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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 20, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 54 March 20, 2020
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Funding & Policy

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U.S. Defense Industry Groups Appeal For Relief

Mar 19, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is putting U.S. defense companies in a bind.

Programs

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NASA Targets May For SpaceX Crew Flight Test

Mar 19, 2020
The mission will mark the first flight of astronauts aboard a U.S. orbital spaceship since space shuttle Atlantis rolled to a stop at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 21, 2011
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Unions Step Into German Tornado Replacement

Mar 19, 2020
German unions have stepped into the ongoing discussion over Germany’s plan to replace its Panavia Tornado fighter bomber fleet.
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Pending Contract Continues Work On E-2D Radar Upgrade

Mar 19, 2020
A pending U.S. Navy contract will continue development and testing of a congressionally-directed radar upgrade option for the Northrop Grumman E-2D. 
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Sikorsky, Bell Win U.S. Army FLRAA Awards

Mar 18, 2020
The U.S. Army has awarded Sikorsky $97 million and Bell $84 million for Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competitive demonstration and risk reduction (CD&RR), the service’s project manager said.
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NASA Persevering Toward Launch Of Mars 2020 In July

Mar 19, 2020
Launching the Mars 2020 rover, recently named Perseverance, this summer remains among NASA’s highest priorities, despite agency-wide shutdowns of its facilities due to health concerns over the coronavirus disease COVID-19. 
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USAF Delivers C-17 Scheduling App

Mar 19, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is launching Puckboard, a software application to automatically plan C-17 Globemaster III aircrew qualification flights, a task that used to take a 10-20-person operations team several days.
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Contractor Issues Blamed For Four-Year Polish Aegis Ashore Delay

Mar 19, 2020
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is planning for its Poland-based Aegis Ashore complex to be operational by 2022, four years later than originally planned.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 19, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Urban Partners With Ascent To Advance eVTOL

Mar 19, 2020
Israel’s Urban Aeronautics has partnered with Asian on-demand helicopter service Ascent Flights Global to advance development of its CityHawk…

Operations

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Aerospace Responds To UK Urgent Demand For Ventilators

Mar 18, 2020
Airbus UK and Rolls-Royce have joined a list of companies that have responded to a British government call for the rapid production of medical ventilators to treat people suffering with the COVID-19 virus.
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USAF Depots Escalate Health Threat, But Repair Work Continues

Mar 19, 2020
Aircraft repairs continue as normal despite the novel coronavirus scare at the three sprawling Air Logistics Centers (ALCs), where about 25,000 workers maintain the bulk of the U.S. Air Force aircraft fleet. 

Business

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Analysts, Insiders Foresee 20% Drop In Aftermarket Revenue From COVID-19

Mar 17, 2020
Industry insiders and analysts are increasingly forecasting a 20% or greater falloff in commercial aftermarket revenue this year for manufacturers and other aerospace and defense companies with stakes in the business due to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis and the collapse in Western air travel.
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Triumph Group Pursues More Workforce Cuts, Restructuring

Mar 18, 2020
Tier 2 provider Triumph Group on Mar. 18 announced a fresh round of significant workforce cuts and restructuring in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boeing 737 MAX shutdown and other issues.

Technology

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Onera Studying Closer Engine-Airframe Integration For Efficiency

Mar 12, 2020
French aerospace research agency Onera is completing a wind-tunnel model aimed at improving engine-airframe integration in future aircraft equipped with higher bypass-ratio turbofans.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Tanker Aircraft Deliveries/Retirements By Family 2020-2029

Mar 19, 2020
AVITATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that 436 new Western-designed aircraft performing military tanking missions will be built in the next ten years…