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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 18, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 11 January 18, 2017
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Funding & Policy

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McCain Proposes $430B Defense Boost Over Five Years

Jan 17, 2017
President Barack Obama had projected a slight increase in Pentagon spending in the coming years. But Obama’s 0.4% nudge is nothing compared to the $430 billion spike that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says is required.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 18, 2017
BAE SYSTEMS will upgrade F-22 Raptor’s head-up display to all-digital version under subcontract from LOCKHEED MARTIN.

In Brief

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Fighter-Launched Micro-Drones Form Swarm

Jan 18, 2017
The U.S. Defense Department demonstrated a mission with a swarm of aircraft-launched micro-drones in late 2016.

Business

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AirTanker Prepares For Busier Royal Air Force Customer

Jan 17, 2017
AirTanker wants to ensure it is ready for the increased tempo of operations as the UK Royal Air Force grows its fast jet fleet.
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Lockheed CEO Tells Trump Of New Hires, Cost Cuts

Jan 13, 2017
Lockheed Martin Chairman President and CEO Marillyn Hewson told President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 13 that the F-35 provider was close to striking another production-lot contract that would see “significantly” lower unit costs of future Joint Strike Fighters.
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Rolls-Royce To Pay Fines In Bribery, Corruption Cases

Jan 17, 2017
Aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay £670 million ($808 million) in fines to settle a series of bribery and corruption cases with UK, U.S. and Brazilian authorities.

Programs

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Trump, Boeing Talk Fighter ‘Options,’ Air Force One Price

Jan 17, 2017
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says he had a productive discussion with the president-elect about “options” on fighters and lowering the cost of the next Air Force One.
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SpaceX Returns To Flight, Deploys Iridium Satellites, Sticks Landing

Jan 18, 2017
Elon Musk’s SpaceX restored some of its luster Jan. 14 with the launch of a Falcon 9 for the first time since an on-pad explosion on Sept. 1.
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Next Galileo Launch Hangs On Atomic Clock Investigation

Jan 17, 2017
The ongoing investigation into problems with atomic clocks aboard Galileo spacecraft could delay the next launch for the constellation, currently planned for the end of this year.
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Spacewalkers Wrap Up First Round Of ISS Battery Swap

Jan 13, 2017
NASA and European Space Agency spacewalkers have all but closed out the two-week opening round of a long-running battery upgrade outside the International Space Station.
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Airbus Helicopters Delivers Two Caracals To Thailand

Jan 17, 2017
Airbus delivered two H225M Caracal helicopters to Thailand in December, adding to four aircraft that entered service in 2015.
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Gene Cernan, Last Man On The Moon, Dies

Jan 17, 2017
One of 14 astronaut candidates selected by NASA in 1963, Cernan launched three times, including two missions that took him to the Moon.

Operations

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Pilot Killed In Thai Gripen Crash

Jan 16, 2017
A Thai air force Saab JAS 39C Gripen crashed at Hat Yai airport in southern Thailand on Jan. 14, killing the pilot.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of Jan. 9-Jan. 13, 2017

Jan 18, 2017
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is being awarded a $19,188,359 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4321).