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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 4, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 21 August 04, 2020

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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Cruise Missile Defense Gains Popularity With USAF

Aug 03, 2020
Once a mission prioritized mostly by the U.S. Army and Navy, the U.S. Air Force is now seeking to experiment with low-cost options to intercept cruise missiles, potentially expanding an arsenal that today consists solely of the relatively high-cost and inventory-limited AIM-120C missile

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 03, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Operations

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Russia To Hasten Development Of Sukhoi S-70 Combat UAV

Aug 03, 2020
Deliveries of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) unmanned combat air vehicle to the Russian military will start in 2024, the head of Russia’s United Aircraft Corp., Yury Slyusar, told President Vladimir Putin at an Aug. 3 meeting.
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SpaceX Demo-2 Flight Test Ends With Crew Splashdown

Aug 02, 2020
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, flying as test pilots for the SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2), landed in flat seas and 2 mph winds at 2:48 p.m. EDT, capping NASA’s six-year effort to restore U.S. human orbital flight capability after the space shuttles’ retirement in 2011. 

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Aug 03, 2020
News in brief

Programs

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USAF Defines Price Range For 'Attritable' UAS

Aug 03, 2020
The unit price for a new AttritableONE family of low-cost, unmanned aircraft systems will fall into a gap between “expendable” and “exquisite” categories within the U.S. Air Force inventory.
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Japan Seeks Single Prime Contractor For F-X

Aug 03, 2020
Japan has begun seeking a single prime contractor for the F-X fighter program, with the end of October reported as the target for concluding a contract.
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EHang Introduces EVTOL To Fight High-rise Fires

Jul 31, 2020
China’s EHang has launched an unmanned aerial firefighting version of its two-seat autonomous electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi, demonstrating its ability to fight fires in high-rise buildings. 
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Russia Tests Demonstrator For PD-35 Turbofan

Jul 31, 2020
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has made a vital step in the development of the PD-35, its largest turbofan engine.

Business

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Small Satellite Launch Startup ABL Eyes Demos

Aug 03, 2020
Small satellite launcher ABL Space Systems has disclosed around $90 million in new defense contracts plus investments from Lockheed Martin and venture capitalists, powering the startup through a three-launch demonstration of the RS1 launch vehicle and GS0 deployable launch system early next year, the company said Aug. 3.
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Textron Sees Recovery At Light End Of Bizav

Jul 30, 2020
Textron Aviation is seeing a pickup in orders for light turboprops and jets from private buyers, but demand from corporations for larger business jets has yet to show signs of recovery, parent company Textron told analysts on July 30.

Technology

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UK Project Advances Drone Traffic Management System

Jul 31, 2020
A UK Department for Transport-sponsored research program has chosen several companies to participate in the development of an open-access unmanned aircraft traffic management (UTM) system.

Technology

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Airbus Proves Remote Carrier Links To Combat Aircraft

Jul 30, 2020
Airbus has demonstrated how it could connect unmanned remote carrier platforms in a multi-data link environment.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of July 27 - 31, 2020

Aug 03, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.