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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 9, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 46 March 09, 2017
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Programs

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Germany Selects Triton For Sigint Mission

Mar 08, 2017
Germany has selected the Northrop Grumman MQ-4 Triton high-altitude, long-endurance UAV as a platform for signals intelligence gathering.
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Satellite Industry Upgrades Private Space-Tracking System

Mar 07, 2017
The private Space Data Association has joined with Analytical Graphics, Inc. to develop an upgrade of the current system to track spacecraft and debris in geostationary and medium Earth orbits.
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Inmarsat’s EAN In-Flight Broadband To Launch With IAG

Mar 08, 2017
The parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, is set to be the launch customer of Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network high-speed in-flight broadband service.
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Airbus To Accelerate Military Variant of H160

Mar 08, 2017
Airbus will accelerate the development of the military version of its H160 medium twin-engine helicopter following the type’s selection for a significant joint French requirement.
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Bell Offers 429 For Indian Navy’s NUH Requirement

Mar 07, 2017
Bell Helicopter is offering the light twin-engine Bell 429 to fulfill the Indian navy’s requirement for more than 100 Naval Utility Helicopters.
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Jagid, Astronautics Launch ‘Flying LTE Tower’

Mar 07, 2017
Systems integrator Jagid Management has teamed with Astronautics Corporation of America to build a roll-on, roll-off “flying LTE tower” that will allow police and military customers to pass ISR data over broadband links.
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XTI, Bye Aerospace To Make VTOL TriFan Hybrid Electric Aircraft

Mar 07, 2017
Startup XTI Aircraft has switched to hybrid-electric propulsion for its planned TriFan 600 ducted-fan vertical-takeoff-and-landing business aircraft.
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Aveillant Supplies Radars For French Airport Counter-UAV Pilot

Mar 08, 2017
UK company Aveillant is to supply radars to French air navigation services provider DSNA for use in a pilot program to counter small UAVs in a complex airport environment.
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Airbus To Accelerate Military Variant of H160

Mar 07, 2017
Airbus will accelerate the development of the military version of its H160 medium twin-engine helicopter following the type’s selection for a significant joint French requirement.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 10, 2017
KELLY AVIATION CENTER LP has $1b U.S. Air Force contract for KC-10 engine contractor logistic support through March 6, 2026.

In Brief

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NASA Transition Authorization Act Passes House

Mar 10, 2017
On March 7 the House passed the “NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017,” which authorizes appropriations of $19.5 billion for the space agency in fiscal 2017

Business

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Rafale Exports To Help 2017 Net Sales, Dassault Says

Mar 08, 2017
Dassault Aviation expects the business jet market to remain weak in 2017, with a gradual recovery likely to begin in 2018, its CEO says.

Funding & Policy

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Stakeholders Press For UAV Traffic Management Progress

Mar 08, 2017
ATM and UAV industry representatives have expressed a sense of urgency for both sectors to agree on an efficient, safe traffic-management concept.

Operations

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Pilot Error Led To Shoreham Airshow Crash, Probe Finds

Mar 03, 2017
The crash of a vintage Hawker Hunter jet at a British air show in 2015 that killed 11 people was caused by pilot error, UK air accident investigators have concluded.