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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 10, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 47 March 10, 2017
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Funding & Policy

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House Panel Wants Plus-Up For F-35, F/A-18 In Fiscal 2018

Mar 09, 2017
The HASC's proposed $640 billion military base budget for fiscal 2018 includes $11 billion for more Lockheed Martin F-35s and Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets.
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New Russian Cruise Missile Seen Threatening U.S. Bases

Mar 08, 2017
The vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says Russia’s new land-based cruise missile puts at risk “most of our facilities in Europe."

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 11, 2017
LOCKHEED MARTIN’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (Jassm) completed two product verification flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

In Brief

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Embraer Defense Revenues Rise

Mar 11, 2017
Embraer’s Defense & Security segment posted net revenues of $318.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Business

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Leonardo DRS Buys Daylight Solutions

Mar 09, 2017
Leonardo looks to bolster its existing core business of electro-optical and infrared sensors and systems with the acquisition, and ride business growth in new U.S. military aircraft survivability systems.

Programs

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Raytheon’s GPS Ground System Still Facing Challenges

Mar 09, 2017
A top U.S. Air Force general says the so-called OCX program is still on rocky ground.
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RAF A400M Visits Jakarta Amidst Talk of Order

Mar 09, 2017
Despite the visit, Indonesian officials played down expectations that an order for the airlifter was imminent.
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ILS Uncovers Proton Second-Stage Engine Component Problem

Mar 09, 2017
ILS has uncovered a problem with a component in a second-stage engine that delayed the launch of the Echostar XXI satellite on the Proton Breeze M rocket in December, company President Kirk Pysher says.
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Second Launch Customer Added For Marenco SKYe SH09 Light Helo

Mar 08, 2017
Marenco Swisshelicopter has added Swiss helicopter operator Alpinlift as the second launch customer for its SKYe SH09 light helicopter.
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Earth Observatory Faster At Forecasting Solar Hazard

Mar 06, 2017
Terrestrial rather than space-based observatories might hasten advanced warnings of solar disruptions that discharge high-velocity solar energetic particles into space that could pose a health threat to astronauts, a study says.
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Ozone Monitor Installed Outside ISS

Mar 08, 2017
NASA’s Strategic Aerosol Gas Experiment III is ready for a 90-day activation and checkout session aboard the International Space Station.
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USAF Approves New Operationally Responsive Sat

Mar 08, 2017
The ORS-8 satellite, approved in February, is planned for launch in 2020-21.

Technology

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Sikorsky Partners On Real-Time HUMS System

Mar 09, 2017
Sikorsky, Metro Aviation and Petroleum Helicopters have developed a way of streaming health and usage monitoring system data off a helicopter so it can be used for urgent analysis.
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Drop-in 100% Biofuel Nears U.S. Navy Certification

Mar 09, 2017
The U.S. Navy is finishing up testing of a 100% biofuel aimed a certifying the alternative to petroleum-based JP-5 jet fuel for use across all its fleets of turbine-powered aircraft.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Trainer and Light Fighter In-Service Fleets (ISF) 2017-2026

Mar 11, 2017
View the Forecast Friday: Trainer and Light Fighter In-Service Fleets (ISF) 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.