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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 7, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 3 October 07, 2020
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Funding & Policy

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Esper Unveils Sweeping Plan To Change Naval Aviation, Carrier Fleet

Oct 06, 2020
Less than one month before the U.S. presidential election, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has unveiled a sweeping new plan to redesign the future U.S. Navy to compete with China that includes changes to the aircraft carrier fleet and naval aviation.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 06, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Boeing Lowers 20-Year Commercial Services Forecast 10%

Oct 06, 2020
Anticipated effects of the COVID-19 pandemic—including a smaller global fleet, near-term retirements of older aircraft and expected cost-cutting by airlines over the next several years—have led Boeing to cut 10%, or about $100 billion, out of its 20-year forecast for commercial aviation services spending.

Programs

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China Outlines Multi-Launch Scheme For Manned Moon Landing

Oct 06, 2020
China is developing a multi-shot scheme for a manned Moon landing that would feature docking in lunar orbit and a low-risk launcher based on current technology.
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Deliveries Of Ilyushin Il-112V Delayed Until 2023

Oct 06, 2020
Deliveries of Russia’s new Ilyushin Il-112V light transport aircraft have been delayed again as designers try to reduce its weight. According to Denis Manturov, minister of industry and trade, first deliveries of the serial airframes are now expected to start in 2023.
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Paramount Expanding MRO For U.S. Adversary Air Mirage F1s

Oct 06, 2020
South Africa’s Paramount Group says it is expanding its MRO capabilities in the U.S. to support the growing fleet of Dassault Mirage F1s that will be used for red-air aggressor operations for the U.S. Department of Defense. 
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SOCOM Moves Forward On 60-kW Laser Demo For AC-130J

Oct 06, 2020
Depending on the results of a planned demonstration in 2022, U.S. Special Operations Command could initiate a follow-on development program for an operational, 60-kW laser on an AC-130J. 
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U.S. Company Acquires Four Singaporean KC-135Rs

Oct 05, 2020
Washington-based Meta Aerospace has acquired four Boeing KC-135Rs from the Singapore government to offer aerial refueling services to the U.S. government.
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H160 Secures First Lessor Order

Oct 06, 2020
Rotary-wing leasing firm Milestone Aviation has become the first lessor to order Airbus’ new H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft.
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L3Harris, SpaceX Win SDA Satellite Contracts

Oct 06, 2020
The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded L3Harris and SpaceX contracts to each build four satellites for detecting and tracking ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

Operations

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Falcon 9 Lifts Off, Ending Florida Scrub Streak

Oct 06, 2020
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 6 to put another batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites into orbit.

Technology

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Ohio To Study Economic Impact Of Autonomous Aircraft Tech

Oct 06, 2020
More state and local governments are investigating advanced air mobility as an option to meet the future transportation needs of their communities.