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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 18, 2016

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Funding & Policy

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Top HASC Democrat Warns Trump Against Defense Budget Hike

Nov 17, 2016
The House Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.), has cautioned the incoming Donald Trump administration against raising the defense budget much beyond current levels.
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New Zealand To Replace Orions, Hercules In 2020s

Nov 17, 2016
A New Zealand program to replace six Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion maritime patrollers should be completed by 2026, according to an acquisition plan published on Nov. 16.
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FAA Eager To Assume Satellite Tracking Role

Nov 17, 2016
If the Trump administration endorses the move, this “space situational awareness” function long filled by the U.S. Air Force could be taken over by the FAA in 5-6 years, the agency says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 19, 2016
EUROCONSULT estimates global maritime satcom market reached $953m in revenue at the satellite operator level and $1.7b at service provider level in 2015.

In Brief

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Aerospace Fasteners Market Seen Growing 7% a Year

Nov 19, 2016
ASDReports says the aerospace fasteners market will grow from $5.49 billion in 2016 to $7.73 billion by 2021.

Programs

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Secdef Hopeful Cotton Wants More B-21s To Replace B-52s

Nov 17, 2016
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas , who tops President-Elect Donald Trump’s short list to lead the Defense Department, is urging the U.S. Air Force to retire the aging B-52 bomber and instead buy enough copies of Northrop Grumman’s next-generation B-21.
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State Department OKs Predator Sale To UK

Nov 17, 2016
The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale of up to 26 Certifiable Predator B UAVs for the UK’s Protector program.
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SpaceX Files With FCC For Broadband LEO Constellation

Nov 16, 2016
SpaceX envisions building a massive constellation of 4,425 small spacecraft in low Earth orbit (LEO) over the next decade to provide satellite-internet with “full and continuous global coverage,” according to the company’s application for FCC approval.
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First M-346 Trainers Delivered to Poland

Nov 16, 2016
Two of the aircraft touched down Nov. 14 at Deblin airbase near Warsaw, where the aircraft will be operated by the air arm’s flight training wing.
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India To Launch South Asian Satellite Next March

Nov 11, 2016
India now plans to launch the so-called South Asian satellite next March.
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Dominos, Flirtey Launch Pizza Drone Delivery Trials

Nov 16, 2016
Drone delivery startup Flirtey has begun the first commercial trials of autonomous pizza delivery, flying to customers’ homes from a Domino’s Pizza store in Whangaparaoa, north of Auckland, New Zealand.
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India’s Rustom-II UAV Makes First Flight

Nov 17, 2016
India’s Rustom-II UAV successfully completed its first flight on Nov. 16, “meeting all expectations,” a defense ministry official says.

Business

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Control System Provider Woodward Consolidates Units

Nov 16, 2016
Aerospace control system and parts provider Woodward is combining its Engine and Industrial Turbomachinery systems groups into a new Industrial Systems unit.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Western-Designed Piloted Military Aircraft

Nov 19, 2016
View the Forecast Friday: Western-Designed Piloted Military Aircraft chart in PDF format.