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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 29, 2017

VOL. 259 NO. 61 March 29, 2017
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Funding & Policy

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With Rulemaking In Limbo, FAA Works To Advance UAS Ops

Mar 28, 2017
FAA is continuing efforts to prepare for regulations that will enable wider and safer commercial drone operations.
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Aging Facilities, Workforce Draining NASA Resources, IG Says

Mar 22, 2017
NASA has been slow to effectively match an aging, far-flung infrastructure and workforce with its future mission needs, the agency’s Inspector General says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 29, 2017
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $47m U.S. Air Force contract for engineering and operations services in support of Space and Missile Systems Center Ground systems and Space Operations division through Jan. 5, 2019. BOEING has $59.2m U.S. Air Force contract for interim contracting support for KC-46 Pegasus through March 24, 2018.

Business

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Japan Embraces UAS Airspace Management

Mar 29, 2017
Japanese online retailer Rakuten has formed a joint venture with low-altitude airspace service provider AirMap to provide air traffic management for unmanned aircraft systems, or UTM. Rakuten is developing a drone delivery service, called Sora Raku, and has been testing drone delivery since April 2016. The new Rakuten AirMap joint venture will provide UTM services to drone operators and airspace managers in Japan. Operators will be able to create flight plans and file them with airport and airspace managers.

Programs

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U.S. Marines Mull Turboprop Training Aircraft Buy

Mar 28, 2017
The U.S. Marine Corps is considering purchasing turboprop light attack aircraft and expanding its F-5 Tiger fleet to address an uptick in operational training.
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U.S. Navy’s Winter To Replace Bogdan As F-35 Chief

Mar 28, 2017
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan is set to retire as the head of the F-35 Joint Program Office and be replaced by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mathias Winter.
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Boeing’s New Air Force One To Get Additional Scrutiny

Mar 28, 2017
The U.S. Air Force has installed a two-star general to oversee Boeing’s fledgling Air Force One replacement.
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UK, France Sign Long-Range Cruise Missile Development Deal

Mar 28, 2017
The UK and France have signed a deal for the concept phase of the development of a next-generation cruise/anti-ship weapon.
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Shaky Start For Sikorsky M28 Demo Tour

Mar 09, 2017
An altitude violation and lack of situational awareness during a demonstration flight at Dallas/Fort Worth marred what otherwise should have been the celebratory relaunch tour of a relatively unknown Sikorsky twin turboprop aircraft, the M28.

Industry Data

PZL
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PZL Mielec M28 Spec Showcase

Mar 29, 2017
View the PZL Mielec M28 Spec Showcase in PDF format. Description : The M-28 is a Polish utility transport built by PZL Mielec. It is the latest version of Antonov’s An-14/28/38 family. The aircraft are powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A large series or Glushenkov TVD-10B turbine engines. As of March 2016, there were 82 M-28 or other variants of the An-14/28/38 in military service in nine countries.