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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 14, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 29 August 14, 2020

Programs

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B-21 Avionics Testbed Aircraft Now Operating, USAF Official Says

Aug 13, 2020
The first B-21 test aircraft is still being assembled in Palmdale, California, but the flying testbed allows the stealth bomber program to reduce risk.
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USAF Seeks To Add Mayhem To Hypersonic Portfolio

Aug 13, 2020
The new Mayhem program seeks to create a “larger-scale, expendable, air-breathing, hypersonic, multimission flight demonstrator,” according to an Air Force Research Laboratory request for information published on Aug. 13. 
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Canadian Start-up Unveils Close Air Support Aircraft Concept

Aug 13, 2020
A Canadian start-up has unveiled a concept for a twin-engined, twin-boomed, close air support aircraft with a profile similar to the Vietnam-era…
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KAI Proposes T-50 For Australian Trainer Requirement

Aug 13, 2020
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has confirmed it will be one of four competitors for an Australian lead-in fighter trainer requirement, proposing its T-50 family.
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Russian Military To Place First Order For Upgraded Su-30SM2 Fighters

Aug 13, 2020
The Russian military will upgrade one of its core multirole fighters–the two-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 13, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Arianespace Delays VA253 Launch

Aug 13, 2020
Unfavorable weather has prompted Arianespace to push back the planned launch of the Galaxy 30, MEV-2 and BSAT-4b spacecraft from Friday to no earlier…

Funding & Policy

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Will The Pentagon Make COVID-19Relief Mechanism Permanent?

Aug 13, 2020
The Pentagon appears willing to consider permanently paying companies a greater percentage of the costs associated with the work underway on contracts.
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USAF Set To Award F-16 FMS Contract Vehicle To Lockheed

Aug 13, 2020
The F-16 Block 70/72 contract to be awarded on August 14 will use an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity format. As each foreign buyer signs an order, the Air Force will sign a task order under the ID/IQ contract to Lockheed, rather than renegotiating pricing for every foreign customer. 
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NASA Awards Task Order For Vertiport Research

Aug 13, 2020
NASA has awarded New York State’s FAA-designated unmanned aircraft systems test site an $897,000 task order to research automation technology for vertiport operations.

Business

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Daily Memo: An Unemployment Subsidy For The Aerospace Supply Chain?

Aug 13, 2020
What makes the ongoing aerospace workforce cuts so tragic is that up until the start of this year, the aircraft manufacturing and MRO sectors were desperate to hire more workers–and in three to five years, they might be again, albeit probably not at the same pre-pandemic levels.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Fighter MRO By Region 2020-2029

Aug 13, 2020
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that the world’s fleet of western-designed fighter aircraft will generate $322.1 billion in maintenance, repair and…