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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 30, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 18 July 30, 2020
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Business

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Boeing’s Lackluster Defense Results Shine Against Commercial Crisis

Jul 29, 2020
Boeing’s noncommercial businesses remain its lone bright spot amid a global airline industry crisis that is forcing the company to shrink, despite a second-quarter performance that saw minuscule year-over-year revenue growth and lower operating margin in Boeing’s Defense, Space, and Security unit.

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Daily Briefs

Jul 29, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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GE Aviation Finances Battered By Production, Services Slowdowns

Jul 29, 2020
News in brief

Programs

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USAF Assigns F-15EX Testing To Eglin AFB Unit

Jul 29, 2020
The development and operational test phases for the Boeing F-15EX will be managed by the Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force (OFP CTF) at Eglin AFB, Florida.
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Airborne Gateway Role Sought By U.S. Marine Corps For MQ-9s

Jul 29, 2020
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory plans to audition the medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system next year to carry two, newly-developed airborne networking pods. 
VSR700
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Geofencing Enables VSR700 Free Flight

Jul 28, 2020
Airbus Helicopters said it has completed the first tether-free flight of its VSR700 vertical takeoff and landing rotary-wing unmanned air system.
ACCEL
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Rolls-Royce ACCEL To Fly Later This Year

Jul 24, 2020
Rolls-Royce is planning to make the first flight of its ACCEL high-speed electric-powered aircraft later this year.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Moving Fighter Squadron From Germany To Italy, Esper Says

Jul 29, 2020
As part of a larger strategy shift that calls for the removal of 11,900 U.S. troops from Germany, an F-16 unit is relocating from Spangdahlem Air Base to Italy, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.
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Inhofe Places Hold On FCC Nominee Over Ligado Dispute

Jul 28, 2020
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said he has placed a hold on the renomination of Michael O'Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the agency’s controversial order granting Ligado Networks spectrum near GPS frequencies.
Virgin Orbit
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Space Industry Seen As Vulnerable To Takeover By Russia, China

Jul 29, 2020
A new report on the space industrial base discusses the catastrophic impact the spread of the novel coronavirus has had on space companies and how the global pandemic provides a dangerous opportunity for China and Russia to challenge or surpass the U.S. in space.
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Spacecom Enters Partnership With Cybercom, Official Says

Jul 29, 2020
U.S. Space Command (Spacecom) is partnering with U.S. Cyber Command by offering a planning element to implement cyber protection and capabilities or space expertise. 

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Jul 29, 2020
Recent market intelligence items for aerospace & defense professionals.