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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 7, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 5 April 07, 2017
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Programs

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Tanker Demand May Stall KC-10 Retirement

Apr 06, 2017
The head of U.S. Transport Command says the planned retirement of 59 Boeing KC-10 Extenders may need to be reconsidered.
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ViaSat-2 Seen In Service By Year's End Despite Kourou Unrest

Apr 06, 2017
Despite ongoing strikes that have forced Arianespace to suspend launches indefinitely, a ViaSat executive says he is "confident we’ll have ViaSat-2 in service by the end of the year."
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Sikorsky Touts CH-53K Cost Competitiveness In Germany

Apr 04, 2017
Sikorsky is claiming that its CH-53K King Stallion would be a cost-effective option if it was selected to meet an upcoming German requirement for a heavy-lift helicopter.
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‘Operational’ Reusable Launch Goal Of Blue Origin, SpaceX

Apr 06, 2017
Blue Origin and SpaceX's plans toward full operational reusability are not all that different.
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India To Buy More Barak-I Missiles

Apr 04, 2017
India will soon buy more than 100 additional Barak-I missiles from Israel for about 5 billion rupees ($77 million).
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NASA’s Whitson To Extend ISS Stay By Three Months

Apr 06, 2017
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is prepared to extend her current stay aboard the International Space Station for another three months.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 07, 2017
NORTHROP GRUMMAN’s MQ-4C Triton completed testing and a successful first flight of an improved software suite that enables Early Operational Capability deployment in 2018. LOCKHEED MARTIN has $129.4m U.S. Navy contract for work on the TR-3 integrated core processor and related subsystems to alleviate diminishing manufacturing sources constraints projected under F-35 production Lot 15 through March 2019.

Funding & Policy

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Trump Advisor: No GA Tax in ATC Reform

Apr 07, 2017
The chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump said April 4 that air traffic control (ATC) reform—including privatizing ATC—could be a major element of the new administration’s infrastructure buildup, but that general aviation should not fear paying more for it. “We’re probably not even going to tax general aviation,” said Gary Cohn, director of the National Economic Council.
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U.S. Needs Space Force To Spend Properly On Domain, Lawmaker Says

Apr 06, 2017
Money is one of the key reasons the U.S. needs a new military service dedicated to space, says Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.).

Business

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Boeing Stands Up Global Services, Australian HQs

Apr 06, 2017
Boeing's Global Services business unit, announced last November, will be operational in July.

Forecast Friday

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Worldwide Western C4ISR Aircraft In-Service Fleets 2017-2026

Apr 07, 2017
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts the global fleet of Western C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft will grow significantly over the next four years