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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 12, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 30 May 12, 2017
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Funding & Policy

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Pakistan, Turkey Enhance Aerospace Relationship

May 11, 2017
Turkish Aerospace Industies and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex have signed a memorandum of understanding that will lead to closer cooperation on programs such as the T129 attack helicopter.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 12, 2017
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INC. has $221.6m U.S. Army contract for 20 Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft; 20 satellite communications air data terminals; six universal ground control stations; one mobile ground control station; nine universal ground data terminals; spares, support equipment and associated program management. BAE SYSTEMS has $48.5m U.S. Air Force contract to manage, operate and support Solid State Phased Array Radar Systems at various USAF and UK Royal Air Force locations.

Programs

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SLS Tank Dome Damaged In Michoud Mishap

May 11, 2017
A large piece of qualification hardware for NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System was damaged May 3 in a “Class B mishap” at the Michoud Assembly Facility.
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Swift Tests Flying Wing Small UAS Over Water

May 09, 2017
Swift Engineering has completed autonomous marine flight tests on its Swift020 vertical-takeoff-and-landing small unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
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Turkey To Purchase Hurkus Light Attack Aircraft

May 11, 2017
The Turkish government has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 24 Hurkus light attack aircraft from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
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Saab’s Monster Missile Prepped For Next-Gen Gripen

May 10, 2017
Saab’s beastly-looking anti-ship cruise missile, the RBS15, is to be upgraded and installed on Sweden’s new E-series JAS 39 Gripen and Visby-class corvette.
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Saudi Arabia Unveils Armed UAV Program

May 11, 2017
Saudi Arabia has taken the wraps off an indigenous armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program.
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TAI Reveals T-625 Utility Helicopter

May 10, 2017
Turkish Aerospace Industries has taken the covers off its T625 twin-engine medium helicopter.
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Trump Blasts Troubled U.S. Navy Emals

May 12, 2017
President Donald Trump is taking aim at the U.S. Navy’s $3.1 billion program to modernize the technology of launching aircraft from carrier decks beyond existing steam-generated systems. General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (Emals) is intended to boost the speed of flight operations while reducing manpower needs, but in the past has come under criticism from the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester. And now the president is calling the Navy’s plans into question.

Business

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Insitu Revamps Commercial Unit To Service Large Enterprises

May 10, 2017
A year after forming a commercial business unit in a bid to expand out of its core defense market, unmanned aircraft manufacturer Insitu has unveiled a revamped suite of remote-sensing and information-processing services.

Leader Spotlight

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Bill Lynn, CEO, Leonardo DRS

May 12, 2017
Leader Spotlight is a Q&A featuring luminaries of the aerospace & defense sector

Advertising

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Always There To Keep You At The Ready

May 12, 2017
View the Boeing: Always There To Keep You AT The Ready in PDF format. Always There To Keep You AT The Ready.