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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 23, 2020

VOL. 274 NO. 56 December 23, 2020
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Funding & Policy

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U.S. Imposes Export Restrictions For Russian A&D Manufacturers

Dec 22, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported on Dec. 21 that the Bureau of Industry and Security would add nearly 40 Russian companies to a new “Military End User” list limiting their access to U.S. technologies.
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Congress Green Lights B-1B, RQ-4 Block 20 Divestiture

Dec 22, 2020
Congress is allowing the U.S. Air Force to say farewell to 17 B-1Bs and the RQ-4 Block 20 fleet, but is blocking the retirement of KC-135s, KC-10s and A-10s in the latest fiscal 2021 defense appropriations compromise bill.
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Compromise Defense Funding Bill Slashes ABMS

Dec 22, 2020
Despite the U.S. Air Force demonstrating earlier this month how a piece of the Advanced Battle Management System might work, the fiscal 2021 defense appropriations compromise bill would drastically reduce the program’s funding.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

SDA
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New Protest As SDA Seeks To Resume Satellite Contract Awards

Dec 22, 2020
The latest challenge from Raytheon again risks delaying the schedule for fielding the first tranche of the SDA’s Tracking Layer of missile-warning satellites in low Earth orbit, but agency officials say the program remains on track.
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UK To Sell Sentinel Reconnaissance Jets For Spares

Dec 22, 2020
In an ignominious end for the fleet, the five Sentinels “are not for reuse” the defense ministry stated, as it called for expressions of interest in the disposal of the radar reconnaissance platform.
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Russian Military Orders New Il-78M-90A Tankers

Dec 22, 2020
The Russian military has placed its first order for 10 re-engined Ilyushin Il-78M-90A tanker aircraft.
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SLS Exploration Upper Stage Clears Design Review

Dec 22, 2020
The Space Launch System’s Exploration Upper Stage that is to support NASA’s Artemis initiative goal of establishing a permanent human presence at the Moon has cleared the Critical Design Review phase of its development.
EMEC
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UK Joins In Funding ZeroAvia’s Hydrogen Fuel-Cell 19-Seater Plans

Dec 16, 2020
Startup ZeroAvia has raised $37.7 million in funding to develop a zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system to power 19-seat regional airliners. 

Business

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Axiom Unveils HQ, Space Station Production At Houston Spaceport

Dec 22, 2020
Axiom Space, the space station startup, on Dec. 22 announced plans to create a 14-acre headquarters campus at Houston Spaceport to train private astronauts and begin production of its Axiom Station.
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Redwire Notches Fifth Space Acquisition With LoadPath

Dec 15, 2020
Redwire, the private equity-backed space rollup, said Dec. 15 it bought LoadPath, a developer of payload adapters, deployable structures and thermal products for the space industry.
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Honeywell Invests in AI Startup, Eyes Predictive Maintenance Application

Dec 16, 2020
Honeywell International’s venture capital arm has invested in DarwinAI, an “explainable” artificial intelligence (AI) company located in Waterloo, Canada.

Operations

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Commercial Airlock Berthed To Space Station

Dec 21, 2020
Nanoracks’ commercial airlock, which was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this month aboard the first launch of SpaceX’s upgraded cargo version of the Dragon capsule, has been successfully removed from the freighter’s unpressurized trunk and berthed to the port side of the orbital outpost’s U.S. segment Tranquility module.