Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
The German aerospace cluster of Berlin-Brandenburg plans to fly a technology demonstrator for low-emission hybrid-electric propulsion systems for future 19-seat regional airliners.

By Irene Klotz
NASA has awarded SpaceX a $50 million contract to launch an X-ray observatory designed to measure polarized light from black holes, neutron stars and other high-energy astrophysical objects.
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By Tony Osborne
The British defense ministry is widening the scope of its directed energy weapons research with plans for three new demonstrators to help accelerate the introduction of the technology to the front line.
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India soon will establish a satellite tracking and data reception station in the neighboring Himalayan state of Bhutan.
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This week the House is expected to begin consideration of the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. On Tuesday afternoon Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will convene a hearing to examine NASA’s human spaceflight plans with witnesses including famed Apollo Flight Director Gene Kranz.

Britain has sent a student pilot to test the U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next (PTN) experimental flight training program at Randolph AFB in Texas.

FRANCE took delivery of second A330 Phoenix multirole tanker transport three months early July 2, the first with medevac capability.

Hughes Network Systems LLC, Germantown, Maryland, has been awarded an $11,823,659 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the research and development effort to research solutions, prototype products and demonstrate solutions that include machine learning to improve transport and network performance availability and reliability.

Hughes Network Systems LLC, Germantown, Maryland, has been awarded an $11,823,659 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the research and development effort to research solutions, prototype products and demonstrate solutions that include machine learning to improve transport and network performance availability and reliability.

By Bill Carey
In a July 2 letter, lawmakers urged Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao “to dedicate the necessary staff and resources for the rapid publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)” on the so-called Remote ID requirement for small drones.

By Lee Hudson
Adm. Bill Moran confirmed he declined the presidential appointment and regretted any inconvenience his decision caused President Donald Trump and Navy Secretary Richard Spencer.
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By Tony Osborne
Outlining its plans on July 8, Rolls-Royce seeks to enlarge its Dahlewitz facilities to support the development of hybrid-electric 400 kW-1,000 kW propulsion systems.

By Arie Egozi
The grounding followed a January incident in which a C-130 cargo aircraft rolled about 328 ft. into a ditch during an engine check. Two civilian workers carrying out the test were slightly injured.
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By Marhalim Abas
The appearance of an eight-wheel transporter erector launcher fitted for eight Aster missiles in the July 6 parade rehearsal revealed a standard configuration for the system as bought by Singapore.
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By Tony Osborne
Because Brussels wants to base its 34 F-35As across two air bases, Florennes and Kleine Brogel, two sets of facilities will be required.
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By Graham Warwick
“The publication of the SC-VTOL by EASA is a big step for the urban air mobility industry, and explicitly enables us to certify our aircraft for urban air taxi operations. The requirements regarding safety are among the highest in the industry and rightfully so,” says Jan-Hendrik Boelens, chief technology officer of German eVTOL developer Volocopter.

By Bill Carey
Managed by the Irish Aviation Authority, an Aireon joint venture partner, the Alert service uses the company’s network of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast receivers carried by Iridium Next satellites to locate transponder-equipped aircraft flying below.
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By Marhalim Abas
The aircraft, built by Airbus and equipped by Indonesian Aerospace, was handed over from the local factory at Bandung on June 27, the Indonesian company said.
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By Mark Carreau
A three-member crew is set to mark the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 Moon landing with a July 20 launch to the International Space Station.
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For several weeks, Israel's airspace has been experiencing interference with its GPS navigation system, and Israeli defense organizations are trying to understand why.

AAR DEFENSE SYSTEMS & LOGISTICS has $210m U.S. Air Force contract for C-130H logistics/maintenance/repair/training for the Afghanistan Air Force.

View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Top Western Rotary-Wing Maritime In-Service Fleets By Family 2018-2028 chart in PDF format.

July 9-11—Countering Drones Global Conference, Hilton London Olympia, London, U.K. For more information go to https://www.defenceiq.com/events-counteringdrones

By Steve Trimble
Congress added $57.7 million to the fiscal 2019 budget last year to launch the EMARSS-E program. The funding included $39.8 million for the EMARSS-E pods and $17.9 million for the airframe.
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By Steve Trimble
SDA's July 1 RFI gives industry five weeks to weigh in on a sweeping reimagining and expansion of the Pentagon’s orbital assets.
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