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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 13, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 6 April 13, 2020
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Programs

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B-1B Bomber Force Recovers With 25 Viable Aircraft, USAF Says

Apr 10, 2020
A once-crippled B-1B bomber force has recovered significantly since structural and egress system problems grounded all but a handful for nearly a year, the head of Air Force’s Global Strike Command said April 9. 
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U.S. Army Kicks Off FTUAS Demos

Apr 10, 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the first U.S. Army unit performed a demonstration with one vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft that will inform requirements for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System replacement for the RQ-7B Shadow.
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USN Plans To Extend Adversary Air Contract To ATAC Until 2021

Apr 10, 2020
The U.S. Navy plans to stick with Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) to provide fighter jet services as adversary air support for another year before opening the contract to competitive bids, the service announced on April 10. 
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First F-35C-Enabled Carrier Completes Maintenance Period

Apr 07, 2020
The first aircraft carrier equipped to embark an F-35C, the USS Carl Vinson, completed its 14-month maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) in Washington state, a hot spot for the novel coronavirus.
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NASA’s SunRISE To Provide Solar Storm Scrutiny

Mar 31, 2020
NASA has selected the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment, a multiple small satellite mission to study how the Sun generates giant solar particle storms while mapping the host star’s magnetic field lines as they extend outward into the Solar System.
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NASA Competition Seeks Smaller Lunar Science Payloads

Apr 09, 2020
“Honey, I shrunk the NASA payload,” is a global crowdsourcing initiative unveiled by the space agency on April 9 to significantly reduce the size of rugged instruments, sensors and experiments that can be launched to the Moon.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 10, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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CH-53K Passes Aerial Refueling Test

Apr 10, 2020
News in brief

Operations

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DJI Supplies Drones Across U.S. To Fight Pandemic

Apr 10, 2020
Mistrusted by the federal government but appreciated by municipal authorities, Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is distributing 100 small unmanned aircraft systems to U.S. police, fire and public safety agencies to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Business

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New Howmet Aerospace Shelves Dividend, Cutting Costs Due To Virus

Apr 07, 2020
Howmet Aerospace, formerly the aviation and defense-focused assets under the Arconic brand, said April 6 it will work to save about $100 million in costs as its OEM customers halt production of large commercial aircraft due to COVID-19 fallout.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: Nigerian Air Force

Apr 10, 2020

Upcoming Events

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Calendar of Events

Apr 10, 2020
Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.