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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 20, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 35 November 20, 2020
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Funding & Policy

Tempest
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UK To Boost Tempest, Form Space Command In Spending Uptick

Nov 19, 2020
The UK is to develop a Space Command and continue to pursue the development of a Future Combat Air System called Tempest as part of a dramatic uptick in defense spending.
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Airbus Ready To Cooperate On Future NATO Rotorcraft Needs

Nov 20, 2020
Airbus Helicopters says it is ready to partner and cooperate in the development of a new rotorcraft for NATO allies.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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Damaged Arecibo Observatory Cannot Be Repaired

Nov 19, 2020
The renowned Arecibo Observatory, once the world’s largest radio telescope, will be decommissioned due to safety issues following two cable failures, the National Science Foundation said on Nov. 19. 
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Raytheon Engineer Imprisoned For Taking Laptop To China

Nov 18, 2020
Wei Sun, 49, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Arizona under a plea agreement to one felony count of violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).

Programs

Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4
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Airbus Offers Local Final Assembly Of Swiss-Bound Eurofighters

Nov 19, 2020
Airbus is proposing final assembly of the Eurofighter Typhoon in Switzerland as part of its bid in the country’s Air2030 fighter contest. 
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Lockheed Offers Limited F-35 Assembly Option To Switzerland

Nov 19, 2020
Lockheed Martin's offer for Switzerland's fighter contract includes the first time the company has offered a tailored local assembly option for the F-35 that stops short of a long-term final assembly and checkout facility.
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Collins To Develop Nacelle System For Boom’s Supersonic Overture

Nov 17, 2020
Collins Aerospace is to work with Boom Supersonic to develop the inlet, nacelle and exhaust system for the startup’s planned Mach 2.2 airliner, the Overture.

Technology

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Bye Picks Safran Over Rolls To Power Electric eFlyers

Nov 16, 2020
Safran Electric & Power has signed an agreement to power Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 and eFlyer 4 certified electric light aircraft.
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Bell Optimizing Design Of Electric Anti-Torque System

Nov 16, 2020
Bell has begun the process of optimizing the design of its Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque system as it mulls how the technology could be used in a commercial rotorcraft.
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NASA Teams With 17 Companies For Space Technology Advances

Nov 09, 2020
Working through unfunded Space Act Agreements with 17 U.S. companies, NASA has selected 20 space technologies it intends to help advance to enable future activities at destinations spanning from low Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars.

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