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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 11, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 7 April 11, 2017
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Programs

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Lockheed Passes On USAF’s Light Attack Demo

Apr 08, 2017
The decision not to offer an aircraft for the OA-X demonstration this summer makes it the second major defense contractor in two weeks to opt out.
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Australia Seeks Nasams For Deployed Air Defense

Apr 10, 2017
Australia has chosen the Raytheon and Kongsberg Nasams missile system for short-range air defense of deployed forces.
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U.S. Navy Quietly Tried To Suspend Tomahawk Line In 2014

Apr 10, 2017
Raytheon’s long-serving Tomahawk cruise missile has been the Pentagon’s weapon of choice for day one of a conflict for almost three decades, but in 2014 the U.S. Navy proposed ending production to fund a successor.
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India To Export Torpedoes To Myanmar

Apr 07, 2017
India will soon supply indigenously-developed lightweight torpedoes to Myanmar in a deal worth about $38 million.
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Aurora Pitching Armed UAV For Marines

Apr 10, 2017
The odd-looking hybrid electric UAV that Aurora Flight Sciences is building for DARPA could be weaponized and adapted for the U.S. Marine Corps’ “MUX” mission.
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TAI Completes Hurkus Weapon Firing

Apr 10, 2017
The Roketsan Laser-UMTAS (L-UMTAS)/Mizrak laser-guided missile was fired from the modified first prototype Hurkus-A in a demonstration on a weapon range in central Turkey.
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U.S., Russian ISS Crewmembers Descend To Earth

Apr 10, 2017
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko departed the six-person International Space Station early April 10.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 12, 2017
KONGSBERG DEFENSE SYSTEMS has NOK150m ($17.4m) Australian Department of Defense contract for integration of Joint Strike Missile on the F-35.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Apr 12, 2017
On Wednesday morning U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein will appear at the Heritage Foundation to discuss “Rebuilding Air Force Readiness.”

Funding & Policy

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FAA Restricts UAV Flights Over U.S. Military Facilities

Apr 10, 2017
The FAA has issued its first airspace restrictions that specifically apply only to UAVs.

Operations

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Pentagon Says Tomahawk Strikes Hit 20 Syrian Fighters

Apr 10, 2017
The Tomahawk cruise missiles launched in response to Syria’s latest chemical weapons attack damaged or destroyed more than 20 Syrian fighters, the Pentagon says.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of April 3-7, 2017

Apr 12, 2017
Selected U.S. military contracts for April 3, 2017 U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a competitive cost-plus…