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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 11, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 26 August 11, 2020
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Evolving Threat Sparks New Arctic Radar Plans

Aug 10, 2020
The U.S. Air Force and Canada have committed to improving the ground-based arctic surveillance system on watch for Russian missiles and bombers.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 10, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Space Force Releases Foundational Principles

Aug 10, 2020
About eight months after its founding, the U.S. Space Force has released initial guiding principles in the form of a space capstone publication describing space power as a separate and distinct form of military power.
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Establishment Of Lunar Behavior Norms Progressing

Aug 07, 2020
As the push to return to deep-space exploration becomes more international and commercial, so too do concerns over norms of behavior among those who venture beyond Earth’s orbit.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Aug 10, 2020
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Programs

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USAF Names Three Bidders For Hypersonic Cruise Missile

Aug 10, 2020
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon will compete for the U.S. Air Force's future hypersonic cruise missile program.
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Modernized Ka-52M Helicopter Makes First Flight

Aug 10, 2020
Russian Helicopters announced Aug. 10 that the modernized Kamov Ka-52M attack helicopter made its first flight, taking off from Russian Helicopters’ subsidiary Progress in Arseniev in Russia’s Far East. 
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Bell Plans New Facility For Future Vertical Lift In Fort Worth

Aug 10, 2020
Bell unveiled plans for a new 140,000-ft.² manufacturing technology center Aug. 10 to support the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort.
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USAF Stages ARRW Captive-Carry Test, Merges DARPA Payload

Aug 09, 2020
A hypersonic glide vehicle program led by DARPA is now combined with the U.S. Air Force's AGM-183A program as the 419th Flight Test Sqdn. completes the last step ahead of powered booster flight tests later this year.
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U.S. Air Force Finalizes NGAD Acquisition Strategy

Aug 07, 2020
The service wrapped up its business case analysis and is pushing for Next Generation Air Dominance to become a program of record.
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GPS Military-Code Signal Upgrade Slated For Acceptance In November

Aug 07, 2020
The U.S. Space Force has wrapped up a major upgrade to its GPS Military-Code signal that will improve its anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capabilities.
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New U.S. Navy Radar Jammer Achieves First Flight

Aug 10, 2020
The Raytheon-built radar jammer confirmed safety-of-flight characteristics during the sortie by the VX-23 flight test squadron at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.

Operations

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Second MRTT Delivered For NATO Tanker Fleet

Aug 10, 2020
NATO’s Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Unit has taken delivery of its second Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Aug. 3 - 7, 2020

Aug 10, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.