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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 28, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 59 September 28, 2020
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Programs

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U.S. Marine Corps Still Undecided On F-35 Numbers

Sep 25, 2020
The U.S. Marine Corps is in the middle of an analysis to determine how it will alter its F-35 program of record to comply with the National Defense Strategy, according to a service official.
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MDA Contract Moves Raytheon Closer To Anti-Hypersonic HPM

Sep 25, 2020
Raytheon will start building the first pieces of a Microwave Technology Testbed as a new defense against hypersonic missiles under a $9.79 million…
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NASA Nears Attempt To Obtain Asteroid Sample

Sep 25, 2020
NASA’s first attempt to obtain samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth is set to reach a critical stage on Oct. 30 when the Osiris-Rex spacecraft is scheduled to touch down on Bennu.
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French Defense Agency To Use H225s For Flight Test Work

Sep 25, 2020
A consortium of Airbus Helicopters and rotary-wing operator Heli-Union has been contracted to provide a fleet of helicopters to perform flight testing for the French defense materiel agency, the DGA.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 25, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Boeing ecoDemonstrator Flies Safran’s Quiet Gear

Sep 25, 2020
News in brief

Business

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Private Equity-Backed Federal Contractor Buys DynCorp

Sep 25, 2020
DynCorp International, a provider of military logistics and aviation services to federal agencies, will be acquired by Amentum Holdings in a deal expected to close by year’s end.
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Spirit Aero Calls Off Asco Industries Acquisition

Sep 25, 2020
Spirit AeroSystems formally walked away from its two-year-long effort to acquire Belgian aerospace supplier Asco Industries on Sept. 25, the Wichita aerostructures leader said in a U.S. regulatory filing.
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Air Travel Reality Bites Boeing’s Future Aerial Mobility Plans

Sep 24, 2020
In 2018, seeing the crop of potentially disruptive startups pursuing new forms of aerial mobility, Boeing formed NeXt. Now it is moving to shutter NeXt as swiftly as it can.

Operations

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U.S. Air Force OKs Preflown Rockets For Two GPS-III Launches

Sep 25, 2020
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) will launch a pair of upcoming GPS-III satellites on previously flown Falcon 9 rockets, saving taxpayers nearly $53 million and setting the stage for future reuse missions under SpaceX’s Phase 2 National Security Space Launch contract.
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ISS Expedition Crew OK’d For Preflight Training At Baikonur

Sep 24, 2020
Russia’s interdepartmental commission has approved prime and backup crews of the 64th ISS expedition to start preflight training at Baikonur Cosmodrome, according to state-owned Roscosmos.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Army-USAF Staff Talks To Focus On Tech, Weapons

Sep 25, 2020
The U.S. Army is preparing for staff talks with the U.S. Air Force next week that will include explaining the results of Project Convergence, a six-week experiment testing key modernization technologies and weapon systems.
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NASA Tallies Benefits To U.S. Economy

Sep 25, 2020
In a first-ever assessment of its economic impact, NASA reports its overall exploration, science and technology development activities generated a $64.3 billion benefit in 2019, supporting 312,000 jobs nationwide that contributed an estimated $7 billion in federal, state and local taxes.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: Myanmar Air Force

Sep 25, 2020
Fleet Snapshot

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Sep 25, 2020
Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.