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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 19, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 54 June 19, 2020
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Funding & Policy

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Bridenstine: Lueders Improves Odds Of Astronauts Reaching Moon In ’24

Jun 18, 2020
With the support of a newly appointed associate administrator, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has expressed confidence that his agency can achieve an accelerated return to the Moon’s surface with human explorers by 2024.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 19, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

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Northrop Completes Design Review For AARGM-ER

Jun 19, 2020
Northrop Grumman said on June 18 that the critical design review (CDR) is complete for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile…

Programs

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Boeing Monitors Supplier Disruption Impacts On KC-46 Pod Schedule

Jun 18, 2020
Boeing officials are monitoring the impact to a long-delayed KC-46 capability milestone caused by COVID-19 pandemic-related disruptions to Cobham wing aerial refueling pods. 
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Spanish Industry Signs FCAS Protocols

Jun 17, 2020
The Spanish government has signed protocols with local members of industry paving the way for their involvement on the European Future Combat Air System.
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Germany Cancels P-3C Upgrade, Begins Search For New Sub Hunter

Jun 17, 2020
Germany has begun to hunt for a new maritime patrol aircraft after canceling a planned modernization of its Lockheed P-3C Orion fleet.

Business

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Gulfstream Sells Last Commercial G550 Jet; Some Slots Available For Special Mission

Jun 17, 2020
Gulfstream Aerospace has sold its last commercially available Gulfstream G550 large-cabin, ultra-long-range business jet, clearing the way for production of the iconic jet to wind down, the company announced June 17. 
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Probert Leaves CAE As Wood Steps In To Lead Defense

Jun 16, 2020
Heidi Wood, an aerospace and defense analyst-turned-strategist, will temporarily take over pilot training and simulator provider CAE’s defense and security group after recent hire Todd Probert left for a job in the U.S. national security realm.

Technology

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Honeywell Unveils UAM Vehicle Cooling System

Jun 18, 2020
Honeywell has unveiled a thermal management system designed for vertical takeoff and electric urban air mobility vehicles that will be introduced on Eviation Aircraft’s all-electric Alice aircraft.
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New Helmet-Mounted Cueing Sought For F-15s, F/A-18s, FVL

Jun 18, 2020
Lighter and more capable helmet-mounted display systems are on the shopping list of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army as an upgrade for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G and new equipment for the F-15EX and Future Vertical Lift (FVL) rotorcraft. 

Operations

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FAA Aiding Investigations Of June 1 D.C. Helicopter Incidents

Jun 17, 2020
The FAA is investigating low-flying military helicopter operations in restricted airspace and over protesters on Washington, D.C., streets on June 1, but its work will be limited to providing findings to the other agencies involved.
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COVID-19 Prompts UK RAF 146 Airlifter Aeromedical Role

Jun 16, 2020
Britain’s Royal Air Force has developed an in-house modification enabling an aeromedical capability for its BAE Systems’ 146 transport aircraft fleet.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Scout Helicopter MRO 2020-2029

Jun 18, 2020
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) demand for Western-designed scout helicopters will remain flat over the…