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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 14, 2020

VOL. 421 NO. 6 July 14, 2020
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Sussing Out The Near And Long-Term Prospects For A&D

Jul 13, 2020
The first half of 2020 has been brutal for the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector, and increasingly industry insiders and outside investors are trying to figure out what it means for longer-term prospects.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jul 13, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Jul 13, 2020
News in brief

Programs

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KAI Says 13% Of KF-X Is Composite

Jul 13, 2020
Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic accounts for 13% of the weight of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter, the manufacturer said.
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Japan Defense Ministry Seeks To Tighten NGF Contracting

Jul 13, 2020
The Japanese defense ministry is recommending tighter contracting arrangements for the Next Generation Fighter than applied in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) F-2 program of the 1990s.
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U.S. Air Force Seeks Industry Ideas For F-15EX Upgrades

Jul 13, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is already starting to look at major upgrade options for the F-15EX despite billing the program as having minimal development cost.
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USAF Flies First KC-10 Into Retirement

Jul 13, 2020
The arrival of the first KC-10 at the “boneyard” on July 13 begins a five-year retirement process for the 59-aircraft fleet as the Boeing KC-46 enters service with a capability limited by unresolved deficiencies through at least 2023.
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Negotiations Underway For Spanish Halcon Eurofighter Buy

Jul 10, 2020
Spain is in negotiations with Airbus to acquire at least 20 new-build Eurofighter Typhoons to replace early model F/A-18 Hornets based in the Canary Islands.
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Volansi Resupply Drone To Be Tested With SOCOM

Jul 13, 2020
Drone delivery company Volansi is to partner with U.S. Special Operations Command to demonstrate its Voly M20 long-range cargo unmanned aircraft under a small business contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force.

Technology

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BAE Develops Factory Of Future To Support Tempest Development Work

Jul 13, 2020
BAE Systems says it is working with 40 companies and academia to develop new methods of production that could halve the production time compared to previous programs.
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Japan’s ANA, Aeronext Partner On Drone Delivery

Jul 13, 2020
ANA Holdings, parent company of All Nippon Airways, is cooperating with Japanese startup Aeronext on the development of delivery drones with the goal of beginning commercial operations in 2022-23.

Business

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OneWeb Bid From UK Government And Bharti Approved By U.S. Judges

Jul 13, 2020
The British government and Bharti Global’s joint offer for the OneWeb satellite constellation has been given the nod by U.S. judges.

Funding & Policy

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White House CTO Tapped As Acting Pentagon Research Chief

Jul 13, 2020
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has chosen White House Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios as the acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, replacing Mike Griffin.
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House Appropriators Promote Contractor-Operated Pilot Training

Jul 10, 2020
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee’s (HAC-D) mark of the fiscal 2021 defense funding bill is encouraging the U.S. Air Force to partner with industry for a turn-key solution for undergraduate pilot training.
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FAA Adopts ‘Advanced Air Mobility’ In Place Of UAM

Jul 10, 2020
The FAA has joined NASA in using the phrase Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to describe a broader vision for what until recently has been called urban air mobility (UAM).

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of July 6 - 10, 2020

Jul 13, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.