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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 10, 2016

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Programs

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Bomber Money Down, Missile Money Up In Budget Request

Feb 09, 2016
The U.S. Air Force insists that the classified bomber program’s schedule has not slipped, but the service has adopted a new independent cost estimate.
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F-35 Takes Hit In Fiscal 2017 Budget

Feb 09, 2016
Substantial hits to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program are among the biggest changes in the fiscal 2017 procurement budget.
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Other U.S. Air Force Programs Use JSF, Bomber Cash

Feb 10, 2016
The savings will also help preserve budgets for the new T-X trainer and the Joint Stars Recapitalization (JStars Recap) program, both of which were threatened with delay.
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U.S., South Korea Discuss Thaad Deployment

Feb 09, 2016
The U.S. and South Korea are looking to deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) system on South Korean soil in light of recent North Korean actions, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook says.
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Proposed U.S. Navy Aircraft Procurement Drops

Feb 09, 2016
The U.S. Navy plans to buy 94 aircraft in fiscal 2017, compared to the 153 the service had included in its fiscal 2016 spending plan.
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MDA Takes Risk With Proposed Interceptor Buys

Feb 09, 2016
MDA Director Vice Adm. James Syring says the agency is accepting some risk in reducing interceptor buys for the Aegis combat missile defense system and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in fiscal 2017.
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U.S. Army Aviation Down, But Still Dominates Procurement

Feb 10, 2016
The U.S. Army’s aviation spending request for fiscal 2017 is $3.6 billion, down more than $2 billion from the $5.9 billion in the defense bill approved by Congress last year. However, it remains the largest segment of the Army’s $15.1 billion procurement request.
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U.S. Navy Sees Fiscal 2017 Cut, But Future Years Boost

Feb 09, 2016
The reflects a base Navy future years defense program from 2017 to 2021 of $826.4 billion, or about $1.6 billion higher than the FYDP presented with the fiscal 2016 budget.
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U.S. Navy Sub Request Focuses On Ohio Replacement

Feb 09, 2016
Altogether the budget plan includes about $13.2 billion for the Ohio-class replacement program across the future years’ defense program (FYDP), with the initial submarine included in fiscal 2021.
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U.S. Navy Sustains Carriers, Destroyers; Cuts LCS-Frigate Force

Feb 09, 2016
The U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2017 plan maintains its funding for carriers and destroyers but – as recently directed by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter – cuts down on the number of Littoral Combat Ships and fast frigate successor vessels.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 10, 2016
U.K. DEFENSE MINISTRY announced $290m package for further design work for its ...

In Brief

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USAF Plans Sole-Source Award For Aerial Communications Relay System

Feb 10, 2016
The U.S. Air Force plans to award a sole-source follow-on contract to Northrop Grumman to operate ....

Funding & Policy

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NASA’s Election-Year Budget Request Mostly Maintains Course

Feb 09, 2016
The budget plan appears to contain no real surprises except an apparent shift away from the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) that has been a centerpiece in President Barack Obama’s space policy.
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NASA Boosts Aeronautics Budget To Fund X-Planes

Feb 09, 2016
Under the plan, aeronautics funding would break the $1 billion barrier for the first time in more than two decades, peaking at more than $1.3 billion in 2023.
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Pentagon Request Supports New Weapons, With Trade-offs

Feb 10, 2016
As much as RDT&E may look like a relative winner in budget plans, procurement plans have been scaled back to help meet overall Pentagon budget caps.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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NASA Fiscal 2017 Budget Request

Feb 10, 2016
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