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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 18, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 11 January 18, 2021
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Programs

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EU Looking For Synergies Between Space And Defense

Jan 15, 2021
The EU is looking for synergies between two components of its Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-27: the newly created €8 billion ($9.5 billion) European Defense Fund and the €14.9 billion space budget.
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Acting Defense Secretary Skeptical Of U.S. F-35 Investment

Jan 15, 2021
The the acting defense secretary is skeptical about whether the fifth-generation fighter is needed.
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Australia Picks Apache For Armed Reconnaissance Helo Requirement

Jan 15, 2021
The Apache will be introduced from 2025, Australian defense minister Linda Reynolds announced Jan. 15, adding that the Boeing helicopter represented the “most lethal, most survivable and lowest-risk” option.
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UK Skynet 6A Satellite Passes PDR Milestone

Jan 14, 2021
Airbus says it has completed the Preliminary Design Review on the UK’s new Skynet 6A military communications satellite.  The review occurred in November and was completed virtually due to the restrictions in place because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Airbus announced Jan. 14.
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UK Supplier Halts Fuel System Sales For Turkish UAV

Jan 15, 2021
A British aircraft parts supplier says it has halted supplies of fuel systems to Turkish unmanned aircraft OEM Baykar Makina after discovering the system had been used in Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 combat unmanned air system.

Daily Briefs

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Business

OneWeb
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SoftBank Reinvests In OneWeb

Jan 15, 2021
Japan’s SoftBank has re-invested in OneWeb, the satellite communications company that was sent into Chapter 11 nine months ago after the Tokyo-based holding company withdrew its support.
TCM
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Pentagon Launches 'Speed-Dating' Platform For Tech Startups, Investors

Jan 14, 2021
The Pentagon on Jan. 13 formally unveiled the Trusted Capital Digital Marketplace, a network for preapproved U.S. investor groups to match with technology startups deemed interesting enough to U.S. national security agencies to guard against Chinese or other foreign investment stakes.
737 MAXs
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Daily Memo: Within The Industry, Boeing’s Settlement Won’t Settle Much

Jan 08, 2021
The settlement between Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is not likely to generate many positive reactions from outside the two organizations.

Funding & Policy

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Russia Withdraws From Open Skies Treaty

Jan 15, 2021
Russia is to follow the U.S. by withdrawing from the Open Skies treaty, drawing a question mark over the future of the arms control accord.
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HASC Chairman Initiates Process To Grant Defense Secretary Waiver

Jan 15, 2021
Five days before President-elect Joe Biden’s swearing in to become the 46th U.S. president, the House Armed Services Committee chairman introduced legislation for a waiver that would allow Lloyd Austin to become defense secretary.

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