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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 14, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 8 October 14, 2020
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Programs

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Hypersonic Missile Tests Demonstrate 6-in. Accuracy, U.S. Army Says

Oct 13, 2020
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy’s remarks during a keynote speech at the Association of the U.S. Army’s virtual annual meeting appear to confirm the previously unannounced accuracy results from the Flight Experiment (FE)-2 test.
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CNO: Sixth-Gen Fighter May Not Be Manned

Oct 13, 2020
The U.S. Navy’s top officer is not convinced the sea service’s sixth-generation fighter needs to be a manned aircraft.
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NASA, Boeing Target Nov. 14 For SLS Hot Fire

Oct 13, 2020
The SLS’s four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines will ignite for a full-duration, 8-min. firing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi
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Blue Origin Resumes New Shepard Flight Tests

Oct 13, 2020
It was the seventh flight of the booster and capsule, and the program’s 13th launch since the first New Shepard system debuted in April 2015.
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U.S. Air Force Completes GBU-53/B Fielding On F-15E

Oct 13, 2020
Raytheon’s GBU-53/B, also known as StormBreaker, is now operational on the Boeing F-15E fleet, the U.S. Air Force announced Oct. 13. The 250 lb…
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USAF Completes Demos For New Ground-Based Radar

Oct 13, 2020
The live-fly demonstrations for the Three-Dimensional Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) keeps the program on track for a follow-on integration and production contract early next year.
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Canada Launches Research Into Advanced Air Mobility, Autonomy

Oct 13, 2020
With the second largest helicopter fleet in the world, Canada has launched a program to develop the technologies, supply chain and regulations for advanced air mobility, including urban and regional cargo and passenger transportation.
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Osiris-Rex Landing At Asteroid Bennu Promises Drama

Oct 08, 2020
There are several intriguing scientific findings among a half-dozen research efforts published just ahead of the NASA Osiris-Rex asteroid sample return mission’s scheduled Oct. 20 touchdown on Bennu.
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PHASA-35 HAPS Faces Simulated Cold Soak

Oct 12, 2020
Prismatic’s PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite has been fitted with a sensor payload and been taken through simulated cold soak testing to prepare it for stratospheric flight. 

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 14, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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WTO Clears EU For $4B In Boeing Airliner Penalties; Negotiations Desired

Oct 13, 2020
The European Union is cleared to apply almost $4 billion worth of punitive tariffs on imported goods from the U.S. after the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Oct. 13 revealed the final penalty amount stemming from illegal U.S. subsidies provided to Boeing in making large commercial aircraft.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Army Starts Work On Transformation Strategy

Oct 13, 2020
The U.S. Army is taking the next year to craft a transformation strategy that builds off a modernization plan the service issued in 2016, according…

Business

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Honeywell Aerospace Adds Thermal Specialist Rocky Research

Oct 08, 2020
Honeywell said Oct. 7 it acquired privately held Rocky Research, a Boulder City, Nevada-based specialist in thermal, energy and power management solutions, and will add the boutique to its Honeywell Aerospace division.
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Marshall Inks Agreement With Cranfield For Potential Relocation

Oct 12, 2020
Marshall is best known for its work supporting the UK Royal Air Force’s fleet of C-130 Hercules airlifters.