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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 21, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 54 December 21, 2020
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Funding & Policy

USAF
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USAF Eyes Space Prime To Certify Satellite Refueling, Replenishment

Dec 18, 2020
The “Space Prime” office would provide military certification for satellite payload replenishment, on-orbit refueling and other new-space advances.
DJI Mavic 2 quadcopter
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U.S. Commerce Dept. Adds DJI To Export Blacklist

Dec 18, 2020
The U.S. Commerce Department on Dec. 18 added 77 mostly Chinese companies, including small drone manufacturer DJI, to its Entity List of companies subject to export restrictions “for actions deemed contrary” to U.S. interests.
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Cyberattack Did Not Penetrate NNSA Classified Networks, DOE Says

Dec 17, 2020
The Department of Energy says the recently disclosed cyberattack against the agency did not compromise the National Nuclear Security Administration’s classified systems, but the breach is still causing a stir on Capitol Hill.
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NSSL Phase 3 Will Need More Funding From USSF, ULA Chief Says

Dec 17, 2020
Cost sharing for the third phase of National Security Space Launch contracts will likely require more investment from the government than industry, according to United Launch Alliance Chief Executive Officer Tory Bruno.

Operations

Arianespace
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Assembly Error Caused Vega Failure, Say Investigators

Dec 18, 2020
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have confirmed the root cause of the Vega launcher failure on Nov. 16 lay in the assembly process, as opposed to being a design flaw.
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OneWeb Resumes Satellite Launches With Soyuz Flight

Dec 19, 2020
The launch of 36 OneWeb satellites follows the company's emergence from bankruptcy.
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Israel's David’s Sling Intercepts Cruise, Ballistic Missiles In Tests

Dec 17, 2020
Israel’s Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have completed a series of missile defense tests that indicate Israel’s multilayered air defenses can intercept incoming threats simultaneously.
Lossiemouth
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UK Bases Wedgetail Fleet In Scotland

Dec 18, 2020
The UK’s new fleet of E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft are to be based in Scotland rather than England.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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S. Korea Mulls Putting Private  Company In Charge Of KF-X Missile

Dec 18, 2020
South Korea's defense acquisition agency may opt for a private prime contractor and promote the effort as an international joint development project.
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First Foreign-Assembled Mi-8 Helo Delivered To Kazakhstan

Dec 16, 2020
The Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency Relief on Dec. 12 received a new Mil Mi-8AMT heavy transport helicopter—the first airframe in the Mi-8/17 family assembled outside Russia.

Business

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Commercial Space Operations Center Spins Off From AGI

Dec 16, 2020
The Commercial Space Operations Center, now known as Comspoc, has formally split off as a standalone company from Analytical Graphics now that the latter has been acquired by Ansys.

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