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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 19, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 12 July 19, 2016
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Programs

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Boeing Gets To Work On 747-8 Air Force One

Jul 18, 2016
Boeing has secured its largest contract award yet for early design of America’s next presidential airliner, as the amount of time and money it takes to keep the current Air Force One fleet flying increases.
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Possible End Of Line For Special Forces CV-22 Osprey

Jul 18, 2016
Bell-Boeing has booked the order for what could be its 52nd and final operational special forces CV-22 Osprey to come off the production lines in Pennsylvania and Texas, as the Navy-led program office warns of higher unit costs for the additional Air Force CV-22 model going forward.
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Sukhoi Business Jet Delivered to Thai Air Force

Jul 18, 2016
The Thai air force took delivery of two Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) aircraft on July 15.
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KC-46 Refuels A-10, Final Step Before Production Decision

Jul 18, 2016
Boeing’s KC-46 successfully refueled an A-10 Warthog last week, the final flight test required before the Pentagon can approve initial production of the next-generation tanker.
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Progress, Dragon On Way To Space Station

Jul 18, 2016
Russia’s Progress MS-03 cargo capsule, the first of two closely scheduled resupply missions expected to reach the six-person International Space Station within days of one another, lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late July 16.
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U.S. Navy Performs In-Flight Triton-to-P-8 Video Transfer

Jul 18, 2016
The U.S. Navy’s unmanned MQ-4C Triton has successfully transferred Full Motion Video (FMV) to a P-8A Poseidon for the first time in flight, proving a key capability that the service hopes will significantly enhance its ability to detect, track and eliminate maritime threats.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 20, 2016
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INC. and NLR-NETHERLANDS AEROSPACE CENTER signed agreement to ...

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Washington

Jul 20, 2016
Washington has gone comparatively quiet, with lawmakers having left the ...

Funding & Policy

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Turkish Air Force In Disarray After Failed Coup

Jul 17, 2016
Hundreds of senior air force officers have been arrested for their alleged role in the attempt to overthrow the Turkish government, which has left nearly 300 civilians and military personnel dead.
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Space Vets To Lawmakers: Stay The Course

Jul 14, 2016
The U.S. should stay the course with the Space Launch System exploration rocket and Orion crew capsule to underpin NASA’s human deep-space exploration ambitions, while fostering a growing commercial presence in low Earth orbit as the U.S. undergoes a transition in presidential administrations, industry and government veterans say.

Operations

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Aviation-Centric USS America Makes Splash At Rimpac

Jul 15, 2016
The aviation-centric class amphibious assault ship (LHA 6) USS America is showcasing its flexibility at the Rim of Pacific (Rimpac) exercise off the Hawaiian coast.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of July 11- July 15, 2016

Jul 20, 2016
Selected U.S. military contracts for July 11, 2016 U.S. NAVY Data Intelligence LLC, Marlton, New Jersey, is being awarded a potential $33,136,935…