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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 7, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 44 December 07, 2020
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Programs

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U.S. Lawmakers Question Air Force, Navy Plans For Next-Gen Fighters

Dec 04, 2020
A conference agreement by the House and Senate calls for a Pentagon-level review of the U.S. Air Force's strategy for the Next Generation Air Dominance program and criticizes the Navy's plans as "significantly immature."
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Chinook Block II Battle Continues

Dec 04, 2020
The House and Senate fiscal 2021 defense policy compromise bill would require an independent assessment of the U.S. Army’s plans for the CH-47F Block II upgrade.
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Avenger Tests DARPA's Autonomous 'Brain' In Flight Demo

Dec 04, 2020
An autonomous control system supplied from DARPA’s Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program commanded the live and simulated Avengers as a single, distributed system.
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Compromise Defense Bill Calls For Independent ABMS Cost Assessment

Dec 04, 2020
The fiscal 2021 defense policy compromise bill would require the U.S. cost assessment and program evaluation office at the Pentagon to conduct an independent assessment of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System product lines.
Laser
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Dragonfire Demonstration Plans ‘Temporarily Delayed’

Nov 30, 2020
Defense officials have said UK plans to develop a laser directed energy weapon are “on-track” despite the program suffering a year-long delay.
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Indonesia Could Be Next Rafale Customer

Dec 04, 2020
France is close to finalizing a deal with Indonesia for the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft, Defense Minister Florence Parly has disclosed.
Zephyr
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Zephyr Flies Trials In U.S. After Australian Accidents 

Dec 04, 2020
Airbus has carried out a new flight test program of its Zephyr solar-powered pseudo-satellite, focusing on low-altitude flying, ascent and descent. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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Foreign Military Sales Sink To Three-Year Low In 2020

Dec 04, 2020
Overall FMS transactions in 2020 declined by 8% compared to the previous year’s mark of $55.4 billion, and by 8.77% from a modern peak of $55.66 billion set by the Trump administration in 2018.
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Defense Policy Bill Sets Up U.S. Space Force To Speed Acquisition

Dec 04, 2020
The House and Senate fiscal 2021 defense authorization compromise bill agrees that the future service acquisition executive for space systems may delegate milestone decision authority to a program executive officer for U.S. Space Force major defense acquisition programs.
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F-35 A Winner In Compromise Defense Policy Bill

Dec 03, 2020
The bill authorizes the procurement of 93 F-35s for $9.1 billion, an additional 14 aircraft above the budget request.
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NATO Must Focus More On China Challenge, Report Suggests

Dec 02, 2020
NATO needs to devote more time and resources to the challenge posed by China, an independent report says.
Volocopter
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Singapore, EASA Amend Bilateral Certification To Cover ‘Innovations’ 

Dec 04, 2020
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have revised their bilateral arrangement to cover the certification of aviation innovations such as eVTOL aircraft.
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U.S. Military Aviation Safety Panel Proposes Joint Safety Council

Dec 03, 2020
The U.S. National Commission on Military Aviation Safety is recommending that Congress mandate and fund a Joint Safety Council that would report to the deputy defense secretary and coordinate the military’s safety centers risk mitigation efforts, a new report released Dec. 3 says.
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Norway Will Grow Military Helicopter Fleet

Dec 04, 2020
Norway looks set to purchase additional helicopters to support its Army when it replaces its fleet of Bell 412s from 2024. 

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