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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 23, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 14 April 23, 2020
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Programs

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Ground-launched Hypersonic Cruise Missiles Attract Pentagon Interest

Apr 22, 2020
A ground-launched hypersonic cruise missile could become part of the Pentagon’s portfolio of maneuvering weapons with speeds over Mach 5, Mark Lewis, the director of Defense Research and Engineering for Modernization, said on April 22. 
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USAF Chief Defends ABMS Strategy After Critical GAO Report

Apr 22, 2020
Military secrecy—not poor U.S. Air Force planning—is behind the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) critical assessment of the acquisition strategy for the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said on April 20. 
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KC-135 Wiper Blade Modification May Save USAF $7M Annually

Apr 21, 2020
The U.S. Air Force has discovered that vertically mounted wiper blades on the KC-135 Stratotanker reduce aircraft drag by about 1% during cruise conditions, potentially saving the service $7 million annually in fuel costs.
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Virtual Event To Kick Off USAF Agility Prime eVTOL Program

Apr 22, 2020
When life gives you lemons, the adage goes. And when the planned kickoff of the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, was canceled because of COVID-19, the service  decided to make lemonade, turning the launch into a five-day virtual event.
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Russia Adjusts Dates For Lunar Exploration Efforts

Apr 16, 2020
Russia has adjusted the dates for resumption of its Moon exploration efforts, an official says.
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Report: Russia Restarts Research For Lightweight Fighter With Small Order

Apr 17, 2020
The Russian government has commissioned the Sukhoi and Mikoyan design bureaus to study aerodynamics for a new lightweight fighter, a Russian news report said on April 16. 
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Textron Delivers Citation Latitudes For Flight Inspection Service

Apr 22, 2020
Textron Aviation has delivered two Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jets configured for flight inspection missions to Kanematsu Corp., owned by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Apr 22, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Trapped Cleaning Fluid Triggered Falcon Engine Shutdown

Apr 22, 2020
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Funding & Policy

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Super Hornet Buy A Stopgap, German Defense Minister Says

Apr 22, 2020
Germany’s future F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet will be a “bridge” capability for a future platform, Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has said, after finally confirming the U.S.-built aircraft will form part of a fleet that will go on to replace the Panavia Tornado.
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DOD Officials Protest FCC Spectrum Grant To Ligado

Apr 22, 2020
Senior U.S. defense officials raised alarms on April 22 about a two-day-old decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to grant Ligado Networks a slice of the spectrum adjacent to the military-operated GPS network. 

Business

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New Boeing CEO Shuffles Management In Reorganization

Apr 22, 2020
Boeing is reorganizing top managers and their duties, the company said late April 21, in what is the first headquarters overhaul under relatively new CEO and president David Calhoun.

Operations

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Delivers 60 More Starlinks Into Orbit

Apr 22, 2020
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on April 22 to deliver a seventh batch of the company’s Starlink communications satellites into low Earth orbit. 

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Apr 21, 2020
North America Lockheed Martin said April 3 it will double the amount of accelerated payments it makes to smaller suppliers as the world wrestles with…