft Ejection Seats

Mar 10, 2020
The F-15 fleet is expected to enter qualifications by the end of 2021, to be followed by the F-16, F-22, A-10 and B-1.
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New SABR-Y Variant Of JDAM Tail Kit Enters Production

Mar 10, 2020
Boeing has started delivering a new version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kit with improved resistance to GPS jamming.
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Japan Commissions Its First Lithium-Ion Submarine

Mar 09, 2020
Oryu’s lithium-ion battery replaces the lead-acid batteries of earlier Soryu-class submarines.
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MBDA Conducts First Qualification Firings Of Sea Venom Missile

Mar 10, 2020
MBDA says it has completed the first qualification firing trial of its Anglo-French Sea Venom/Anti-Navire Leger anti-ship missile.

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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AAS Postpones Goddard Symposium Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Mar 10, 2020
The American Astronautical Society’s annual Goddard Symposium, which was set for next week, has been postponed due to recent cases of COVID-19 in…

Operations

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U.S. Suspects UAS Shot Down By Russian Mercenaries

Mar 10, 2020
The Russian private military company used a “sophisticated Russian air defense system,” according to U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Stephen Townsend's testimony to the HASC.
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Rocket Lab Rideshare Launch Includes Mission for NRO

Mar 10, 2020
Rocket Lab will launch its second mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office during a 14-day launch window that opens March 27.
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NASA Shutters Ames After Worker Contracts COVID-19

Mar 10, 2020
"Ames Research Center is temporarily on mandatory telework status with restricted access to the center until further notice,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said March 9.

Funding & Policy

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Speeding Innovation Key To Exploration Goals, Musk Says

Mar 10, 2020
"Unless we improve our rate of innovation dramatically, then there is no chance of a base on the Moon or a city on Mars,” SpaceX Founder Elon Musk says.
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U.S. Space Force Eyes Launch On Demand

Mar 10, 2020
The U.S. Space Force has a new launch goal, dubbed “Set the Pace for Space,” which aims to make launch on demand available for commercial and military customers.
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Missile Warning, Defense Become First USSF Missions

Mar 10, 2020
“Soon we will release an inaugural doctrine” for the Space Force, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said March 10 in Washington.

Business

Boeing
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Boeing Confirms COVID-19 Case At Everett

Mar 10, 2020
Boeing has asked co-workers of an employee at its Everett facility who tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus to stay at home and self-monitor.
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LCC Specialist Irelandia Backs Urban Air Mobility Vertiport Firm

Mar 10, 2020
Irelandia Aviation, the company behind five different low-cost carriers around the world, has invested in Skyports, a UK developer of infrastructure…
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Record Rafale Export Deliveries Boost Dassault’s 2019 Revenues

Mar 10, 2020
Record deliveries of the Rafale fighter helped Dassault Aviation’s revenues reach unprecedented heights last year.