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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of June 1 - 5, 2020 Selected U.S. military contracts for June 1. U.S. NAVY American Electronic Warfare

A more powerful version of China’s Long March 11 solid-propellant space launcher will fly in 2022, state manufacturer Casc has told government news agency Xinhua.

Videos posted on social media showed Airbus UH-72A Lakotas with medevac markings and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk apparently using their rotor downwash to disperse crowds of protesters.

The social media page of U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy shows details of a proposed new U.S. hypersonic concept.

A satellite laser communication terminal developed by General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems division will be demonstrated in orbit in 2021, the company says.

The 757-200s perform a variety of roles for the Air Force, including VIP transport. Their replacement begins phase two of the RNZAF’s mobility fleet recapitalization process.

The company used one of its six commercially configured Airbus A330-200s to make the trip, flying from RAF Brize Norton to Mount Pleasant airfield in the Falkland Islands.

The delivery to Korea Aerospace Industries comes three years ahead of scheduled flight tests of the first KF-X prototype.

The June 4 flight took place from Sigonella airbase, Sicily.

A planned, sole-source $9.9 million contract will support a new Missile Defense Agency High-Power Microwave Testbed with Raytheon’s technology.

The successful test was performed June 3 at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, and collected data that will be used to refine signal processing algorithms.

The Balkan air arm has signed a purchase agreement for two Model 505s for training use, Bell announced June 5.

The Tunisian National Guard has formed an air unit equipped with three Bell 429 GlobalRanger helicopters, and this has now been declared operational, writes Jon Lake.

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Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Arnold Aldrich, a 35-year NASA executive whose guidance touched U.S. human space exploration from the Mercury program through the space shuttle, died

Conferences and events for professionals in the defense and aerospace community.

Using aircraft under the Open Skies Treaty can make Russia’s military movements difficult to hide or fake.

The Trump administration’s decision comes after months of careful review and consultation.

The Space Development Agency is moving forward with plans to put on contract the initial phases of its ambitious next-generation U.S. Defense Space

With the mission due to be complete in mid-July, the quarantine period effectively will double the period the Italian personnel are away.

The unpainted aircraft, F287, took off on June 3 from the Boeing assembly line in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Spanish Air Force has been steadily building up its capabilities with the A400M and is performing strategic, tactical and aerial refueling missions with the platform.

Veteran astronaut Kate Rubin’s trip will ensure a U.S. presence on the International Space Station while NASA strives to complete the certifications of a second commercial crew launch provider.

HONEYWELL reached agreement with US Army to demonstrate/fly upgraded, 6,000-hp T55-GA-714C engine on CH-47 Chinook.