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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 22, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 13 April 22, 2020
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Business

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Lockheed Reports Enviable Quarterly Earnings

Apr 21, 2020
Lockheed Martin proved April 21 why its is probably the best-positioned company in aerospace and defense to ride out the novel coronavirus outbreak, with the company reporting consensus-beating first-quarter financial results and a positive forecast for 2020.
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Drone Companies Advance Pandemic-Fighting Vehicles

Apr 21, 2020
North American companies involved in building and operating small drones are proposing systems that could potentially be used in battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Programs

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LRSO Downselect Came Six Months After Lockheed Design Milestone

Apr 21, 2020
Lockheed Martin completed the preliminary design of its candidate for the Long Range Standoff cruise missile six months before the U.S. Air Force’s decision to award the $4.5 billion program to rival Raytheon Technologies, the service said on April 20. 
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U.S. Marines Deliver Fresh Batch Of F-35Bs To Japan Base

Apr 21, 2020
The U.S. Marine Corps has delivered eight newly-manufactured Lockheed Martin F-35Bs to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, replacing the original batch of short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing fighters that first arrived in 2017, the service announced on April 21. 
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U.S. Chosen As NGF Partner, 2nd Japanese

Apr 21, 2020
A Japanese choice of U.S. partners for development of the Next Generation Fighter has been reported by a second major Japanese newspaper, the Asahi Shimbun, following an article along similar lines last month.
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Weather Satellite Permitted To Enter Full Production

Apr 21, 2020
The Weather System Follow-on satellite completed its critical design review with the U.S. Space Force green lighting Ball Aerospace to enter full production.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 21, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Three Companies Secure Pentagon N95 Mask Contracts

Apr 21, 2020
The Pentagon is investing $133 million to increase U.S. N95 mask production by 39 million over the next 90 days to combat the spread of the novel…

Funding & Policy

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Norway To Buy New Helicopters, Air Defenses Under Spending Hike

Apr 20, 2020
Norway plans to purchase long-range air defense systems and a new fleet of tactical helicopters as part of an uptick in defense spending.
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German Fighter Proposals Presented To Lawmakers

Apr 21, 2020
Germany will order a combined fleet of Eurofighters and U.S.-made F/A-18 Super Hornets to replace its aging Panavia Tornado.
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NASA Appoints Program Executive To Oversee CASIS

Apr 20, 2020
NASA has appointed the agency’s chief economist, Alexander MacDonald, to serve as program executive for CASIS, the NASA-backed Florida nonprofit that oversees the U.S. National Laboratory portion of the International Space Station.

Operations

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Zipline Drones Transporting COVID-19 Test Samples In Ghana

Apr 20, 2020
Zipline drones are delivering COVID-19 test samples collected from rural clinics in Ghana to laboratories in the capital Accra and Kumasi, the country’s second-largest city.