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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 29, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 60 September 29, 2020
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Weekly Debrief

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The Weekly Debrief: Red Pills, Spoons And The USAF's Next Fighters

Sep 28, 2020
A Matrix-inspired description of the U.S. Air Force's next fighter acquisition suggests substantial cost savings are possible, but not everyone agrees.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 28, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Sep 28, 2020
News in brief

Programs

Swiss fighter aircraft
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Swiss Referendum Greenlights Fighter Procurement

Sep 27, 2020
Narrow approval clears way for Switzerland to replace F/A-18 Hornets and F-5 Tigers starting in the mid-2020s.
MRTT
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MMF To Add Ninth A330 MRTT to Fleet 

Sep 28, 2020
NATO’s Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) is to receive a ninth Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) after Luxembourg increased its participation in the initiative. 
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Turbulent Conditions Blamed For Zephyr Breakup

Sep 28, 2020
Airbus’ second attempt at flying its Zephyr solar-powered high-altitude pseudo satellite from its test site in Wyndham, Western Australia, ended in failure after encountering turbulent air and breaking up, an Australian accident probe has concluded. 
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GA-ASI Announces Flight Test For Sparrowhawk

Sep 25, 2020
A picture released by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems shows the Sparrowhawk aircraft as a wing store on an MQ-9 Reaper UAS.
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Bye Details Plans For Higher-Performing Electric Aircraft

Sep 25, 2020
Bye Aerospace is looking to advances in battery technology for future six- and nine-seat all-electric aircraft it plans will follow the two- and four-seat eFlyer 2 and 4 now in development.
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First UK Protector Makes First Flight

Sep 28, 2020
The first production example of the Protector derivative of General Atomics’ SkyGuardian medium altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system has made its first flight. 

Operations

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Space Station Leak Search Continues

Sep 28, 2020
For a second time, the International Space Station’s three crewmembers sequestered themselves in the orbiting science lab’s Russian segment this past weekend to help ground teams search for a small air leak.
AN-26
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Ukrainian An-26 Crash Kills 22

Sep 26, 2020
The twin-turboprop transport crashed while landing at Chuguev airfield in the Kharkiv region shortly before 9 p.m. local time on Sept. 25. 
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ISS Cargo Mission To Deliver New Space Toilet

Sep 28, 2020
NASA seeks to spark the growth of commercial low Earth economic activity as well as test out a new toilet customized for future deep-space exploration with the planned launch of the 14th Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Business

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Kopter Seeking New CEO After Lowenstein Steps Down

Sep 28, 2020
Switzerland’s Kopter Group has begun to hunt for a new boss after chief executive Andreas Lowenstein stepped down. 
Impresa Aerospace sheet metal fabrication
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MAX Crisis, COVID-19 Lead Impresa Aerospace To Bankruptcy

Sep 25, 2020
Impresa Aerospace, a supplier to OEMs and Tier 1 military and commercial aircraft manufacturers, has entered U.S. bankruptcy protection and could be taken over by its predominant private equity owner, Twin Haven Capital Partners, according to a Sept. 24 court filing.

Technology

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ZeroAvia Conducts First Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Flight 

Sep 25, 2020
Green aviation start-up ZeroAvia has completed the first flight of its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Piper M350 test aircraft. 

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Sept. 21 - 25, 2020

Sep 28, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.