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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 13, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 49 March 13, 2020
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Programs

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Document Likely Shows SM-6 Hypersonic Speed, Anti-Surface Role

Mar 12, 2020
The terse reference in a written submission by Navy officials to the House Armed Services Committee on March 11 also likely offers the first proof that the SM-6 Block 1B remains in development.
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USAF Scrambles To Acquire G550s, Fearing Line Shutdown

Mar 12, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is looking to complete the EC-37B Compass Call acquisition program in advance of a possible production line shutdown.
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ESA And Roscosmos Defer Mars Exobiology Mission To 2022

Mar 12, 2020
The decision to delay came after it appeared the full test program could not be conducted before this summer’s launch window.
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NASA IG Warns Of Further Artemis Delays, SLS Issues

Mar 12, 2020
Ongoing problems with NASA’s Space Launch System may delay efforts to return to the Moon with human explorers by late 2024, according to the NASA inspector general.
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Lack Of NATO AGS Flights Prompts IOC Questions

Mar 12, 2020
At least two verification flights were planned for January, but Aerospace DAILY understands no RQ-4 flights have taken place from Sigonella.
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Longview Flies Upgraded Viking CL-415EAF Waterbomber

Mar 11, 2020
Canada’s Longview Aviation Services has flown the first Canadair CL-215 amphibious aircraft upgraded to CL-415EAF Enhanced Aerial Firefighter configuration.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 12, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Hydro Boss Martel Taking Over As Bombardier Ceo

Mar 12, 2020
Alain Bellemare is stepping down as president and CEO of Bombardier, having overseen a radical reshaping of the Canadian company in a bid to restore…

Operations

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Dutch And Norwegians Cancel Multinational Military Exercises

Mar 12, 2020
The annual Frisian Flag exercise was planned to take place from March 23 to April 3 at Leeuwarden.

Funding & Policy

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Joint Chiefs Chairman: COVID-19 No Threat To U.S. National Security

Mar 12, 2020
Gen. Mark Milley told reporters March 12 at the Pentagon if he considered COVID-19 a threat he would inform Defense Secretary Mark Esper and President Trump in a “nanosecond.”

Technology

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Joby To Fly In NASA’s UAM Grand Challenge

Mar 04, 2020
Startup Joby Aviation will be the only electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing developer to provide a vehicle for flight testing in NASA’s urban air mobility Grand Challenge development testing event this year.

Business

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GoFly Discussing Future Of Unfinished Personal Flyer Contest

Mar 04, 2020
The GoFly team is considering its next step after high winds on Feb. 27-29 prevented the final fly-off between personal flying devices competing for a $1 million grand prize. 

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Western Tanker Aircraft In-Service Fleets By Family 2019-2029

Mar 12, 2020
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK estimates that at the start of 2020, there were 871 Western-designed aircraft performing air-refueling missions. A total of 442…