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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 22, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 55 September 22, 2020
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: How B-1Bs, B-52s Become Hypersonic Missile Carriers

Sep 21, 2020
One of the few big storylines on the military aviation beat to emerge this year with no links at all to the COVID-19 pandemic is the U.S. Air Force’s…

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 21, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Sep 21, 2020
News in brief

Funding & Policy

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FAA Unveils Policy For Drone Type Certification

Sep 21, 2020
The FAA has announced its policy for approving drone designs as a special class of aircraft.
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House Democrats File Continuing Resolution Bill

Sep 21, 2020
House Democrats have filed a bill that would fund the federal government through Dec. 11 to avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1.

Business

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OneWeb Aims To Resume Satellite Launches In December

Sep 21, 2020
OneWeb has renegotiated its contract with Arianespace and plans to resume launching its broadband satellite network in December, pending court approval of its Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
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New Boeing Supply Chain Partnering Program Off To Slow Start

Sep 18, 2020
Boeing has a successor supplier program to its infamous Partnering for Success (PFS), but it is not picking up much traction yet, according to one new industry survey.

Programs

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Northrop Wins AEHF Replacement Payload Rapid Prototyping Work

Sep 21, 2020
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $298 million contract to rapidly prototype the payload for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications program that will ultimately replace the Advanced Extremely High Frequency system. 
AW169
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Austria Selects AW169 as Alouette Replacement

Sep 21, 2020
Austria has selected the military version of Leonardo’s AW169 twin-engine intermediate light helicopter to replace its fleet of 1960s-era Aerospatiale Alouette III. 
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General Atomics Debuts MQ-9 Ghost Reaper

Sep 18, 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems debuted its MQ-9 Block 5 Ghost Reaper concept at the U.S. Air Force’s largest trade show, rebranding the counterinsurgency platform to fit the service’s vision for the Advanced Battle Management System.
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HH-60W Live-Fire Testing Begins

Sep 18, 2020
The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter has begun live-fire testing of its three primary weapons–the GAU-2, GAU-18 and GAU-21.
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Dutch Industry Benefits From Turkish F-35 Suspension, Report Says

Sep 21, 2020
Dutch industry has benefited from an additional $19 million in contracts since Turkey’s suspension from the F-35 program, a national report has confirmed. 
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LE-9 Engine Problems Delay MHI’s H3 Space Launcher

Sep 21, 2020
Development of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 has slipped at least three months following the discovery of faults during testing of the…

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Sept. 14 - 18, 2020

Sep 21, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.