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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 6, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 23 May 06, 2020
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Technology

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Virgin Galactic, NASA Partner For High-speed Research

May 05, 2020
As part of long-term ambitions to develop a high-speed, long-range commercial transport system, Virgin Galactic and its subsidiary The Spaceship Company have signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to help foster the development of technology for high Mach-capable vehicles. 
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B-1B Arrives In Wichita For U.S. Air Force-NIAR Project

May 04, 2020
After arriving on four trucks from a U.S. Air Force Boneyard in Arizona, a retired B-1 Bomber was unloaded on May 4 here, where it will be disassembled, scanned and reassembled virtually under a six-year project with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR).
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Auterion Unveils New Line of Drone Avionics Modules

May 05, 2020
Drone operating system developer Auterion has released the reference design for a new family of unmanned aircraft systems avionics modules and announced GE Aviation as the launch manufacturer of its own high-reliability module for drone operations.
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Sabrewing Rolls Out Rhaegal-A eVTOL Unmanned Cargo Demo

May 05, 2020
Startup Sabrewing Aircraft is to re-engine its Rhaegal-A turbo-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned cargo aircraft with Safran Helicopter Engines’ Ardiden 3 turboshaft before the technology demonstrator’s first flight, planned later this year.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

May 05, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Huntington Ingalls Wins DDG-119s Contract

May 05, 2020
News in brief

Programs

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Boeing Expects ATS To Go Into Production By Mid-2020s

May 05, 2020
Boeing expects to go into production no later than the mid-2020s with the Airpower Teaming System, a loyal wingman drone it is developing in Australia.
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USMC Receives First CH-53K Simulator

May 04, 2020
The U.S. Marine Corps has accepted delivery of the first CH-53K King Stallion flight simulator at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina.
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Leidos, Paramount Partner For Armed Overwatch Program

May 04, 2020
Leidos and Paramount Group USA have teamed up to offer a U.S.-built derivative of a South African design for a low-cost, light attack aircraft for U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program. 
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Avic Guizhou’s New JL-9G Version Could Be For Carriers

May 04, 2020
Avic Guizhou is developing what may be a shipboard version of its JL-9G supersonic trainer intended for use on Chinese aircraft carriers.
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Sweden Wants 10 Basic Trainer Aircraft

May 05, 2020
Sweden has issued a tender to find a basic training aircraft in a move that will restructure the Swedish Armed Forces’ flight school.
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Havelsan, Turkish Aerospace Team Up For TF-X Fighter Work

May 04, 2020
Turkey’s defense electronics company Havelsan has teamed up with Turkish Aerospace to support the development of software, training and maintenance systems for Ankara’s future TF-X indigenous fighter.

Funding & Policy

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DOD Seeking More COVID-19 Stimulus Funding, Esper Says

May 04, 2020
The Pentagon intends to request additional stimulus funding from Congress to support the defense industrial base in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.

Business

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Gulfstream Laying Off 700 In Savannah, Closing Las Vegas Service Center

May 04, 2020
Gulfstream Aerospace is cutting jobs throughout its business operations, including nearly 700 at its Savannah, Georgia headquarters, in response to the impact from the coronavirus pandemic.