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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 22, 2016

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Programs

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Congressional Panel Calls For U.S. Army To Bolster FVL

Apr 21, 2016
Concerned that funding support for the Pentagon’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative is inadequate, a House Armed Services panel’s markup of the fiscal 2017 defense budget would require the U.S. Army to report on technology development efforts by January 2017.
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AeroVironment To Supply Blackwing UAV For Sub Launch

Apr 21, 2016
U.S. Navy submarines are to be equipped with a small UAV, Blackwing, produced by AeroVironment.
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Hanwha Thales To Build Prototype Radar For KF-X

Apr 21, 2016
Hanwha Thales has been selected to develop a prototype radar for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter, beating rival LIG Nex1, a company that previously seemed to be the country’s anointed fighter-radar specialist.
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Anka-S First Flight Planned For Third Quarter 2016

Apr 23, 2016
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is preparing to perform the first flight of its new Anka-S medium altitude, long endurance (MALE), unmanned air system (UAS).
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Space Marathoner Kelly: ‘We Can Go To Mars'

Apr 21, 2016
U.S. space marathoner Scott Kelly flashed his wit and shared his insights into the challenges of long-duration human spaceflight when he and his International Space Station crew mates were honored April 20.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 23, 2016
SAFRAN will sell U.S.-based subsidiary Morpho Detection LLC to Smiths Group plc for ...

In Brief

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XTI Aircraft Reaches $1 Million In Crowdfunding

Apr 23, 2016
XTI Aircraft Co., based in Denver, has raised more than $1 million in equity crowdfunding investments for its ...

Funding & Policy

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‘Creative Accounting’ Kept U.K. Within NATO Spending Target

Apr 21, 2016
A committee of U.K. lawmakers says the government used “creative accounting” in its bid to stay within NATO’s target for defense spending.

Operations

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U.S. Navy Installs First Carrier UAV Command Center

Apr 21, 2016
The U.S. Navy completed a milestone earlier this month with the installation of the first UAV command center aboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Trainer/Light Fighter MRO

Apr 23, 2016
View the Forecast Friday: Trainer/Light Fighter MRO chart in PDF format.