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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 17, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 10 April 17, 2020
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Business

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Heico Owners Acknowledge Stress, Cuts Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 16, 2020
Heico leaders said late April 15 they have laid off “some” employees across their aerospace and defense supplier portfolio and have cut work hours and pay at subsidiaries, but they are trying to avoid mass-layoffs as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls back the worldwide aerospace business.

Funding & Policy

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Space Acquisition Council Sets Emergency Meeting

Apr 16, 2020
The Pentagon’s Space Acquisition Council will hold an emergency meeting to support the space industrial base in the wake of the novel coronavirus.
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Legislators Urge FCC To Postpone Orbital Debris Rulemaking

Apr 15, 2020
With the country focused on stemming the spread of the coronavirus, legislators have asked the Federal Communications Commission to suspend work on proposed rulemaking for mitigating orbital debris. 
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FCC Clears Path For Controversial Ligado Network

Apr 16, 2020
Over vehement objections, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Paj circulated a draft order on April 16 that would allow Ligado to use L-band spectrum allocation originally approved for satellite communications for a terrestrial network to support 5G and internet of things services.
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S. Korea Shifts Military Equipment Funding To Pandemic Relief

Apr 16, 2020
South Korean military equipment acquisition spending will suffer from a shift in allocations from the defense budget to COVID-19 relief efforts.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 16, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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U.S. Army Seeks Items For FARA

Apr 16, 2020
A 20 mm cannon, 360-deg. visibility in brownout conditions and a sensor-fused cockpit are among the items on the U.S. Army’s wish list for the Future…

Technology

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Use UAS To Deter Russian, Chinese Aggression, CSBA Says

Apr 15, 2020
A network of wide-area persistent surveillance missions, executed in large part by unmanned aircraft systems, can help provide an affordable deterrent to Chinese and Russian aggression, a Washington think tank argues.

Analysis

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Daily Memo: Girding For Triage In The A&D Supply Chain

Apr 15, 2020
No one uses the words apocalyptic or cataclysmic—yet—but without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on aerospace and defense manufacturing will…

Programs

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USAF Starts Anechoic Chamber Tests On EPAWSS

Apr 15, 2020
The U.S. Air Force has started a new phase of integration and electromagnetic interference testing on a $3 billion electronic warfare upgrade for the F-15E and F-15EX fleets, the service announced in an April 14 news release.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western C4ISR Aircraft MRO By Family 2020-2029

Apr 16, 2020
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that from 2020 to 2029, Western-built aircraft performing military C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers…