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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 22, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 12 July 22, 2020
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Programs

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U.S. Air Force Acquires Eight Former Turkish F-35As

Jul 21, 2020
An $862 million contract award ends the year-old mystery over the disposition of F-35As ordered by Turkey since the country's expulsion from the international fighter program.
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Quadcopters Compete For U.S. Army Drone Requirement

Jul 21, 2020
The U.S. Army is testing two quadcopters at Fort Benning, Georgia, with the aim of selecting one later this year as its Short-Range Reconnaissance (SSR) drone.
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Rolls-Royce Selected To Power Bell’s V-280 Bid For FLRAA

Jul 21, 2020
Rolls-Royce will supply the engines and infrared suppression system for the Bell V-280 tiltrotor proposal to the U.S. Army for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, the engine manufacturer announced on July 21.  
Skynet
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UK Signs Skynet Satellite Contract With Airbus

Jul 20, 2020
The British government has signed a long-awaited contract with Airbus for the next-generation Skynet communications satellite.
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Pandemic Threatens SLS November 2021 Debut

Jul 17, 2020
NASA has resumed preparations for a key hot fire test of the first Space Launch System (SLS) core booster, but the agency is keeping a wary eye on coronavirus cases striking members of the Mississippi-based test team, Administrator Jim Bridenstine said on July 17.
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Ardiden 3-Based Turboprop Offered For European Military Programs

Jul 21, 2020
Safran Helicopter Engines and Germany’s ZF Aviation Technology have signed agreements to take forward the development of a turboprop engine based on Safran’s Ardiden turboshaft.
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Modernized Rockot-M Launch Vehicle Takes Shape

Jul 21, 2020
The modernized version of the Russian Rockot light launch vehicle is gradually taking shape, as the technical design of the new Rockot-M variant is complete, according to Russian media reports.
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DOD Selects C-AUDS For Counter Small Unmanned System Integration

Jul 16, 2020
The Pentagon has selected the Liteye Systems containerized anti-UAS defense system (C-AUDS) to be the first platform integrated with one of the Defense Department’s inaugural interim counter small unmanned systems (C-sUAS).

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Jul 21, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Loh Confirmed As Air National Guard Chief

Jul 21, 2020
The U.S. Senate has confirmed U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Loh to serve as the 13th Air National Guard director. A 1984 graduate of the U.S. Air…

Operations

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SpaceX Delivers South Korean Satellite To Transfer Orbit

Jul 20, 2020
Fifty-two days after launching a crewed capsule to space on May 30, SpaceX recovered the first stage again during a mission to deliver a South Korean military communications satellite to space
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Cassidy, Behnken End Productive NASA Spacewalk Saga

Jul 21, 2020
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken teamed July 21 for their fourth and final planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) over the past month.

Business

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Emirati Defense Firm Buying Lockheed Martin’s Share In AMMROC

Jul 21, 2020
Emirati defense firm Edge is to purchase Lockheed Martin’s share in the Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC).

Funding & Policy

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OMB Threatens Presidential Veto Of Fiscal 2021 Defense Policy Bill

Jul 21, 2020
The Office of Management and Budget has released its annual heartburn letter for the defense authorization bill that threatens a presidential veto if the measure stands in its current form.