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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 23, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 56 September 23, 2020
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Programs

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Blue Origin To Resume New Shepard Flight Tests

Sep 22, 2020
Blue Origin plans to conduct its 13th New Shepard launch on Sept. 24, ending a nine-month hiatus in flight testing.
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UK Mulling Reduced Wedgetail Order

Sep 22, 2020
The UK defense ministry is reportedly considering reducing the number of Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft it plans to purchase.
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Saab Moves Flight Test Gripen E To Brazil

Sep 22, 2020
Nearly seven years after Brazil's fighter selection, the first Gripen E fighter has arrived in Brazil, where it will continue a year-long flight test campaign ahead of first delivery of an operational jet in 2021.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 22, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

Iceye
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Iceye Closes $87M Funding Round For SAR Constellation

Sep 22, 2020
Finland-based Iceye has closed an $87 million series C financing round to complete its planned 18-satellite constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellites and to build a U.S. manufacturing and engineering hub. 

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Space Force, NASA Launch Formal Partnership

Sep 22, 2020
The U.S. Space Force and NASA have signed a memorandum of understanding to formally establish a collaborative partnership in the realm of operations, research and space launch.
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NASA Estimates Moon Landing Will Cost $28B

Sep 21, 2020
Key to the effort is Congressional appropriation of $3.2 billion in fiscal 2021 for commercially developed Human Landing Systems, NASA says.
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Don’t Overlook Science In Rush To Moon, Experts Caution

Sep 21, 2020
Much of the growing global enthusiasm for a post-Apollo return to the Moon with human explorers is focused on the lunar south pole.

Business

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Spirit Aero May Not Close Asco, Bombardier Acquisitions

Sep 22, 2020
Barring the equivalent of light speed regulatory action in Europe, Spirit AeroSystems appears unlikely to close its proposed $420 million acquisition of Asco Industries—at least not under the current terms that expire Oct. 1.
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Textron Aviation Machinists Avoid Strike, Accept New Labor Contract

Sep 21, 2020
Textron Aviation avoided a strike by its hourly workforce when members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers accepted the company’s final offer of a new four-year labor contract on Sept. 19. 

Operations

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Marine Corps, UK F-35s Embark On HMS Queen Elizabeth

Sep 22, 2020
U.S. Marine Corps F-35s outnumber their UK counterparts as they embark on the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time as part of a joint exercise.