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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 13, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 30 November 13, 2020
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Programs

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DARPA Selects Five Teams For Alpha Dogfight Trials Follow-Up

Nov 12, 2020
The selected teams—Boeing, EpiSci, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Heron Systems and physicsAI—will build on the results of the AlphaDogfight Trials won by Heron Systems in August. 
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Eurofighter Companies Sign Quadriga Contracts

Nov 12, 2020
Airbus and Eurofighter have signed contracts to deliver 38 Tranche 4-model Eurofighters to the German Air Force in the first follow-on order for the aircraft for one of the partner nations.
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Croatia Begins Evaluating Fighter Offers

Nov 12, 2020
The Croatian government says it has begun evaluating the offers for its future combat aircraft after receiving best and final bids. 
Surion
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KAI Proposes Improved Surion As UH-60 Replacement

Nov 12, 2020
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) suggests to heavily upgrading the Surion for a program that could greatly enlarge the South Korean army’s utility helicopter fleet
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Leonardo Completing Flight Trials Of New-Version Spartan Airlifter

Nov 11, 2020
Leonardo is to deliver a new version of its C-27J Spartan turboprop airlifter to an undisclosed customer in 2021.
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Final AGS Global Hawk Delivered To NATO

Nov 12, 2020
NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force has taken delivery of its fifth Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Global Hawk unmanned air system, completing the fleet.
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Moody AFB Receives First Two HH-60Ws

Nov 06, 2020
The U.S. Air Force’s 23rd Wing and 347th Rescue Group has received the first two HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters at Moody AFB in Georgia.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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House Progressives Want Future Def Sec To Have No Industry Ties

Nov 12, 2020
Two senior House Progressive Caucus members are requesting that President-Elect Joe Biden nominate a defense secretary who has not been previously employed as a defense contractor, which may rule out rumored favorite Michele Flournoy.

Technology

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Sikorsky’s ALIAS To Demo Reduced Workload On Complex Missions

Nov 12, 2020
Sikorsky is extending work with DARPA and the U.S. Army on its Matrix autonomy system to encompass collaboration between multiple UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operating in a contested environment.
Boeing
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NASA Seeks Industry Input On Subsonic Transport X-plane Planning

Nov 10, 2020
NASA is polling industry on technologies that have a high probability of being used in new single-aisle airliners entering service in 2030-35. 

Funding & Policy

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Qatar To Train Fast Jet Pilots In Italy

Nov 12, 2020
Qatar has signed up to use Leonardo’s International Flight Training School to instruct pilots for its expanded combat aircraft fleet.

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