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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 3, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 43 September 03, 2020
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DARPA, USAF Reaffirm HAWC Flight Test Plans By Year's End

Sep 02, 2020
The Lockheed Martin and Raytheon variants of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept have completed captive carry tests, a military official said. 
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GBSD Award To Occur Before End Of Fiscal Year, DOD Says

Sep 02, 2020
Industry was anticipating an award for the Minuteman III replacement in August, but a Pentagon official said a contract announcement should occur before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.
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Cluster Bomb Alternative Passes Initial Evaluation

Sep 02, 2020
The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron dropped 10 BLU-136 Next Generation Area Attack Weapons (NGAAWs) Increment II from Lockheed Martin F-16Cs on the Nellis Test and Training Range from July 8-24. 
Pod
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GA-ASI, Sener Partner on MQ-9 NATO Pod

Sep 02, 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Spain’s Sener Aerospacial are developing an underwing pod that will enable European customers of the MQ-9 Reaper and SkyGuardian to fit sovereign sensors to the unmanned air system.
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Sabrewing Advances Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Despite Flight Delay

Sep 01, 2020
Prevented from beginning flight testing by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, startup Sabrewing Aircraft has begun using a flight simulator to verify…
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Northrop Grumman SLS Ground Booster Test Goes Well

Sep 02, 2020
The latest version of the Northrop Grumman solid rocket motor assigned to NASA’s Space Launch System Moon rocket roared to life Sept. 2 for a full-duration, 2-min. ground test firing at company facilities in Promontory, Utah.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 02, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Lockheed, Ball Test Antenna That Connects To Multiple Satellites

Sep 02, 2020
News in brief

Funding & Policy

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USAF Wants Congress To Create ‘Global Fight’ Account

Sep 02, 2020
The U.S. Air Force wants Congress to create a “global fight” account in the budget to pay for efforts like International Space Pitch Day in which the U.S. and UK intend to invest $1 million for cutting-edge space innovations.

Technology

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Pipistrel Unveils Electric Vertical-Takeoff Unmanned Cargo Aircraft

Sep 01, 2020
Even as it begins deliveries of its first certified electric aircraft, Slovenia’s Pipistrel has begun accepting orders for a family of unmanned cargo aircraft. 
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Honeywell Unveils UAM Avionics Integration Lab

Sep 02, 2020
Honeywell Aerospace has established an avionics integration lab for urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles at its Deer Valley facility in Phoenix.