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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 16, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 8 July 16, 2020
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Operations

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Chinese Mars Spacecraft Arrives At Launch Base

Jul 15, 2020
The first entirely Chinese mission to Mars may depart within two weeks, following arrival of the spacecraft at the Wenchang launch base on Hainan island.
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Northrop’s Minotaur IV Lifts Off On Classified NRO Mission

Jul 15, 2020
Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV rocket ended a nearly three-year hiatus with a July 15 launch from Wallops Island, Virginia, to put a quartet of classified satellites into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). 

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Daily Briefs

Jul 15, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Another Delay For UAE Mars Hope Mission

Jul 15, 2020
News in brief

Programs

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USAF Starts Testing New Radar On CV-22 Fleet

Jul 15, 2020
A powerful new terrain following and avoidance radar for the Bell Boeing CV-22 has entered flight testing at Eglin AFB, Florida, the service announced on July 15. 
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EHang Conducts First Public eVTOL Sightseeing Flights

Jul 14, 2020
Self-piloted air taxis have taken off with the first passenger-carrying public flights by the EHang 216 autonomous air vehicle on aerial sightseeing trips in the coastal city of Yantai, China.
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Boeing On Track For SLS Hot Fire In October

Jul 15, 2020
The first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is about halfway through an eight-part Green Run test program at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, with a full-duration static firing of the booster’s four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines expected in October, Boeing Vice President and SLS Program Manager John Shannon said on July 15. 
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UK Orders First Protector UAVs

Jul 15, 2020
The UK has placed a £65 million ($81.5 million) order for its first three General Atomics MQ-9B Protector medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air systems.
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T408 Engine Demo For Chinook Nearing First Flight

Jul 15, 2020
A series of 25 flight tests with T408 engines on a CH-47 testbed was set to begin this summer, but the Army and industry demonstration team is still copping with the impact of the pandemic on a long list of pre-flight tasks.
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DIU Selects Shooting Star For Orbital Outpost

Jul 15, 2020
The Defense Innovation Unit’s plans call for establishing an unmanned orbital outpost in low Earth orbit initially.
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UK Rivet Joint First To Receive Cockpit Upgrade

Jul 15, 2020
One of the UK’s three RC-135 Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft has been upgraded with a new cockpit as part of a modernization of the fleet.
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Australia Expands Role In Next Generation Jammer Development

Jul 15, 2020
Australia’s military has agreed to help the U.S. Navy develop the second electronic attack pod developed for the Boeing EA-18G under the Next Generation Jammer program, U.S. and Australian officials announced on July 13.
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Electric Flight Training Advances At Bye, Pipistrel

Jul 13, 2020
Bye Aerospace is to begin work on the first production-conforming prototype of its eFlyer 2 electric training aircraft after closing $10 million in strategic and venture financing.

Funding & Policy

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UK And U.S. Armies Aligning Modernization Efforts

Jul 15, 2020
The British Army and U.S. Army are to align modernization efforts to enable them to operate more seamlessly. The plans include creating what officials call a “closer affiliation” on the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift rotorcraft modernization initiative.
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House Advances NASA Budget Without Full Lunar Lander Support

Jul 14, 2020
The commercial human lander system is a critical part of the Trump administration’s directive that NASA accelerate its return to the surface of the Moon with human explorers from 2028 to 2024.

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Jul 15, 2020
Recent market intelligence items for aerospace & defense professionals.