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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 21, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 11 July 21, 2020
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Weekly Debrief

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Weekly Debrief: Rationalizing A Warning About Nationalizing U.S. Combat Aircraft Industry

Jul 20, 2020
Nationalizing the industrial base to design, manufacture and sustain new fighters and bombers is not currently official Trump administration policy. But the topic dominated headlines last week anyway.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jul 20, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Jul 20, 2020
News in brief

Funding & Policy

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Space Force Begins Planning For Launch Range Improvements

Jul 17, 2020
The U.S. Space Force is asking industry what it needs to improve launch ranges on both the East and West coasts.
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DOD Awards Amfuel $14.9M To Strengthen Aviation Industry

Jul 17, 2020
The Pentagon has awarded Amfuel $14.9 million via the Defense Production Act Title III Agreement to strengthen the domestic aviation industrial base.

Technology

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Team Tempest Expands, Saab Investing In UK FCAS Hub

Jul 20, 2020
The UK has brought another seven aerospace companies into the Team Tempest consortium to develop technologies for a future UK-led combat air system.

Programs

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AW139 Gets EASA Nod For Updated Avionics

Jul 17, 2020
An updated avionics suite for Leonardo’s AW139 twin-engine medium helicopter has been granted certification by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
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Newly Revealed ASM-3 Configuration Is Latest Of Many

Jul 20, 2020
The appearance of a test airframe for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) ASM-3 this month shows that the Japanese have worked through at least five configurations for the supersonic anti-ship missile.
MHI H-IIA rocket carrying UAE's Hope spacecraft
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UAE’s Hope Begins Journey To Mars

Jul 20, 2020
The United Arab Emirates’ first interplanetary spacecraft began a seven-month journey to Mars on July 20 following a successful launch aboard a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-IIA rocket.
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Indonesia Interested In Austria’s Eurofighters

Jul 20, 2020
Indonesia has approached Austria as a potential buyer for the country’s unwanted Eurofighter Typhoons.
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USN Seeks Industry Input For MQ-8C Mine Countermeasures Upgrade

Jul 17, 2020
The U.S. Navy is conducting market research for the design, manufacture, test and delivery of the second block of a mine countermeasures system that will operate from an MQ-8C Fire Scout.

Operations

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Dutch NH90 Operations Suspended After Aruba Crash

Jul 20, 2020
The Netherlands has suspended operations with its NH90 naval helicopters following a fatal accident in Aruba.

Business

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Disney Executive Takes Helm At Virgin Galactic

Jul 15, 2020
Virgin Galactic’s founding CEO George Whitesides is relinquishing daily management of the fledgling space tourism company to focus on future programs, including point-to-point hypersonic and orbital space transportation, the company said on July 15. 
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Pandemic A Potential Technology Accelerator, Pratt & Whitney Says

Jul 17, 2020
Despite the global air transport market collapse and aircraft production slowdown following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt & Whitney believes the longer-term impact may potentially accelerate the adoption of advanced propulsion technology as airframers revise product development strategies.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of July 13 - 17, 2020

Jul 20, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.