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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 16, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 51 September 16, 2020

Programs

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USAF Flies Full-Scale Flight Demo For Next-Gen Fighter

Sep 15, 2020
A full-scale flight demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance program has already flown in secret and “broken records” in the process, a senior official said on Sept. 15. 
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AFSOC Preps MC-130 For Potential Arsenal Plane Role

Sep 15, 2020
A January missile firing test offered a glimpse of the MC-130’s potential in a new role as an Arsenal Plane.
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USAF Inches Closer To KC-46 Vision System Decision

Sep 15, 2020
The head of the U.S. Air Force’s mobility fleet needs more data from Boeing on the KC-46 Remote Vision System (RVS) upgrade plan to determine if an interim fix is worth taking the maintenance downtime.
Cargo Launch Expendable Air Vehicles with Extended Range
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C-17 Airdrops JASSM As Prelude To Missile-Firing Demo

Sep 14, 2020
The three-phase demonstration aims to prove the C-17 can be weaponized if called upon, but top U.S. Air Force leaders have not yet decided on a specific role for the strategic airlifter.
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Boeing Fires Up Engine For Airpower Teaming System

Sep 14, 2020
The ground test moves the Airpower Teaming System closer to a scheduled first flight later this year
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Chinese eVTOL Developer Unveils Cargo UAV

Sep 14, 2020
China’s Autoflight Aviation Technology has unveiled an unmanned cargo aircraft as a step on a road map planned to lead to autonomous, passenger-carrying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles. 

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 15, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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ESA Awards Hera Planetary Defense Program Contract

Sep 15, 2020
On Sept. 15 the European Space Agency awarded a €129.4 million ($153 million) prime contract to Germany’s OHB for the agency’s first mission for…

Funding & Policy

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RAF Looks To Expand Simultaneous Targeting, Global Reach

Sep 15, 2020
Britain’s Royal Air Force will adopt new technologies to identify and prosecute targets in more locations simultaneously than what is possible today, the air arm’s most senior officer says. 
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European Theater Dynamics Prompt Mildenhall Base Retention

Sep 15, 2020
National support from the UK and a need to retain basing flexibility has prompted U.S. Air Force commanders to reverse the decision to close RAF Mildenhall, England. 

Business

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Walmart Announces Drone Delivery Trial With Zipline

Sep 14, 2020
Walmart on Sept. 14 revealed its second drone delivery project in five days, saying it has partnered with Zipline to fly health and wellness products to select houses near the U.S. retail giant’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Operations

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Swiss Drone Finds Bottom Of World’s Deepest Ice Caves

Sep 11, 2020
Swiss drone company Flyability said its Elios drone designed for use in confined spaces or indoors has been used to document some of the world’s deepest ice caves.

Technology

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Korean UAV Sets Altitude Record For Lithium-Sulfur Battery

Sep 15, 2020
South Korea’s LG Chem, the largest manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles, has conducted the country’s first flight test of a next-generation lithium-sulfur battery.