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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 18, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 31 August 18, 2020

Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Industry Fuels DOD Revival For Stratospheric Balloons, UAS

Aug 17, 2020
Despite years of false starts, the Pentagon is not ready to give up on high-altitude pseudo-satellites just yet.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 17, 2020
FINLAND’s HX fighter competition plans fourth round of negotiations and performance evaluation events in September-November. Requests for final bids…

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Aug 17, 2020
This week the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hosts its virtual Electronics Resurgence Initiative summit (eri-summit.darpa.mil), with…

Programs

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F-35 Software Quirk Prevents LVC Training Roll-Out To USAF

Aug 14, 2020
The F-35A’s onboard sensor fusion prevents the Air Force right now from widely implementing a live, virtual and constructed training format, a top US Air Force commander says.
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NASA Establishes Mars Sample-Return Review Board

Aug 17, 2020
The board will assess the joint effort with the European Space Agency to retrieve and return to Earth samples of rock cores drilled and preserved by the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover.

Funding & Policy

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Airborne Collision-Avoidance Standard Released For Drones

Aug 17, 2020
Planned flight trials at FAA-designated UAS test sites in New York and Virginia will evaluate remote-identification technologies to track drones from the ground in increasingly complex traffic environments.
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Pentagon Forms Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force

Aug 17, 2020
Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist formed the task force Aug. 4 and directed the U.S. Navy to spearhead the effort.
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Space RCO Must Remain Independent, Official Says

Aug 13, 2020
As the U.S. Space Force determines how to organize acquisition, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office must remain independent with a direct line to the chief to stay on the cutting edge, according to the office’s director. 
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Wireless Charging System For Drones Wins Approval

Aug 10, 2020
Wireless charging system developer WiBotic on Aug. 6 announced Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorization of its line of transmitters and receivers for charging drones, mobile robots and industrial automation devices.

Operations

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First SpaceX Operational Space Station Crew Launch Slips

Aug 17, 2020
Following their successful Demo-2 test flight, NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Oct. 23 for the first operational commercial launch of astronauts to the International Space Station.
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After Delays, Ariane 5 Launches Three Satellites

Aug 16, 2020
An Ariane 5 rocket carrying the second Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle along with U.S. and Japanese telecommunications satellites successfully lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, late Aug. 15.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Aug. 10 - 14, 2020

Aug 17, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.