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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 17, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 30 August 17, 2020

Programs

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Lockheed Receives Delivery Orders For F-16S To Taiwan, Morocco

Aug 14, 2020
The $4.94 billion deal confirms a long-awaited order to deliver 66 of the GE Aviation F110-powered F-16s for Taiwan and about 25 Pratt & Whitney F100-powered F-16s for Morocco. The US government approved export packages for both aircraft in 2019. 
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Northrop Tests GEM 63XL Rocket Motor

Aug 14, 2020
Northrop Grumman on Aug. 13 conducted the first ground test of an extended-length solid rocket motor it is developing with United Launch Alliance for the Vulcan Centaur rocket at Northrop’s facility in Promontary, Utah.
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Second Prototype Akinci UAS Flies

Aug 14, 2020
Turkey’s Baykar Makina has flown the second prototype Akinci medium-altitude/long-endurance unmanned aircraft system.
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Leonardo Flight Testing Skidded AW169

Aug 14, 2020
Leonardo has equipped one of its prototype AW169 twin-engine intermediate-medium helicopters with skidded landing gear as part of flight testing for a militarized version of the platform ordered by the Italian armed forces.
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Osiris-Rex Looking Good For Oct. 20 Asteroid Encounter

Aug 13, 2020
NASA’s Osiris-Rex sample return mission spacecraft is on a path to execute a brief landing on the rocky surface of the asteroid Bennu on Oct. 20 following a successful second rehearsal of the steps necessary to execute the descent and ascent earlier this week, according to the mission team.
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U.S. Army Finally Conducts IBCS Limited User Test

Aug 13, 2020
After about a four-month delay because of issues related to the spread of the novel coronavirus, the U.S. Army has completed a successful live-fire test of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 14, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Phillips 66 to build major sustainable fuels plant

Aug 14, 2020
Energy company Phillips 66 has announced plans to convert its San Francisco Refinery into the world’s largest renewable fuels plant, producing 800…

Operations

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U.S. Navy Seeks Portable ADS-B In Receivers For Aircraft

Aug 14, 2020
The U.S. Navy is seeking information from industry to equip Navy and Marine Corps aircraft with portable automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) In receivers to display weather and traffic data in the cockpit.
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Damage, Repair Assessment Of Arecibo Observatory Underway

Aug 14, 2020
An investigation into an incident that damaged the  National Science Foundation (NSF) Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was continuing Aug.14, focusing on the cause and cost of repairs.

Technology

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VerdeGo Runs Diesel-Hybrid Power Train At Production Power

Aug 14, 2020
Electric power train developer VerdeGo Aero is running what the startup describes as “the most powerful piston hybrid system in the world.”

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: Cuban Revolutionary Air And Air Defense Force

Aug 14, 2020
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Upcoming Events

Aug 14, 2020
Conferences and events for professionals in the aerospace and defense community.