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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 15, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 53 June 15, 2016
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Programs

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USAF Considering Penalty For Boeing Over KC-46 Delays

Jun 14, 2016
Discussions are ongoing about what type of penalty should be levied on Boeing for missing a contractual timeline to deliver 18 operational KC-46A Pegasus tankers.
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Dyzne, PARC to Develop UAV That Delivers, Disappears

Jun 14, 2016
Contracts to design an unmanned aircraft that will decompose and disappear within 4 hr. of delivering a payload have been awarded to design and prototyping house Dzyne Technologies and electronics and materials specialist Palo Alto Research Corp. (PARC).
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USAF Secretary Urges Smooth Transition Away From RD-180

Jun 14, 2016
U.S. Air Force secretary Deborah Lee James has again voiced her concern about maintaining competition within the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program until a suitable substitute for the Russian RD-180 rocket engine is available.
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Dutch F-35s Return to U.S. After Europe Deployment

Jun 14, 2016
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has redeployed its two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters back to the U.S. after the international debut of the aircraft at the air force’s Open Dagen air show.
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U.S. Navy Buys More Bell 407s For Fire Scout Program

Jun 13, 2016
The U.S. Navy has placed an order with Bell Helicopter for “up to six” more Rolls-Royce-powered 407GXP helicopters to convert into unmanned Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout platforms.
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Osprey Managers Eye Next Missions, Modifications

Jun 14, 2016
With the MV-22 Osprey proving its worth in operations thus far, program officials are looking for the next set of missions and modifications they say will make the aircraft even more valuable to the future U.S. military force.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 15, 2016
GENERAL ATOMICS performed flight tests of Predator C Avenger equipped with UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ...

In Brief

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Fiscal 2017 Defense Policy Bill Passes Senate

Jun 15, 2016
The U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2017 on June 14 by a vote of ...

Operations

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MiG-27 Goes Down In Western India

Jun 13, 2016
An Indian air force (IAF) MiG-27 crashed in the western state of Rajasthan on June 13, injuring at least three people and damaging a few houses in the area.

Leader Spotlight

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Leader Spotlight: Leanne Caret, CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Jun 15, 2016
View the Leader Spotlight: Leanne Caret, CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & Security document in PDF format.

Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Should Transfer More Depot Work To DLA, GAO Says

Jun 10, 2016
The U.S. Defense Department could save more money by transferring all required depot work to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says.