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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 28, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 20 April 28, 2017
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Programs

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AVX Pitches Attack ‘MV-22E’ For Marine Escort Role

Apr 27, 2017
AVX has proposed a Cobra-style low-drag airframe coupled with the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor’s plug-on wing and rotor system as an armed Osprey escort.
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Still Five Candidates On Finland’s Fighter Shortlist

Apr 26, 2017
Helsinki has yet to eliminate any of the five fighter manufacturers who responded to the request for information sent out by the Finnish Defense Forces’ Logistics Command back in April 2016.
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Gripen Reportedly Takes Lead In Bulgaria

Apr 27, 2017
Saab’s Gripen looks likely to become Bulgaria’s next fighter after a government working group gave the aircraft a thumbs up.
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Talks With A400M Customers Underway, Airbus Says

Apr 27, 2017
Airbus has begun negotiations with A400M customers in a bid to resolve the airlifter’s ongoing delays and technical issues.
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Cassini’s First Ring Dive At Saturn Successful

Apr 27, 2017
The Cassini spacecraft emerged apparently unbattered from its first ring plane crossing at Saturn.
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Houston Spaceport Breaks Ground On New Control Tower

Apr 25, 2017
A new, state-of-the-art air traffic control tower for the city of Houston’s Ellington Airport and Spaceport is expected to be operational by the end of next year.
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Lockheed Locking In First Fury UAV Customer

Apr 26, 2017
Lockheed Martin is finalizing the sale of six Fury UAVs to an undisclosed Middle East customer.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 29, 2017
U.S. NAVY conducted four flight tests of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block I interceptor off the Hawaiian coast between April 6 and 13.

In Brief

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U.S. Lawmakers Consider Stopgap Spending Measure

Apr 29, 2017
U.S. NAVY conducted four flight tests of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block I interceptor off the Hawaiian coast between April 6 and 13.

Funding & Policy

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NASA Preparing Coordinated Search For Extraterrestrial Life

Apr 26, 2017
NASA’s associate administrator for science is overseeing an effort to shape ongoing agency programs to line up with a renewed emphasis on discovering extraterrestrial life.
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NATO Spending Uptick Marginal

Apr 27, 2017
Getting most or all NATO members to spend the alliance goal of 2% each of GDP on defense would be laudable, but do not expect that to translate into too much revenue for the defense industry, an analyst says.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Western Rotary-Wing Deliveries 2017-2026

Apr 29, 2017
View the Forecast Friday: Western Rotary-Wing Deliveries 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.