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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 24, 2017

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Programs

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With Raytheon Out, Leonardo DRS Touts Lower-Cost T-100

Mar 23, 2017
With Leonardo’s North American arm replacing Raytheon as prime, the T-100 bid for the U.S. Air Force’s coveted $16 billion T-X contract will come in at a lower price, according to a top company executive.
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USAF Floats F-15 Eagle Retirement In Favor Of F-16

Mar 22, 2017
The director of the Air National Guard says retiring the F-15C/D and replacing it with upgraded F-16s is one option being considered as part of the fiscal 2019 planning process that started last fall.
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France Goes Ahead With Rafale F4 Standard

Mar 23, 2017
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has green-lighted the development of the F4 standard for the Dassault Rafale, thus pushing the fighter’s continuous improvement plan further.
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Strikes In French Guiana Postpone Ariane 5 Indefinitely

Mar 23, 2017
The dual-payload launch of Brazilian and South Korean communications satellites on an Ariane 5 has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing strikes in French Guiana.
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Boeing Starts Australian Military Helicopter Training

Mar 23, 2017
Boeing has begun training rotorcraft aircrew members for the Australian armed forces under a 25-year contract.
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Orbital ATK Space Station Launch Reassessed

Mar 23, 2017
Liftoff had been planned for no earlier than March 27 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
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India’s GSLV Mk. 3 To Take Off By May

Mar 22, 2017
India hopes to launch its much-awaited Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk. 3 heavy rocket carrying the GSAT-1 satellite by May.
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Spacewalks To Advance Space Station Commercial Crew Dockings

Mar 22, 2017
NASA is prepped to lay the groundwork for the installation of the second of two U.S. International Space Station commercial docking ports with a series of spacewalks.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 25, 2017
BOEING has $24.7m U.S. Air Force contract to provide 18 QF-16 full-scale aerial targets and associated warranties through April 27, 2021.

In Brief

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NASA Authorization Requires ISS Transition Plan

Mar 25, 2017
The new NASA authorization directs the next NASA administrator to deliver a plan for the International Space Station (ISS) “to transition in a step-wise approach.

Funding & Policy

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Congressman Wants Pentagon Inquiry Into TransDigm

Mar 23, 2017
A member of Congress is calling for an inquiry into TransDigm's well-known practice of driving up prices on proprietary parts it provides to customers, including some in products for the U.S. Defense Department.
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Pentagon Pricing Czar Looks Forward To Trump Era

Mar 22, 2017
One of the defense industry’s chief antagonists feels like he has a new lease on his professional life, as well as a new mandate to drive the hardest bargains possible out of defense contractors.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Worldwide Western C4ISR Aircraft Deliveries 2017-2026

Mar 25, 2017
View the Forecast Friday: Worldwide Western C4ISR Aircraft Deliveries 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.