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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 22, 2017

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Programs

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Lockheed Aims To Wrap Up F-35 Development, Secure Lot 11 This Year

Mar 21, 2017
Top Lockheed Martin officials are targeting the end of the year to secure a deal for the 11th batch of F-35s and wrap up development of the fifth-generation aircraft.
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USAF Considers Using F-35 Logistics System Elsewhere

Mar 21, 2017
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin are talking about using the F-35 program’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) across more aircraft fleets.
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France Pushing Malaysia To Buy Dassault Rafales

Mar 21, 2017
The French government is making a last-ditch effort to get Malaysia to order Dassault Rafales ahead of a planned visit by its president to the Southeast Asian nation.
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Managers Say Orion Can Be Ready For Crew In 2019

Mar 21, 2017
Lockheed Martin engineering managers in charge of developing the Orion crew capsule for NASA say the vehicle planned for an unmanned three-week mission in lunar orbit next year could be ready for an eight-day lunar flyaround with two astronauts on board before the end of 2019.
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Lawmaker: Huey Replacement Delays ‘Irresponsible’

Mar 17, 2017
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) says recent delays in releasing the request for proposals for the U.S. Air Force's Huey Replacement program are “such a disappointment” and further delay would be “irresponsible” considering the importance of the mission.
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Singapore To Acquire Maritime Patrollers

Mar 20, 2017
Singapore is likely to field at least five maritime patrollers in the early 2020s.
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B-29 ‘Doc’ To Make Four National Stops

Mar 21, 2017
The restored B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” will make four national stops during the first half of a tour plan.
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ISS To Pit General Relativity Against Quantum Mechanics

Mar 17, 2017
A five-year development effort led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory could soon produce one of the coldest places in the known universe, a man-made high-tech lab aboard the U.S. segment of the International Space Station.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 23, 2017
EMBRAER A-29 Super Tucanos arrived at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, March 20, to be used by the Afghan air force for various combat operations.

In Brief

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Space Station Cargo Mission Launch Moves To March 27

Mar 23, 2017
The planned launching of Orbital ATK’s seventh NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station has moved from March 24 to no earlier than March 27.

Business

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Thales Sees Overcapacity In Communication Sats

Mar 21, 2017
Thales Alenia Space sees overcapacity as a factor in the weak telecommunications satellite market, in addition to fast-moving technology and a slow global launch rate.

Operations

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French Guiana Strike Affects Ariane 5 Launch

Mar 21, 2017
The dual-launch of the Thales Alenia Space-built SGDC and Koreasat-7 satellites on an Ariane 5 has been postponed from its March 21 target due to a strike in French Guiana, where Europe’s Kourou spaceport is located.

Spec Showcase

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Dassault Rafale C Spec Showcase

Mar 23, 2017
View the Dassault Rafale C Spec Showcase chart in PDF format.