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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 27, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 38 August 27, 2020
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Programs

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Dynetics Flies Second X-61, Moves Closer To Aerial Recovery Test

Aug 26, 2020
The second flight test of the Kratos-built X-61 in July at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, came eight months after the debut flight of the first Gremlin UAS, which validated the operating system but ended in a crash when the recovery parachute failed. 
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USAF Developing Concept For A 'Smart Fighter'

Aug 25, 2020
The concept suggests a new layer in the expansion of the Advanced Battle Management System program far beyond its initial purpose to replace the E-8C fleet.
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NASA Names Third Astronaut To Boeing Starliner ISS Mission

Aug 26, 2020
Looking ahead to a 2021 certification of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner as a second means of commercially transporting crew to and from the International Space Station, NASA has assigned a third astronaut to the company’s first planned operational mission.
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Rolls-Royce Reveals Attritable Engine Core Demo

Aug 25, 2020
Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks has completed rig tests on a new small, low-cost gas turbine core which has been developed using scalable design, manufacturing and materials techniques to meet the emerging U.S. defense requirements for limited-life or attritable engines.
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Russian Helicopters To Develop New Naval Helicopter

Aug 26, 2020
Russian Helicopters has been contracted by Moscow to develop a new-generation naval helicopter.
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Vertical Aerospace To Fly Winged eVTOL In 2021

Aug 26, 2020
British electric aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace has revealed its design for a tiltrotor electrical vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 26, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Leidos To Support DHC-8, King Air 300 For SOCOM

Aug 26, 2020
News in brief

Operations

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Cape Canaveral Plans Three Launches In One Week

Aug 26, 2020
For the first time in 19 years, Cape Canaveral plans to launch three rockets in one week.
Drone detection
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Daily Memo: The Drones Have Not Gone Away

Aug 21, 2020
Concern over the threat of rogue drones disrupting airport operations seems almost quaint now during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Funding & Policy

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Japanese Defense Minister Advocates Small, Cheap Equipment

Aug 26, 2020
Japan must move toward buying cheap and numerous equipment, Defense Minister Kono Taro said, even as the country took the next step toward developing an unusually large fighter.

Technology

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NASA Assessing Nuclear Electric Mars Option

Aug 25, 2020
As NASA addresses the hurdles of accelerating a return of humans to the Moon’s surface in 2024 and establishing a sustained presence in this decade, it is also studying how to move on to Mars in the mid-2030s using a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) option.