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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 2, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 22 February 02, 2017
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Programs

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Northrop Walks Away From $16 Billion T-X Competition

Feb 01, 2017
Northrop Grumman has bowed out of the competition for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation training aircraft.
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U.S. Air Force Study On Light Fighter Fleet Takes Shape

Jan 31, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is filling in the details of a plan to study what commercial-off-the-shelf designs might be a good fit for a possible light-attack fleet.
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U.S. Forces Pursue Counter-Drone Solutions

Feb 01, 2017
The U.S. Army and Air Force are awarding contracts to address an urgent operational need for counter-UAS systems.
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Top USMC Aviator Says Mattis Review Will ‘Validate’ F-35

Feb 01, 2017
The U.S. Marine Corps’ top aviator says he believes a side-by-side review of the F/A-18 Super Hornet and the F-35 will validate the need for the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter.
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Bell Helicopter To End LongRanger Production

Feb 01, 2017
Bell is planning to end production of its Model 206L LongRanger single-engine light helicopter later this year.
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South Korea To Import Maritime Helicopters, Rejects Surion

Jan 31, 2017
The South Korean defense ministry has decided to import the navy’s next batch of anti-submarine helicopters, rejecting a proposal to adapt the Korea Aerospace Industries Surion.
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Kongsberg Looks To Equip Norway’s New P-8s With JSM

Jan 31, 2017
As Norway looks to modernize its maritime patrol fleet charged with hunting Russian submarines in the North Atlantic, Kongsberg is looking to equip the nation’s new P-8 fleet with its Joint Strike Missile (JSM).

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 03, 2017
CFM INTERNATIONAL INC. has $1.9b Defense Logistics Agency contract for F108 replenishment spare parts through Oct. 31, 2024.

In Brief

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Korea’s Light Attack Helicopter Tested By Dutch Aerospace Lab

Feb 03, 2017
Dutch national aerospace laboratory NLR has wind-tunnel tested South Korea’s indigenous Light Attack Helicopter.

Funding & Policy

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Mattis Begins Building Budget Plan For Trump’s Military

Feb 01, 2017
Defense Secretary James Mattis has directed his deputy to develop a supplemental budget request for fiscal 2017 that increases the Pentagon’s topline funding as well as long-term plans to build a “more lethal” force.
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U.S. Air Force Seeks Five More Fighter Squadrons

Jan 31, 2017
The U.S. Air Force wants to grow from 55 fighter squadrons today to 60, with an uptick in enlisted personnel from 317,000 this year to 350,000 over an unspecified period.

Business

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Harris Sells NASA-Supporting IT Unit

Jan 27, 2017
Harris will sell its government IT services business for $690 million in cash to an affiliate of Veritas Capital.

DMIN

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Feb 03, 2017
View the Defense Market Intelligence Notes in PDF format.