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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 11, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 6 July 11, 2016
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Programs

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Canada To Discuss New Fighter At Farnborough

Jul 08, 2016
Canada is reaching out to fighter aircraft manufacturers and other nations such as Denmark, France, Germany and Sweden to figure out the best way to replace its 34-year-old CF-18 fighter fleet.
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New USAF Chief Justifies Not Releasing B-21 Price

Jul 08, 2016
In his first press conference July 8, the new U.S. Air Force chief of staff offered the clearest argument yet for keeping the cost to build the service’s next-generation bomber under wraps.
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Japan, Israel Partner On Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft

Jul 08, 2016
Israel Aerospace Industries and Elta are well placed to fill a Japanese requirement for up to eight unmanned surveillance aircraft that would economically complement the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk.
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USAF Wants Cyber-Hardened Supply Chain As B-21 Ramps Up

Jul 08, 2016
The U.S. Air Force’s chief of information dominance says contractors and their suppliers are being held to a “higher standard” in cybersecurity as digitally dependent weapons like the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber enter development.
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F-35 Office Says Engine Costs Down In Latest Pratt Award

Jul 08, 2016
Pratt snagged a $1.5 billion deal for the tenth batch of F135 propulsion systems, bringing the total low-rate initial production (LRIP) lot 10 contract value to $1.95 billion overall.
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France Orders Laser-Guided Rockets for Tiger Helo

Jul 08, 2016
TDA Armaments SAS, a subsidiary of Thales, will develop and produce the new 68mm induction laser-guided rocket.
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F-35 Asymmetric Tests Pave Way For DT-3 Sea Trials

Jul 08, 2016
F-35 test pilots have begun testing the aircraft’s ability to carry asymmetric external loads in powered-lift flight.
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KHI Begins Delivering C-2 Airlifter

Jul 08, 2016
The Japanese air force’s Air Development and Test Wing at Gifu Air Base received the first C-2 on June 30, the defense ministry says.
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NASA Prepares To Resume Curiosity Rover Operations

Jul 08, 2016
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover could be ready to resume science operations within a few days, after a near week-long round of troubleshooting to determine why it placed itself in “safe mode” on July 2.
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Singapore To Commission New AFV In 2019

Jul 07, 2016
Singapore will commission a locally developed tracked vehicle, the Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV), in 2019 to replace the aging M113 armored personnel carrier.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 11, 2016
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $559.5m U.S. Navy contract for non-air vehicle spares, support equipment, Autonomic Logistics Information System hardware and software upgrades, supply chain management, full mission simulators and non-recurring engineering services in support of low-rate initial production lot 10 F-35 Lightning II. BOEING has $78m U.S. Air Force contract to install KC-46 Pegasus maintenance training systems at two Air Force bases: first at McConnell AFB in Wichita, KS, to be operational in Q2 2018; second at a location TBD, operational in 2021.

Funding & Policy

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House Science Chair Wants Info On Indian Launch Services

Jul 11, 2016
The chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee is delving into the thorny issue of exporting U.S. satellites for launch on Indian rockets. For U.S. companies seeking cheaper rides to space on smaller satellites, India is an attractive option. But current U.S. policy discourages the use of Indian launch services, and U.S. companies argue that launches by India’s state-sponsored Antrix put U.S. launches at a disadvantage.

Industry Data

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U.S. DoD Spending - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): FY15-FY17 ($K)

Jul 11, 2016
View the U.S. DoD Spending - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): FY15-FY17 ($K) chart in PDF format.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jul 08, 2016
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing). July 13—Commercial Aerospace Manufacturing Briefing (CAMB), co-located with the Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, U.K. For more information go to www.awin.aviationweek.com/events