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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 1, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 41 September 01, 2020
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Contract Award Sets Up THAAD For New Era

Aug 31, 2020
Lockheed Martin will receive another $912 million over the next five years to give the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense program a capability makeover. 

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Aug 31, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Operations

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Rocket Lab Returns To Flight

Aug 31, 2020
Rocket Lab’s Electron small satellite launcher returned to flight on Aug. 30, sending a 220-lb. (100-kg) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite into orbit for Capella Space, a San Francisco-based information services company.
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SpaceX Reopens Polar Launch Corridor From Florida

Aug 31, 2020
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral AFS on Aug. 30, sending an Argentine remote sensing satellite into a polar orbit, a flightpath from Florida that had not been used since 1969. 
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Vega Launcher To Place 53 Satellites Into Orbit

Aug 31, 2020
Arianespace is to operate its first rideshare mission for nano and microsatellites thanks to a Vega launch from Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:51 p.m. EDT on Sept. 1.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Aug 31, 2020
News in brief

Programs

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Greece To Purchase Rafales, Reports Say

Aug 30, 2020
Reports suggest 10 aircraft will be purchased, with another eight used aircraft to be transferred from French Air Force stocks for free.
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Offering M-346 To Australia, Leonardo Emphasizes Performance

Aug 31, 2020
Leonardo is emphasizing established training performance and fighter-like capability in offering the M-346 trainer to Australia.
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Dynetics Receives Cylindrical, Coaxial-Rotor Drones

Aug 25, 2020
Manufacturer Ascent AeroSystems announced on Aug. 24 that it has completed delivery of its Spirit cylindrical drones to military contractor Dynetics, the launch customer.
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Russian Helicopters To Develop New Ship-Based Helicopter

Aug 27, 2020
Russia’s Defense Ministry awarded Russian Helicopters a contract for the development of a new ship-based rotorcraft at the Army2020 forum near Moscow this week. 

Business

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Roketsan Opens Turkish Satellite Launcher Development Facilities

Aug 31, 2020
Turkey’s Roketsan has opened a new facility to support the development of a national satellite launcher.

Funding & Policy

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DOD Taps Silicon Valley Insider To Lead DARPA

Aug 31, 2020
The Pentagon has named Silicon Valley insider Victoria Coleman as U.S. DARPA director.
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FCC Recommends Using C-Band Spectrum For Drones

Aug 28, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recommends reserving a portion of C-band radio frequency spectrum and potentially allocating frequencies in flexible-use bands to operate drones.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Aug. 24 - 28, 2020

Aug 31, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.