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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 23, 2016

VOL. 258 NO. 58 December 23, 2016
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Programs

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State Department OKs Norwegian P-8 Buy

Dec 22, 2016
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale of Boeing’s P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Norway.
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Inmarsat, ESA Perform First Test Flights For ATM Project

Dec 20, 2016
UK-based satellite operator Inmarsat and the European Space Agency have completed a first series of test flights for Iris Precursor, a project aimed at improving air traffic management over European airspace through satellite-based datalink communications.
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Bell V-280 ‘85%’ Complete As Swift Delivers SB-1 Body

Dec 22, 2016
Bell Helicopter and Sikorsky/Boeing could usher in a new era for military rotorcraft in 2017 when they fly their competing V-280 Valor and SB-1 Defiant technology demonstrators.
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Can Trump Get A Better Deal On Air Force One?

Dec 20, 2016
The U.S. Air Force bought the legacy presidential aircraft from Boeing for just $249 million back in 1986 but expects to spend $3.2 billion on the new Air Force One.
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Ariane 5 Sets New Payload, Reliability Records

Dec 22, 2016
An Ariane 5 ECA launched two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit from Europe’s Kourou.
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AC352, Chinese Version Of H175, Makes First Flight

Dec 20, 2016
Avic has flown the AC352 helicopter, its variant of the Airbus H175, employing a Safran engine instead of the Pratt & Whitney Canada turboshaft of the original version.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 24, 2016
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS and THALES TDA ARMEMENTS have Occar contracts covering upgrade of 24 French Tiger HAD aircraft to Mk. 2 configuration. BOEING has $207.5m U.S. Navy contract for 51 full-rate production Lot 90 Harpoon weapon systems, components, and spares for Egypt (20); Korea (19); and Brazil (12).

Funding & Policy

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Indian Air Force Gets New Chief

Dec 24, 2016
Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will take over as India’s chief of air staff on Dec. 31 following the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha. Dhanoa will be the 25th chief of the IAF since India’s independence in 1947. The appointment was formally announced Dec 17. He was commissioned in the IAF in June 1978 as a fighter pilot. The Air Marshal has mainly flown the MiG-21 but has experience across the entire spectrum of IAF fighter aircraft, from the Jaguar to the MiG-29 and Su-30 MKI.
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Putin, Trump Pledge To Strengthen Nuclear Arsenals

Dec 22, 2016
n 140 characters, President-elect Donald Trump has registered U.S. interest in re-entering a Cold War-style nuclear buildup to counterbalance Russia, tweeting that the U.S. must “greatly strengthen and expand” its strategic arsenal.

Holiday Notice

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Holiday Note

Dec 24, 2016
This is the final issue of Aerospace Daily & Defense Report in 2016. The next issue will be dated Jan. 3, 2017. In the meantime, subscribers can…