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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 16, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 51 June 16, 2020
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Business

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Debrief: USAF Defines Benefits, Risks Of Contracted Aerial Refueling Options

Jun 15, 2020
The U.S. Air Force has 394 KC-135s, 59 KC-10s and now more than 33 KC-46As, but that still is not enough by about a half. In fact, the Air Force’s major commands requested air refueling on 6,174 training sorties last year, but received tanker support for only 3,092. 
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Honeywell Forms Unmanned Systems, UAM Business Unit

Jun 15, 2020
Honeywell has established an Unmanned Aerial Systems business unit focused on growing its presence in the emerging markets for drones and urban air mobility vehicles.
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Embraer Commercial Chief Slattery To Lead GE Aviation

Jun 15, 2020
John Slattery, who has led Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business since 2016, will become CEO of commercial and military aircraft engine giant GE Aviation on Sept. 1, replacing David Joyce, who will retire, General Electric announced June 15.
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Russian Helicopters Targets Ansat For Mexican Market

Jun 15, 2020
Russian Helicopters is hoping to plant its flag in Mexico’s commercial light helicopter market with its Kazan Ansat twin-engine light rotorcraft.
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Bristow, Era Group Complete Merger

Jun 12, 2020
Oil-and-gas helicopter operators Bristow Group and Era Group completed their merger on June 12.

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Daily Briefs

Jun 15, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Technology

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Former Vahana Team Members Launch eSTOL Logistics Aircraft

Jun 10, 2020
Having learned first-hand the challenges of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles, a group of former Airbus Vahana team members have launched a company to develop a hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for short-haul aerial logistics.

Operations

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Rocket Lab Resumes Flights With NASA, NRO Launch

Jun 15, 2020
After an 11-week hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rocket Lab resumed launch operations on June 13 by successfully launching a payload of small satellites for NASA, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the University of New South Wales Canberra Space into low Earth orbit.

Funding & Policy

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Senate Defense Policy Bill Proposes Pacific Deterrence Fund

Jun 11, 2020
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s mark of the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill would establish a Pacific Deterrence Initiative, authorizing $1.4 billion to defend U.S. interests against China.

Contracts

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Blue Canyon To Build LEO Buses For DARPA’s Blackjack Demo

Jun 15, 2020
DARPA has awarded Blue Canyon Technologies a $14.2 million contract to provide commercial satellite buses for the Blackjack program to demonstrate a military constellation of autonomous satellites in low Earth orbit connected by a high-speed network.
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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of June 8 - June 12, 2020

Jun 15, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.