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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 28, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 39 February 28, 2017
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Programs

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Green Light For USAF Fighter Study Expected Soon

Feb 27, 2017
The service will abandon plans to immediately pursue a more robust, one-for-one Warthog replacement, as the venerable attack plane will continue flying well into the 2020s.
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Airbus Hopes To Sign First H160 Orders By Year’s End

Feb 27, 2017
Airbus is hoping to sign the first orders for its H160 twin-engine medium helicopter by year’s end.
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Paramount Developing Armed Puma Upgrade

Feb 27, 2017
South African defense firm Paramount is working to develop an armament package for operators of the Aerospatiale/Airbus Helicopters SA330 Puma and the AS332 Super Puma utility and transport helicopters.
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USAF Developing New 2,000-lb. Fragmentation Bomb

Feb 24, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is developing a 2,000 lb.-class bomb called BLU-136 that will rain down metal fragments on enemy forces as a replacement for cluster munitions.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 01, 2017
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC. has $59.6m U.S. Navy contract for Trident (D5) Mk. 6 guidance system production through Jan. 30, 2021.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Mar 01, 2017
On Wednesday morning in Washington the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a forum on the Future Vertical Lift helicopter requirement.

Technology

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Airbus Invests In Orbital Debris Tracking Startup LeoLabs

Feb 27, 2017
With the projected growth in the number of commercial satellite constellations on low Earth orbit expected to increase risk of collisions, a startup has attracted investment from Airbus and others to build a network of radars to track orbital debris.
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Tornado Aftermath Slows SLS Rocket Work

Feb 27, 2017
Disruptions from a tornado that struck NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Feb. 7 have likely slowed production of the propellant tanks for the core stage of the inaugural Space Launch System rocket by a couple of months.

Business

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Dassault Aims To Build Aircraft In India Through Reliance JV

Feb 23, 2017
French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation plans to jointly build military and civil aircraft in India with Reliance Aerostructure Ltd.
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Embraer’s Pellegrini To Lead OGMA

Feb 28, 2017
Marco Tulio Pellegrini, president and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, has been named CEO of OGMA-Industria Aeronautica de Portugal.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military contracts for theWeek of Feb. 21-Feb. 24, 2017

Mar 01, 2017
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, McKinney, Texas, was awarded an estimated $45,500,000 modification for an existing indefinite–delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.