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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 31, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 61 March 31, 2020
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Business

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Stratolaunch Unveils Hypersonic Test Design Details

Mar 30, 2020
As Stratolaunch continues preparations to restart flight tests of its giant carrier aircraft next fall, the company has unveiled new details of the rocket-powered hypersonic vehicle fleet it plans to deploy for high-speed flight research and development.
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Airbus Halts Production In Spain As Government Locks Down

Mar 30, 2020
Airbus is pausing production in Spain as Madrid introduces more restrictive lockdown measures to battle the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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New Raytheon Technologies To Start Operations April 3

Mar 30, 2020
United Technologies and Raytheon said March 30 they received the necessary antitrust and other regulatory approvals to complete their merger, and that their newly combined company should be born April 3.
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Avio CEO Sees Rosy Future For Vega Launcher

Mar 26, 2020
The Vega light launcher and its evolutions will continue to enjoy brisk sales, despite the current health crisis around the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact in the short term, Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo says.
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OneWeb Satellites Cuts Staffing, Citing COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020
OneWeb Satellites said March 30 it is temporarily furloughing an undisclosed number of employees at its Titusville, Florida, manufacturing facility, citing slowing supply chains and travel disruptions due to the spread of COVID-19. 

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Mar 30, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

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House Defense Policy Bill Markup Delayed

Mar 30, 2020
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Mar 30, 2020
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Programs

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DOD Makes Common Missile Warning Architecture Progress

Mar 30, 2020
April will serve as a milestone month for the nascent U.S. Space Force. Not only will the new acquisition council meet for the first time, the service will also submit recommendations to the chief on unified missile warning architecture.
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Lockheed Upgrading M-Code, Interim GPS Ground System

Mar 30, 2020
Lockheed Martin says it is taking the final steps to ensure that the jam-resistant Military Code (M-Code) signal for GPS satellites is declared operational this year. 
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S. Korean F-16s May Receive Foe Identification Upgrade

Mar 30, 2020
The U.S. State Department has green lighted a potential $194 million sale that would allow South Korea to upgrade its F-16 Block 32 aircraft with identification friend-or-foe (IFF) and other advanced systems.
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COVID-19 Causes Limited F-35 Enemy Threat Test Work

Mar 27, 2020
Joint Simulation Environment verification and validation activities, a key hurdle before the F-35 program enters full-rate production, are being conducted in a “limited capacity” because of the novel coronavirus.

Technology

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Saab Developing 3D-Printed Battle Damage Repair Capability

Mar 30, 2020
Saab is developing a containerized battle-damage repair system for its Gripen combat aircraft that will use additive manufacturing to get aircraft back in the air.
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Research To Improve Icing Detection Moves Toward Testing

Mar 26, 2020
A European Union-funded research project to improve aircraft ice protection is preparing upgraded wind tunnels for testing of a hybrid system capable of detecting icing caused by supercooled large droplets (SLD).

Funding & Policy

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COVID-19 Stimulus Includes Aerospace and Defense Industry Assistance

Mar 27, 2020
President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill into law March 27, aimed at shielding the U.S. economy from damage done by COVID-19…
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UK Should Postpone Defense Review, Think Tank Says

Mar 27, 2020
The London-based defense think tank says plans to complete the Integrated Review, begun by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in February, by July, were “always unrealistic,”

Operations

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DOD Buys 8,000 Ventilators To Combat COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency modified an existing contract to purchase 8,000 ventilators from four companies pegged at $84 million as part of the Pentagon’s response to combat the novel coronavirus.
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Space Force Supports U.S. Navy COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Mar 30, 2020
The U.S. Space Force is assisting in the nation’s effort to combat the novel coronavirus by providing additional bandwidth to the USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) hospital ship that arrived in Los Angeles March 27.
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NASA’s Cassidy Confident ISS Can Deal With Adversities

Mar 19, 2020
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is confident in the well-being of the International Space Station (ISS) and ongoing efforts to soon resume full staffing of the 15-nation orbiting science lab with launches from U.S. soil.

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of March 23 - 27, 2020

Mar 30, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts for March 23 U.S. ARMY Southwest Valley Constructors, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been awarded a $524,000,000…