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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 25, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 37 February 25, 2021
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Air Mobility Command Backs KC-46 For Limited Operational Missions

Feb 24, 2021
U.S. Air Mobility Command is pitching a plan to approve a portion of KC-46A aircraft for limited operational missions despite remaining deficiencies that will hinder the tanker to participate in combat missions.
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Sierra Nevada Protests HH-60W Upgrade Contract Award

Feb 24, 2021
Sierra Nevada on Feb. 22 filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office of the U.S. Air Force’s decision to award a sole-source upgrade contract to Sikorsky for the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter.
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California F-117A Sighting Confirms Expanding Role

Feb 24, 2021
The pair of F-117As seen over Southern California are believed to be two of the cadre of four stealth aircraft resurrected from a small number that have been retained in flyable storage.
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B-21 Completes Redesign With No Cost, Schedule Impact: USAF

Feb 24, 2021
U.S. Air Force officials say the B-21 program was not slowed down by a need to redesign the engine inlet, with the second aircraft now entering the production system.
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NASA Closing In On Human Lunar Lander Awards

Feb 24, 2021
NASA is reviewing updated proposals from three companies vying for funding to continue development of human lunar landing systems for the Artemis program and expects to select two programs for Option A follow-on contracts “within the next few weeks,” Mark Kirasich, deputy associate administrator for human exploration and operations, said on Feb. 24.
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Lockheed Offers Pared-Down Version Of F-35 Sustainment Contract

Feb 24, 2021
The U.S. government and Lockheed Martin are negotiating a scaled back version of the performance-based logistics contract the company previously pitched for F-35 sustainment, with the aim of getting the flying hour price to $25,000 by 2025.
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Erickson Proposes Military Role for S-64F+ Aircrane

Feb 24, 2021
Thirty years since the U.S. Army retired the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe, Erickson is looking to offer a more capable version of the helicopter for use by the U.S. military.
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Boeing Moves First T-7A Section Into Final Assembly

Feb 24, 2021
The move activates the final assembly line nearly 29 months after the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $9.2 billion contract to supply 351 jets and 46 simulators to replace the Northrop T-38C Talon. 
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Spain’s Aciturri To Build Lilium eVTOL Airframe

Feb 24, 2021
Advanced air mobility startup Lilium has selected Spanish aerostructures supplier Aciturri to build the composite airframe for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
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Collins, DLA Take Different Approach To B-2, F-16 Sustainment

Feb 24, 2021
For the first time, Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Collins Aerospace and the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency have agreed to a performance-based contract structure that allows the team to forecast future gearbox repair parts and spares needed for U.S. Air Force B-2 and F-16 aircraft.

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