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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 30, 2020

VOL. 272 NO. 61 June 30, 2020
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Airborne Laser For Missile Defense Remains Elusive

Jun 29, 2020
The idea of blasting a boost-phase ballistic weapon out of the sky with a high-energy laser mounted on an aircraft has always been ambitious, and it remains so after 20 years of failed attempts.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jun 29, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Programs

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Brazil Accepts Third KC-390 Delivery

Jun 28, 2020
The Brazilian air force on June 27 accepted delivery of the third operational Embraer KC-390 tanker-transport, Air Lieutenant Brigadier Carlos de…
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Armed Overwatch Program Hits Snag On First Contact With Capitol Hill

Jun 27, 2020
An attempt by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to acquire a new light attack aircraft has met with sharp scrutiny in the program’s first…
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First MMU A330 MRTT Delivered

Jun 29, 2020
An acceptance ceremony was held at Airbus’ facility in Getafe, near Madrid, on June 29, ready for its delivery flight to the MMU’s main operating base of Eindhoven, Netherlands, planned for June 30.
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NASA/ESA Planetary Defense Asteroid Target Gets A Name

Jun 23, 2020
The target of two joint upcoming NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) planetary defense demonstration missions—the Double Asteroid Re-direction Test (DART) and Hera—has received an official name, Dimorphos.

Funding & Policy

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Classified Line Item Shows $62 Million Plus-up For Missile Program

Jun 28, 2020
In what might be a rare reference to the Lockheed Martin AIM-260 program, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) slipped an authorization into…
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House, Senate Authorizers Move To Rescue Hypersonic Defense Sensor

Jun 27, 2020
The U.S. Defense Department chose not to fund a critical new space-based sensor for hypersonic defense, but lawmakers have stepped in to rescue the…

Technology

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GA-ASI Demos Air Launched Effects Deployment

Jun 29, 2020
General Atomics has demonstrated the first launch and control of small, air-dropped UAS from an MQ-1C.
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NASA Seeks Crowdsource Help For Moon Toilet

Jun 25, 2020
NASA has joined with crowdsourcing network HeroX to seek a strategy for the elimination of lunar astronauts’ bodily wastes under its “Lunar Loo Challenge.”

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of June 22 - June 26, 2020

Jun 29, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.