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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 15, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 50 June 15, 2020
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Programs

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Pentagon Explores F-35 Sustainment Options

Jun 12, 2020
The Pentagon is canvassing industry to gauge whether other companies besides F-35 incumbent Lockheed Martin are capable of fulfilling a performance-based logistics (PBL) contract.
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Blue Origin, Dynetics, SpaceX Up For 2024 Lunar Landing

Jun 12, 2020
Representatives from the three commercial Human Lander System developers recently chosen by NASA to shuttle future astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface are expressing confidence that their efforts can help the agency achieve the White House goal of returning to the Moon with astronauts in 2024 and establishing a sustainable presence.
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Taiwan’s AT-5 Makes Debut Flight

Jun 12, 2020
The first Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) AT-5 advanced trainer flew at Taiwan’s Ching Chuan Kang Air Base on June 10, meeting a schedule target set two years ago.
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U.S. Air Force Seeks To Take Over AI Project

Jun 12, 2020
Will Roper, who leads U.S. Air Force acquisition, is requesting that the service take over an artificial intelligence (AI) project called Project Maven.
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Pipistrel Receives EASA Certification For All-Electric Training Aircraft

Jun 11, 2020
Slovenia’s Pipistrel has received its first type certificate for an all-electric aircraft, with the Velis Electro two-seat trainer receiving CS-LSA certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 12, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Latest Spirit MAX Cuts Likely To Slow Ramp-Up Further

Jun 12, 2020
News in brief

Business

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Babcock CEO: Offshore Helicopter Market ‘No Longer Attractive'

Jun 12, 2020
The CEO of UK engineering company Babcock has once again cast doubt on the future of its offshore helicopter business.
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Lilium eVTOL Wins Backing From Tesla’s Biggest Investor

Jun 09, 2020
Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing startup Lilium has raised an additional $35 million from Baillie Gifford, a Scotland-based investment management partnership with investments in SpaceX, Tesla, Amazon and other technology companies.
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AeroVironment, SoftBank Power Forward With HAPSMobile UAV

Jun 11, 2020
Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank remains committed to AeroVironment’s high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS) unmanned aircraft, the latter’s top executive said.
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Drone Delivery Canada To Deliver COVID Supplies

Jun 05, 2020
DDC will fly its Sparrow rotary-wing drone between the mainland and Christian Island in Georgian Bay, the northeast section of Lake Huron.

Operations

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Houthi Ballistic Missile Attacks Could Widen Yemeni Conflict

Jun 12, 2020
The Houthis’ use of ballistic and cruise missiles against the Saudi Arabian-led coalition in Yemen could inadvertently widen the conflict, a study by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies warns.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: Global C4ISR Mission Commercial Airliner Fleet

Jun 12, 2020
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Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jun 12, 2020
Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.