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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 13, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 30 February 13, 2017
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Programs

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Marine Corps Aviation Vision Includes UAV Sidekicks

Feb 10, 2017
The U.S. Marine Corps is keenly interested in pairing all of its manned aircraft with unmanned combat and multi-mission UAVs.
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Taiwan Launches Development Of F-CK-1 Trainer Derivative

Feb 10, 2017
Taiwan will develop a version of its F-CK-1 Chingkuo fighter as an advanced trainer, rejecting local manufacturing of a foreign design.
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Boeing Eager To Offer F/A-18 For Indian Navy

Feb 10, 2017
Boeing sees its F/A-18 Super Hornet as an ideal fit for the Indian navy’s requirement for approximately 57 Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters.
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Indonesia Receives AW101 Amid Controversy

Feb 10, 2017
Indonesian military police have impounded a Leonardo AW101 pending an investigation into the circumstances surrounding its acquisition.
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SpaceX ISS Mission To Park Satellite Serving Tech At ISS

Feb 09, 2017
NASA’s Satellite Servicing Products Division is counting on SpaceX’s CRS 10 resupply mission to the International Space Station to help kick off two years of autonomous rendezvous and docking system technology development.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 13, 2017
BELL HELICOPTER has $49.1m U.S Navy contract for procurement of long-lead items and components for 27 Lot 15 AH-1Z aircraft for the Marine Corps through March 2018. SCHIEBEL has Royal Australian Navy contract for Camcopter S-100 System and three years of follow-on contractor logistics support.

Funding & Policy

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Bridenstine Sees Classified Satellite Vulnerability Growing

Feb 13, 2017
As low Earth orbit gets crowded, classified national security spacecraft are becoming an open book, according to Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a member of the House armed services and science committees. “Other nations have commercial capabilities with sensing capabilities, you know, telescopes and radars, and they’re seeing these things and they’re reporting them,” he told a recent FAA commercial space conference.
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French Aerospace Lobby Calls 2016 A Good Year For Exports

Feb 10, 2017
The lobbying group for France’s aerospace industry has released annual performance numbers earlier than planned, reacting to recent negative comments about the contribution of the industry to France’s 2016 balance of trade.

Technology

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Safran Studying Hybridization To Right-Size Helicopter Engines

Feb 06, 2017
Safran has begun studies into the use of hybrid power on helicopters as a solution to cut fuel consumption.
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Gilat, Airbus To Demo Conformal Ka-Band Connectivity

Feb 10, 2017
Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks is to develop an embedded electronically scanned antenna for Ka-band inflight connectivity under a joint project with Airbus.
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NASA Moves Closer To Quiet Supersonic Demo

Feb 13, 2017
As part of its plan to field a Quiet Supersonic Transport low-boom flight demo, NASA has issued a call for interested companies to submit a “capability statement.”

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Feb 13, 2017
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Feb. 15-16—Border Security 2017, Crowne Plaza Rome St. Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy. For more information go to http://www.janes.com/events/