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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 23, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 59 September 23, 2016
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Funding & Policy

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USAF Secretary Hopes Smart Contracting Will Control B-21 Cost

Sep 22, 2016
The U.S. Air Force is keeping a tight leash on B-21 contractor Northrop Grumman in the hopes of controlling costs on the program from the ground up.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 23, 2016
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $395m U.S. Air Force contract for Global Positioning System III satellites 09 and 10.

In Brief

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AAR Wins $10B State Department Airlift Support Award

Sep 23, 2016
The U.S. State Department has awarded AAR Airlift Group a potentially $10 billion, 11-year award to provide airlift support under a counter-narcotics, crime and anti-terrorism effort.

Programs

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Swiss Firm Pushes Multi-Role Transport Conversions Of ATRs

Sep 22, 2016
A Switzerland-based company believes secondhand ATR-42s and 72s could find a new role as low-cost, multi-role transport aircraft.
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Boeing’s F-15, F/A-18 Deals With Qatar and Kuwait Now ‘Imminent’

Sep 21, 2016
Deals for more F-15s and F/A-18s couldn’t come soon enough for Boeing’s fighter factory in St. Louis, which needs more orders to keep production humming into the 2020s.
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Tokyo To Buy New Boeing KC-46A Tankers

Sep 21, 2016
The Pentagon said the State Department has approved Japan’s request for a foreign military sale (FMS) of four next-generation tankers
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Embraer Begins Tactical Testing Of KC-390

Sep 22, 2016
Embraer is expanding the envelope and broadening the testing of the tactical capabilities of the KC-390 airlifter.
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Bell Aims V-247 Unmanned Tiltrotor At Marine Corps

Sep 22, 2016
Bell Helicopter has unveiled the V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor it is proposing for an emerging U.S. Marine Corps requirement for a ship-based expeditionary endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
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U.S. Air Force Eyes Stealthy, Laser-Armed, Next-Gen Tanker

Sep 21, 2016
The future "KC-Z" tanker could look very different than the large-bodied, commercially derived tankers of today; it could be stealthy, carry missile-shooting lasers, and even fly autonomously.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Gunship MRO Demand By OEM 2016-2025

Sep 23, 2016
View the Forecast Friday: Gunship MRO Demand By OEM 2016-2025 chart in PDF format.