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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 10, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 47 December 10, 2020
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Programs

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FCAS Architecture Narrowed Down To Short List Of Five

Dec 09, 2020
The French, German and Spanish air forces have narrowed down a list of potential architectures for the European Future Combat Air System to five.
Volocopter
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Volocopter To Launch Air Taxi Service In Singapore

Dec 09, 2020
Germany’s Volocopter has committed to launching air taxi service in Singapore within three years using its piloted two-seat VoloCity all-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
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NASA Assigns 18 Astronauts To Artemis Crew Cadre

Dec 09, 2020
During his final meeting as chair of the National Space Council, Vice President Mike Pence named 18 astronauts to form the initial cadre supporting crewed flights to the Moon under the Artemis program.
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EHang Steps Up To Develop Operating Framework For UAM

Dec 07, 2020
Chinese electric air taxi developer EHang is adapting its business model to become an operator as well as the manufacturer of its autonomous air vehicles.
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Hill Helicopters Seeks Amateur-Build Certification For New Rotorcraft

Dec 08, 2020
British helicopter start-up Hill Helicopters says it will pursue certification of its HX50 turbine light helicopter under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s amateur-built/experimental category to meet tight timelines for bringing the aircraft to market. 
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Airbus Gearing Up For EuroDrone Development

Dec 09, 2020
Airbus says it is preparing to ramp up for development of the EuroDrone medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system after the four nations involved in the project provisionally agreed on a contract for development, production and in-service support of the platform. 
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Raytheon Files Second Protest Against SDA Contract Awards

Dec 09, 2020
After the SDA agreed to re-evaluate the bids in an effort to resolve the concerns by the contractors, the GAO dismissed Raytheon's and Airbus' initial protests on Nov. 30. 

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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House Passes Compromise Defense Policy Bill

Dec 09, 2020
The House has passed the fiscal 2021 defense policy conference report by an overwhelming 335-78 vote, a veto-proof majority, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) says.

Business

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Curtiss-Wright Promotes Defense Chief To CEO

Dec 04, 2020
Aerospace and defense supplier Curtiss-Wright announced Dec. 3 that Lynn Bamford, currently president of the company’s Defense and Power Segments, will become CEO on Jan. 1 under a planned transition that sees current CEO and Chairman David Adams retiring by May 2022.
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Joby Acquires Both Elevate And Investment From Uber

Dec 08, 2020
U.S. start-up Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire Uber’s Elevate aerial ridesharing program in a deal that involves Uber increasing its previously undisclosed investment in the electric air taxi developer.
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Orbex Secures $24M Investment For Scottish Smallsat Launch

Dec 09, 2020
UK venture capital outfit Octopus Ventures and investment firm BGF joined existing Orbex investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Heartcore Capital and Elecnor S.A. in a new funding round for the launch company. 
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AeroVironment Shifts From UAVs, Missiles With German UGVs Buy

Dec 09, 2020
UAVs pioneer AeroVironment late Dec. 8 announced it has struck a deal to acquire Telerob Gesellschaft für Fernhantierungstechnik, a German provider of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for defense and security, for about $45.4 million (€37.5 million) in cash.

Program Dossier

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Program Dossier: Yak-152

Dec 10, 2020
Program Dossier: Yak-152