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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 3, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 42 December 03, 2020
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Technology

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Stratollites Show Promise For Southern Command

Dec 02, 2020
High altitude balloons, also known as stratollites, and unattended ocean sensors are among the candidates to augment a handful of intelligence-gathering aircraft.
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First Space Station 3D-Manufactured Ceramic Component Produced

Dec 02, 2020
Made In Space’s Turbine Ceramic Manufacturing Module has manufactured a ceramic component in space.
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Thales, StandardAero Test Four-Axis Light Helo Autopilot

Dec 02, 2020
The two companies say they have developed a compact system that can be retrofitted into light single-engine aircraft, and the first target for their efforts is Airbus’ H125/AS350 Ecureuil/AStar light helicopter.  

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In Brief

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Former Bombardier Exec Coleal Joins Incora As CEO

Dec 01, 2020
David Coleal, most recently president of Bombardier Aviation, has been named group CEO of Incora, a provider of supply chain management services to aerospace, defense and other industries, effective Nov. 30.

Operations

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U.S. Marines Declare First F-35C Squadron Operational

Dec 02, 2020
The declaration means the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)-314 at the Miramar air station in California is on track to deploy with the F-35C on a U.S. Navy carrier in early fiscal 2022.

Funding & Policy

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Biden Transition Team Begins Pentagon Meetings

Dec 02, 2020
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s Defense Department transition team has just begun meetings at the Pentagon, a spokeswoman says.
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House, Senate Reach Fiscal 2021 Defense Policy Bill Agreement

Dec 02, 2020
Although President Donald Trump has threatened to veto the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill because he disagrees with a social media provision, the House and Senate are pursing passage of the bicameral agreement.
Visualization of Spire Global satellite-based radio occultation data.
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NOAA To Buy Weather Data From GeoOptics, Spire

Nov 23, 2020
Following up on a pilot program to assess the value of commercially provided weather-forecast data, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded data-purchase contracts to GeoOptics and Spire Global.

Programs

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Hungarian KC-390s To Bolster NATO Capacity In Eastern Europe: Officials

Dec 01, 2020
Hungarian officials say the country’s purchase of Embraer’s KC-390 airlifter “represents a gap-filling development” for NATO in Eastern Europe. 
Corsair
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Spain To Convert Ex-Iberia A330s To MRTTs

Dec 01, 2020
Spain is planning to purchase a trio of former Iberia Airbus A330-200s to convert them into Multi-Role Tanker Transports for the country’s air force.
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Italy Plans To Enlarge ISR G550 Fleet

Dec 02, 2020
Italy is planning to grow its Gulfstream G550 business jet-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability.
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ESA Signs Contract For Active Debris Removal Mission

Dec 01, 2020
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed an €86 million ($100 million) contract with an industrial team led by Swiss start-up company ClearSpace for the provision of a debris removal service.

Business

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Telesat, Loral To Combine As New Publicly Traded Telesat Corp.

Dec 01, 2020
After years of discussions, Canada’s Telesat and Loral Space & Communications will combine to form a new publicly traded Canadian company called Telesat Corp., the companies announced.

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