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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 23, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 56 June 23, 2020
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: LCAATs and Kittens - Exploring The Promise Of Attritable UAVs

Jun 22, 2020
Manned-unmanned teaming is the future of air combat, and maybe not so far away. 

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 22, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Funding & Policy

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Congress Pushes SDA To Reinsert Commercial Services In Future Space Layer

Jun 22, 2020
The Space Development Agency must submit a detailed plan to use commercial satellites as a service in the future National Defense Space Architecture, a panel of lawmakers say. 
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House Lawmakers Decry Reduction In Super Hornet Buy

Jun 19, 2020
House lawmakers take issue with future reductions in procurement of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, which they say would leave the U.S. Navy more than one carrier air wing short of its requirements, and have instructed the Pentagon to keep buying the twin-engine fighters.
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek MDA Reorg, Criticize Airborne Laser Cuts

Jun 22, 2020
Frustrated by declining funding for advanced technology programs, a key U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hinted on June 21 that control of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) could be stripped from the Pentagon’s Research and Engineering (R&E) branch led by Undersecretary Michael Griffin. 
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ABMS Strategy, On-Ramp Exercises In House Subcommittee’s Crosshairs

Jun 19, 2020
A panel of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to add several new strings to the U.S. Air Force’s authorization for moving forward with the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and to block retirements of several aircraft that now perform the mission. 
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House Panel OKs USAF Aircraft Divestment Plans

Jun 19, 2020
A House panel would allow the U.S. Air Force to keep fewer B-1 bombers in its inventory and slowly divest the mobility fleet as the KC-46A comes online.

Business

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Virgin Galactic To Train Private Astronauts For ISS

Jun 22, 2020
Under a Space Act Agreement with NASA, space company Virgin Galactic is to develop a training program for private astronaut missions to the International Space Station.
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Textron Cutting Nearly 2,000 Jobs In COVID-19 Restructuring

Jun 18, 2020
Textron plans to lay off nearly 2,000 employees at its TRU Simulation + Training, Textron Aviation and Industrial divisions to cut operating expenses as it restructures in response to challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said in a Securities & Exchange filing June 18. 

Programs

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Lawmakers Want USN To Speed Up Hypersonic Missile For DDG 1000

Jun 22, 2020
A panel of U.S. lawmakers wants the U.S. Navy to start integrating a hypersonic missile on the Zumwalt-class DDG 1000 destroyer fleet next year. 
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Japan Reportedly Considers Pontoon Basing For Aegis

Jun 22, 2020
Japan is considering installing at least one Aegis system on a pontoon, following the decision on June 15 to halt a program to build two batteries on shore, the Jiji news agency reports.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of June 15 - June 19, 2020

Jun 22, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts for June 15 U.S. AIR FORCE The Boeing Co., St. Louis, has been awarded a $13,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite…