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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 8, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 3 April 08, 2020
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Technology

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Military Tests Enabling Autonomy For Unmanned Logistics Aircraft

Apr 07, 2020
Technology that enabled a manned helicopter to be converted into an autonomous cargo resupply vehicle has been scaled down and tested in a small unmanned logistics aircraft.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 08, 2020
BOEING has $68m U.S. Air Force contract for Qatari F-15 maintenance and logistics support for aircraft and training devices conducting predelivery…

In Brief

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COVID-19 Stimulus May Include Defense Support

Apr 07, 2020
The head of the House Armed Services Committee is crafting language that would help the defense industrial base in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill.

Programs

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U.S. Army Plans To Develop New Countermeasures For FVL

Apr 07, 2020
The U.S. Army’s future aviation fleet could fly with a newly-developed electronic countermeasure suite.
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General Atomics Demos SkyGuardian Over California

Apr 07, 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems flew its MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft in controlled airspace over southern California on April 3 as part of a NASA demonstration of civil and commercial applications of drones.
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NASA Proposal Would Study Universe Expansion

Mar 30, 2020
Among four astrophysics mission finalists recently selected for potential funding by NASA is the LargE Area burst Polarimeter, a low-cost proposal to observe Gamma Ray Bursts from a spot on the truss of the International Space Station.

Funding & Policy

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New Space Policy Directive Supports Commercial Space Mining Rights

Apr 07, 2020
President Donald Trump on April 6 signed a new national space policy directive reaffirming U.S. commitment to the commercial use of resources in space and encouraging international support for the policy. 
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Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Resigns Amid Turmoil

Apr 07, 2020
Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned April 7 after a recording revealed that Modley called the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s fired captain “naïve or stupid.”
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NASA Outlines Long-Term Moon Exploration Vision

Apr 03, 2020
NASA’s long-term strategy for a sustained human exploration of the Moon is to produce scientific, economic and geopolitical dividends as well as establish a sustainable proving ground for longer missions to Mars—and all executed with commercial partners and global alliances.

Operations

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Sea Launch Complex Arrives In Russia

Apr 03, 2020
S7 Space Corp. has completed the relocation of the Sea Launch complex from Long Beach, California, to Russia’s Far East.
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SpaceX Dragon Returns To Earth

Apr 07, 2020
The last of the SpaceX Dragon resupply capsules launched to the International Space Station (ISS) under an initial round of NASA commercial resupply contracts returned to Earth on April 7.

Business

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Virus Crisis Shutters Airbus’ Urban Helicopter Service

Apr 01, 2020
Airbus is to continue investing in urban air mobility despite shutting down Voom, its on-demand helicopter booking service, citing the impact of the novel coronavirus crisis.