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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 17, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 52 September 17, 2020
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Programs

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Lockheed Unveils Speed Racer UAS To Prove Digital Engineering

Sep 16, 2020
The Speed Racer project harkens back to the Skunk Works' origins as the company that built the first XP-80 in 143 days and the first U-2 in less than nine months.
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Boeing Pushes T-7 Modernity, Adaptability For Australia

Sep 16, 2020
Modernity and adaptability are among the characteristics that Boeing is promoting in proposing its T-7 trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Skyborg Unites Two AFRL Unmanned Aircraft System Programs

Sep 16, 2020
A little-known technology development program involving secret unmanned aircraft systems has helped to seed the air vehicles available for the AFRL's pioneering Skyborg program.
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Leonardo Proposes AW139 For Polish Utility Requirement

Sep 16, 2020
Leonardo is proposing a military variant of its AW139 twin-engine medium helicopter for Poland as a replacement for the country’s aging W-3 Sokol and Mi-2 rotorcraft.
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NASA Mini-Probes Lose Ride To Mars

Sep 16, 2020
NASA is removing a planned secondary payload from the August 2022 launch of its Psyche asteroid probe, leaving a pair of small satellites without a piggyback ride to Mars. 
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Turkish Cezeri eVTOL Executes First Flight

Sep 16, 2020
Turkish unmanned aircraft system developer Baykar Makina has carried out the first flight of its Cezeri ducted multicopter electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. 

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 16, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

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Bombardier Strikes Final Train Biz Sale Terms

Sep 16, 2020
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Funding & Policy

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Space, Strike, ISR, Base Defense Roles Raised In Turf Debate

Sep 16, 2020
U.S. Space Force and Air Force leaders are seeking to define roles and missions between all of the armed services for a broad range of capabilities.
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USAF, Space Force Have Not Sent Budget Anomaly Wish List To Congress

Sep 15, 2020
With 15 days left in the fiscal year, the U.S. Air Force and Space Force have not sent Congress a wish list of waivers to make living without a new appropriations bill easier.
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FAA Moves To ‘Covariance’ To Assess Launch Collision Risk

Sep 16, 2020
The FAA’s plan to amend the collision-avoidance methodology it uses in licensing commercial space launches will support safer operations with more flexible launch windows as space at low Earth orbit becomes increasingly congested, the agency says.

Business

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AIA: 220,000 Jobs Could Be Lost If No More Government Action

Sep 15, 2020
At least 220,000 jobs in the U.S. tied to the aerospace and defense industry could be lost as civil manufacturers see international aircraft production potentially halved in the wake of COVID-19, the industry’s most prominent trade group revealed in its latest annual factbook.
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Kopter Moves SH09 Testing Back To Switzerland

Sep 16, 2020
Kopter Group is moving the prototype of its SH09 single-engine light helicopter back to the company’s home base in Switzerland following an extensive flight test campaign in Sicily. 

Technology

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BAE Fly-By-Wire Selected For AS2 Supersonic Project

Sep 15, 2020
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has selected BAE Systems to develop and integrate a fly-by-wire flight control system for the AS2 high-speed aircraft.
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MagniX To Provide Electric Propulsion For Fuel-Cell Dash 8

Sep 15, 2020
Universal Hydrogen has selected MagniX to provide the electric propulsion system for its planned conversion of the de Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional turboprop to hydrogen fuel-cell power.