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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 18, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 53 June 18, 2020
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Programs

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Boeing Completes Resurrection Of F/A-18E/F With First Block III Delivery

Jun 17, 2020
Boeing on June 17 delivered the first F/A-18E/F Block III to the U.S. Navy to launch a yearlong testing campaign on a new configuration with around a $60 million flyaway cost that is currently being offered to five foreign air forces. 
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Lockheed, U.S. Military Establish F-35 Public-Private Partnership

Jun 15, 2020
Fleet Readiness Center East is now certified to repair and test 14 F-35 components as part of a new public-private partnership with Lockheed Martin.
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Germany OKs Plans For Eurofighter AESA Retrofit

Jun 17, 2020
Germany’s plans to upgrade Berlin’s fleet of Eurofighters with the Captor-E active electronically scanned array have been given a green light by lawmakers.
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NASA Names Montalbano Acting ISS Program Manager

Jun 17, 2020
Joel Montalbano will become acting NASA International Space Station program manager, effective June 26, the agency said.
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EASA Certifies Leonardo’s AW189

Jun 17, 2020
Leonardo Helicopters has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification for the Safran Aneto 1K-powered version of the AW189 super-medium helicopter.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 17, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Acting DOD Comptroller McCusker Resigns

Jun 17, 2020
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Technology

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H55 To Begin Electric Propulsion Deliveries In 2022

Jun 16, 2020
Startup H55 has received funding support from the Swiss canton of Valais which will enable the Solar Impulse spinoff to begin delivery of electric propulsion systems for aircraft by early 2022. 
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Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant Shows Speed Chops, Exceeds 200 Kt.

Jun 16, 2020
The Sikorsky-Boeing team expects to reach its speed target for the SB-1 Defiant coaxial-rotor compound helicopter within the next few months after exceeding 200 kt. for the first time in flight testing at West Palm Beach, Florida.

Operations

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Mechanical Failure Ruled Out In Cyclone Crash

Jun 16, 2020
Ottawa is lifting the operational pause on its fleet of Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone naval helicopters after investigators ruled out mechanical failure as the cause of an April 29 crash in the Mediterranean Sea.

Contracts

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Airbus Forms Consortium For Skynet Satellite Network Tender

Jun 17, 2020
Airbus is to lead a consortium to secure a tender to run the UK’s military satellite communications network.

Funding & Policy

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USSF Must Present Missile Defense Architecture Details To JROC

Jun 16, 2020
The Pentagon is defining details of what the first block of a Defense Department-wide architecture for space-based missile warning systems would look like and will present the plan to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
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Defense Department Issues 10-Year Space Plan

Jun 17, 2020
The Pentagon has released a new Defense Space Strategy providing a framework for the U.S. military to achieve “desired conditions” in space over the next 10 years.