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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 21, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 13 October 21, 2020
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Programs

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Boeing To Demonstrate Solid Fuel Ramjet For U.S. Navy

Oct 20, 2020
“The SPEAR flight demonstrator will provide the F/A-18 Super Hornet and carrier strike group with significant improvements in range and survivability against advanced threat defensive systems,” said Steve Mercer, Boeing’s SPEAR program manager. 
H3
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MHI Proposing Upgraded H3 For Lunar Supply

Oct 20, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is proposing to use improved versions of its H3 rocket as a launcher for lunar supply.
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Thales Uses Silicon-Germanium In New Airborne AESA

Oct 20, 2020
Thales has adopted Silicon-Germanium semiconductor technology for its new airborne surveillance radar.
5G
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British Hydrogen-Powered UAS To Provide 5G Connectivity 

Oct 19, 2020
British start-up Stratospheric Platforms is developing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered, high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system (UAS) that could provide cellular connectivity to remote areas.
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Firefly Launch Manifest Grows

Oct 20, 2020
Firefly Aerospace, which plans to debut its Alpha small satellite launch vehicle this year, has signed contracts with Spire Global and Geometric Space Corp. for multiple flights.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 20, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

Aerion and ElectraAero
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Aerion Links With Electra.Aero On High-Speed Mobility Plan

Oct 15, 2020
Supersonic-business-jet developer Aerion is partnering with startup electric-short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft company Electra.Aero to create a high-speed interconnected transport system.

Operations

VOLY
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Volansi Tests Drone Delivery Of Cold-Chain Medicines

Oct 20, 2020
U.S. drone start-up Volansi announced on Oct. 20 that it is testing the delivery of temperature-controlled medicines in North Carolina with pharmaceutical company Merck.
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Transport Canada Authorizes Drone Powerline Inspections

Oct 20, 2020
Transport Canada has granted geomatics company MVT Geo-solutions permission to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of an operator to perform powerline inspections in Alma, Quebec.

Business

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Nanoracks Sells Airlock Service Contracts To NASA, ESA

Oct 20, 2020
NASA and the European Space Agency have signed contracts with privately owned Nanoracks to use the company’s Bishop airlock, which is due to be delivered to the International Space Station next month. 
GX
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Inmarsat, Hughes Partner On In-Flight Connectivity For Airlines

Oct 20, 2020
Satellite network operators Inmarsat and Hughes Network Systems announced a “strategic collaboration” on Oct. 20 to provide in-flight connectivity designed for commercial airlines in North America.

Technology

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U.S. Naval Research Lab Builds Testbed Supporting SDA

Oct 19, 2020
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is supporting the Space Development Agency by building a hardware and software testbed for optical communications to enable interoperability between different satellites.
Ampaire
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Ampaire Sets Distance Milestone With Hybrid-Electric Flight

Oct 12, 2020
The startup describes the flight from Camarillo to Hayward in California as “the longest flight to date for any commercially relevant aircraft employing electric propulsion.”