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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 13, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 5 July 13, 2020
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Funding & Policy

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House Appropriators Bash New ARRW Cost Rise, ABMS Acquisition Plan

Jul 10, 2020
The Democrat-controlled House Appropriations defense subcommittee agreed to support the higher development cost for the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon in the fiscal 2021 spending bill, but the members do not “intend to approve funding for further cost increases” beyond the latest estimate of $1.364 billion. 
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House Appropriators Draw Parallels Between ALIS, KC-46

Jul 10, 2020
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) is fully funding the beleaguered F-35 logistics system in its mark of the fiscal 2021 defense funding bill, but lawmakers are blasting the program and describing similarities between it and the troubled KC-46A tanker.
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Pentagon Awards $13M To sUAS Companies

Jul 10, 2020
The Pentagon awarded $13.4 million under Defense Production Act Title III as an investment in the U.S. small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) industrial base.
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House Appropriators Will Not Support Future OCO Requests

Jul 10, 2020
Fiscal 2021 may be the last time the Pentagon will be able to circumvent its base budget caps by filtering funds through the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account.
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FAA, Swiss Authority To Collaborate On Drones

Jul 08, 2020
The FAA and Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) will cooperate on the development and coordination of drone safety standards, the agencies announced July 8.
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UK Plans To Restart Saudi Arms Sales

Jul 09, 2020
Britain is planning to restart arms sales to Saudi Arabia, a year after judges found that government ministers had been unlawfully signing off on export licenses.

Daily Brief

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Daily Briefs

Jul 10, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Expace KZ-11 Launcher Fails On First Flight

Jul 10, 2020
The KZ-11 solid-propellant space launcher of Chinese state company Expace failed on its first flight on July 10.

Programs

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Italian Army Takes Delivery Of AW169, Prepares For AW169 LUH

Jul 10, 2020
The Italian Army has taken delivery of the first of two commercial-model Leonardo AW169s in a move that paves the way for the wider introduction of a military version of the rotorcraft.
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House Appropriators Question FVL Sensor Payload Strategy

Jul 10, 2020
House appropriators are concerned the U.S. Army has not clearly defined the acquisition strategy for mission equipment payloads and sensors for its Future Vertical Lift family of rotorcraft.
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U.S. Approves Landmark Japan Follow-on Buy Of 105 F-35s

Jul 09, 2020
The U.S. approval, as expected, clears the path for the Japan Ministry of Defense to become the largest customer for the F-35 outside the U.S. and expand the customer base for the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing F-35B.
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LRO Research Raises Questions About Moon’s Origins

Jul 02, 2020
The Moon’s subsurface may be richer in metals like iron and titanium oxide than previously thought, according to new research drawn from NASA’s long…

Operations

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Icelandic Deployments Preparing Italian F-35s For Future Missions

Jul 09, 2020
Deployments by Italian Air Force F-35s to Iceland have provided a template for how the country will use the fifth-generation fighter in the future.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: Documented Combat Losses In Libya Since 2019 LNA Offensive

Jul 10, 2020
Documented Combat Losses In Libya.

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Upcoming Events

Jul 10, 2020
Conferences and events for professionals in the aerospace & defense community.