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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 8, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 45 March 08, 2017
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Programs

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Blue Origin To Launch Eutelsat Satellite By 2022

Mar 07, 2017
Eutelsat has signed on as the first customer for Blue Origin’s partially reusable New Glenn launch vehicle.
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Rumored AW209 Would Be Light Twin Helicopter, Officials Say

Mar 07, 2017
Leonardo Helicopters officials have confirmed that its AW209 designation applies to a light twin-engine helicopter.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada Testing New 2,000 shp Powerplant

Mar 06, 2017
Pratt & Whitney Canada is working on a new 2,000 shp-class helicopter engine that could be ready for market by year’s end.
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OneWeb Constellation Development In ‘Full Swing,’ Airbus Exec Says

Mar 07, 2017
Development of OneWeb’s massive low Earth orbit constellation is proceeding at full speed, an Airbus executive says.
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Startup Signs GOMspace, Virgin For LEO Comsat Constellation

Mar 07, 2017
UK-based startup Sky and Space Global has signed agreements to build, launch and replenish a constellation of around 200 nanosats to provide low-cost communications to equatorial regions.
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Europe’s Sentinel-2B Launched Aboard Vega

Mar 07, 2017
Sentinel-2B successfully launched atop an Arianespace Vega rocket from the European spaceport in French Guiana late March 6.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 09, 2017
SAAB has SEK105m ($11.7m) Brazilian army contract for deliveries of the RBS 70 man-portable air defense system, starting in 2017.

In Brief

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UK Extends Rotary-Wing UAS Development

Mar 09, 2017
Leonardo is to conduct a second phase of the UK’s Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System capability concept demonstration (RWUAS CCD) under a two-year contract.

Operations

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Thaad Deploys To S. Korea After N. Korea Rocket Launches

Mar 07, 2017
The U.S. has deployed Lockheed Martin-built Thaad interceptors to the Korean Peninsula in response to provocative rocket launches by North Korea.
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U.S. Air Force Shifting To Cloud-Based Parts Planning System

Mar 07, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is moving to a new parts management tool that the vendor, Needham, Massachusetts-based PTC, says could drive down parts inventory costs by 10-20% and improve aircraft readiness rates by 5-10%.

Business

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Helicopter Deliveries Down 20% In 2016, Honeywell Says

Mar 06, 2017
Honeywell says helicopter deliveries dropped 20% in 2016 compared to 2015, reflecting the challenging market faced by the industry.