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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 7, 2016

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Programs

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Australia To Consider Early Tiger Replacement

Sep 06, 2016
Australia will consider accelerated replacement of its Airbus Tigers after auditors questioned a planned sustainment upgrade for the unreliable attack helicopters, even though they have been fully operational for only five months.
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Dawn Spacecraft Begins Mission-Extending Maneuver

Sep 06, 2016
NASA’s nine-year-old Dawn mission spacecraft began a spiraling, five-week climb above the dwarf planet Ceres on Sept. 2.
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F-35 Test Marks Final Unmanned QF-4 Target Drone Flight

Sep 06, 2016
Aug. 17 marked the closing of another chapter in the life of the venerable McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, with the QF-4 full-scale aerial target drone completing its final unmanned mission over White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
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NASA Backs May 2018 Mars Insight Launch Attempt

Sep 02, 2016
With a successful launch and transit, InSight would reach Mars for a landing on Nov. 26, 2018.
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First Spanish A400M Flies

Sep 06, 2016
Airbus Defense and Space has flown the first A400M for the Spanish air force.
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Qatar Purchases Coastal Missile System

Sep 07, 2016
LONDON—European missile manufacturer MBDA has firmed up an order for a coastal missile system for Qatar. Qatari officials signed a deal in Doha on Sept. 1 for a vehicle-launched version of the Marte ER and Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles following a memorandum of understanding for the system that was signed at the Dimdex defense show in March.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 07, 2016
AUSTRALIA launched AUS$500m ($384m) Electronic Warfare Operations Support for Maritime and Land Forces initiative; 75% of funds will be spent with local industry. LORD CORP.’s Improved Vibration Control system (IVCS) for BOEING CH-47 Chinook helicopter received final qualification approval. RADA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES LTD. has $2m in follow-on orders from undisclosed customer for delivery of ground debriefing stations. Deliveries complete by mid-2017.

Business

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Flight Management Systems Market Seen Growing 6%

Sep 07, 2016
The flight management systems market will hit $3.13 billion by 2021, according to consulting company ASDReports, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 6.23%. Factors driving the market include demand for next-generation systems and required navigation performance, as well as development of glass cockpits resulting in better operational efficiency. Other contributing factors are significant growth in the airline industry worldwide and increased fleet orders.
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GE Spends $1.4B for Two 3D Printing Equipment Makers

Sep 06, 2016
General Electric on Sept. 6 announced plans to acquire two European suppliers of additive manufacturing for $1.4 billion.

Funding & Policy

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NNSA Retracts Lockheed/Leidos Award After Learning of Sale

Sep 06, 2016
Lockheed Martin and Leidos are serving as the latest examples of how a business unit sale can mess up an expected government contract, just by changing owners in the middle of bidding.

Technology

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Australian Navy Seeking Unmanned Helicopters In Exploratory Program

Sep 02, 2016
The Royal Australian Navy plans to acquire unmanned helicopters as part of experiments aimed at fielding an operational shipborne surveillance system within 10 years.

Industry Data

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Fleet Snapshot: Worldwide F-15 Fleets

Sep 07, 2016
View the Fleet Snapshot: Worldwide F-15 Fleets chart in PDF format.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2016

Sep 07, 2016
Selected U.S. military contracts for Aug. 29, 2016. U.S. ARMY DATRON World Communications, Inc., Vista, California, was awarded a $495,000,000 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Afghanistan) contract for DATRON family of radios and support equipment. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-16-D-5010). Selected U.S. military contracts for Aug. 30, 2016.