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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 21, 2016

VOL. 258 NO. 56 December 21, 2016
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Programs

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Boeing’s Next-Gen T-X Lifts Off

Dec 20, 2016
Boeing’s next-generation T-X took off for the first time Dec. 20, making its milestone first flight just weeks before the U.S. Air Force expects to formally kick off the competition for a new trainer fleet.
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Textron Aviation Not Ruling Out T-X Bid

Dec 20, 2016
If it did jump into the race, Textron would be the sixth entrant in an already heated battle to produce 350 or more high-performance trainers.
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F-35 Development Could See 7-Month Slip, $530M Increase

Dec 19, 2016
The Pentagon is preparing for a delay of up to seven months in the F-35s development program and projecting cost growth of $530 million.
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Boeing Pushing Engine Swap For ‘100-Year’ Bomber

Dec 19, 2016
Momentum is building behind a propulsion upgrade of the 1960s-vintage, nuclear-armed Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, with Boeing proposing an eight-for-eight swap for engines designed to power regional jets in the 17,000-19,000 lb.-thrust range.
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Ohio Pays Tribute To Native Son John Glenn

Dec 19, 2016
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, U.S. Marine Corps aviator and Washington lawmaker, drew praise for his life’s accomplishments during a weekend memorial service at Ohio State University.
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India Could Launch 2,500 Smallsats Over Five Years

Dec 20, 2016
India has plans to launch up to 2,500 small satellites in the next five years to cater to burgeoning space requirements.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 22, 2016
JAXA launched the Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG) satellite aboard the second Epsilon Launch Vehicle at 8:00 p.m.

In Brief

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Lockheed Martin Comletes GOES-S Assembly

Dec 22, 2016
Lockheed Martin has finished assembly of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite S (GOES-S) weather satellite.