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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 5, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 25 May 05, 2017
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Programs

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DOD Kicks Off F-35 International Block Buy

May 03, 2017
The U.S. government has initiated a “block buy” of more than 300 F-35s that will enable its international partners to purchase Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter in bulk over three years.
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Raytheon SPY-6 Radar Enters Low-Rate Production

May 04, 2017
The U.S. Navy’s powerful new SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (ADMR) has been approved for low-rate production at Raytheon’s plant in Andover, Massachusetts.
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Avic AG600 Amphibian Begins Taxi Tests

May 02, 2017
The prototype Avic AG600 amphibious aircraft has begun taxi tests, the Chinese manufacturer says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 05, 2017
BOEING has $541.1m U.S. Army contract for production lot 15 CH-47F cargo renew and new build helicopters through Dec. 31, 2020. U.S. MARINE CORPS MV-22 Ospreys complete first-ever trans-Pacific flight, touching down in Australia as part of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) on May 2.

Funding & Policy

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SpaceX Lobbies In Advance Of Constellation Deployment

May 05, 2017
To pave the way to begin launches of a 4,425-satellite constellation in 2019, SpaceX is pressing Congress to revise various policies in ways that would benefit its large low Earth orbit venture to provide broadband internet to currently underserved areas. For starters, Federal Communications Commission rules require non-geostationary orbit constellations to launch an entire constellation within six years.
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NASA Queries Private Sector For Lunar Landing Services

May 04, 2017
NASA is seeking U.S. companies capable of delivering unmanned payloads to the lunar surface.

Technology

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Reaction Engines Begins Test Facility Construction

May 04, 2017
Reaction Engines has begun construction of a test facility where it plans to perform the first ground-based demonstration of its Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine.

Business

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Auditor To Be Investigated Over Rolls-Royce Accounting

May 04, 2017
Britain's Financial Reporting Council is looking into the conduct of auditing firm KPMG over its audits of Rolls-Royce’s financial statements during 2009-2012.

Forecast Friday

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Western Trainer And Light Fighter MRO Demand 2017-2026

May 05, 2017
View the Western Trainer And Light Fighter MRO Demand 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.