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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 13, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 7 October 13, 2020
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Programs

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The Weekly Debrief: TITAN Leads Army Intelligence Transition To New Era

Oct 12, 2020
The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node is expected to play a key role in the Army's future concept of operations.
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France Contracts for Special Forces Variant of NH90

Oct 12, 2020
France has contracted the conversion of 10 NH90 helicopters with new sensors for special operations missions. 
ICBM
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Signs Of Multiple Warheads In New North Korean ICBM

Oct 12, 2020
The new liquid-propellant weapon appeared to be an enlargement of North Korea’s previous ICBM, Hwasong 15, which implicitly has insufficient payload-range capability for all of North Korea’s purposes.
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New North Korean SLBM Appears In Two Lengths

Oct 12, 2020
North Korea has unveiled a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in two versions, intended to fit into vessels with different launch tubes.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 12, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Oct 12, 2020
This week sees both the International Astronautical Congress (www.iafastro.org) and the Association of the U.S. Army (www.ausa.org) host virtual…

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Justice Dept. Revises Policy On Drone Grants

Oct 12, 2020
The policy revision prevents grant funding from being used to purchase drones from “an entity that DOJ leadership has determined is subject or vulnerable to extrajudicial direction from a foreign government.”
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Russia Says Lunar Gateway ‘Too U.S.-Centric’

Oct 12, 2020
In the Lunar Gateway's current form, “Russia is likely to refrain from participating in it on a large scale,” the head of Russia's space agency says.
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U.S. Senators Demand Answers Before UAE F-35 Buy

Oct 10, 2020
The letter from Sen. Bob Menendez and Sen. Jack Reed—both Democrats and ranking members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, respectively—demanded immediate answers to a list of 40 questions.
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FAA Should Strengthen Avionics Cyber-Oversight, GAO Says

Oct 12, 2020
The FAA should strengthen its oversight of avionics cybersecurity to protect against evolving risks to commercial aircraft, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) advised in an Oct. 9 report to Congress.

Operations

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Falcon 9 Engine Issue Delays SpaceX’s 1st ISS Crew Ferry Flight

Oct 12, 2020
The company is investigating an unexpected pressure rise in a Merlin 1D engine turbomachinery gas generator.

Business

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Drone Company Names Former Boeing NeXt Executive CEO

Oct 06, 2020
Drone avionics developer Iris Automation has appointed former Boeing NeXt executive Jon Damush as its CEO.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Oct. 5 - 9, 2020

Oct 12, 2020
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.