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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 30, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 19 April 30, 2020
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Boeing Sees Solvency, But Q1 Was A Mess And Only The Beginning

Apr 29, 2020
Boeing still is negotiating with the Trump administration over receiving U.S. bailout funds, but company leaders believe they can maintain investor-grade ratings and see a sustainable financial path to when its commercial aircraft business returns to growth in 3-5 years.

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Apr 29, 2020
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Apr 29, 2020
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Programs

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Boeing Adds $827M To KC-46A Tab

Apr 29, 2020
The Pentagon’s plan to dramatically redesign the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus vision system is responsible for the bulk of an $827 million charge for the program in the first quarter.
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U.S. Army Launches Second Phase Of Lockheed EW Pod Development

Apr 29, 2020
Lockheed Martin has entered the second phase of the development for the U.S. Army’s new aircraft pod for the offensive electronic attack mission. 
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Saab Delivers First GlobalEye To UAE

Apr 29, 2020
Sweden’s Saab has delivered the first GlobalEye swing-role surveillance platform to the United Arab Emirates Air Force.
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COVID-19 Impacts Air Force One Replacement Bottom Line

Apr 29, 2020
Boeing is facing a novel coronavirus-related setback to the VC-25B presidential transport program, causing the company to recognize a $168 million impact in the first quarter.
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Rand: U.S. Cannot Support More Than Two Heavy-Lift Launch Providers

Apr 29, 2020
It is unlikely the heavy-lift launch market can support more than two U.S. launch providers in the long term, according to a long-awaited report the…

Technology

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HAPS Leaders Tout Market Potential For High-Altitude Platforms

Apr 29, 2020
Manufacturers of high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS)–stratospheric balloons and unmanned aircraft–are touting a multibillion-dollar market opportunity in telecommunications, Earth observation and weather prediction.
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USAF Expands Interest In eVTOL Under Agility Prime Program

Apr 29, 2020
The U.S. Air Force has expanded its interest in emerging electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to encompass vehicles able to carry one-two people or more than 500 lb. of cargo.

Operations

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France Plans ‘Hubspace’ Drone Management System

Apr 28, 2020
France has begun the first phase of developing an unmanned aircraft systems traffic management architecture called “Hubspace” that it plans to deploy by 2023 to manage drone traffic nationwide.

Funding & Policy

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Former NASA Administrator James Beggs Dies

Apr 27, 2020
James M. Beggs, who served as the sixth of NASA’s 13 administrators, died April 23 in Bethesda, Maryland, where he lived.