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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 15, 2017

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Programs

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NASA Decides Not To Fly Crew On First SLS Mission

May 12, 2017
A NASA review team has concluded it will be too risky and costly to put a crew on the first flight of the heavy-lift Space Launch System.
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Boeing Begins Work On Next F-15 Software Load

May 11, 2017
Boeing has begun working on a new software load that will unlock new operational capabilities for the long-serving F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle.
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Raytheon Wins 3DELRR Contract For Second Time

May 12, 2017
Raytheon has again won the U.S. Air Force's program for a next-generation three-dimensional long-range radar, two years and seven months after an initial award that was protested by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
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Saab Touts ‘Stealth-Killing’ GlobalEye, Anti-Sub Swordfish

May 11, 2017
Saab is ready to take on the special military missions market with its Bombardier Global 6000-based GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft and Swordfish submarine hunter.
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UK, Turkey Ratify Turkish Fighter Agreements

May 10, 2017
The Turkish and British governments have ratified their agreements to allow BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries to cooperate on the development of an indigenous Turkish fighter.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 15, 2017
BOEING has $488m Foreign Military Sales contract for remanufacture of 38 AH-64 Apache aircraft, plus the purchase of three Longbow crew trainers and associated spares for the UK. Work complete by May 31, 2024. INSITU INC. has $8m U.S. Navy contract for the procurement of spare and sustainment parts to maintain U.S. Marine Corps RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial systems.

Funding & Policy

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Malaysia Secondhand Aircraft Acquisition In Doubt

May 12, 2017
Malaysian plans to get used fighter jets and maritime patrollers for its air force are looking doubtful as the service claims ignorance over the deals.
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U.S. Intel Leaders Call North Korea Top Priority

May 15, 2017
The “potentially existential” threat posed by North Korea is the top priority of the U.S. intelligence community, according to Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, speaking during a wide-ranging hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence May 11. The nation’s most senior intelligence officials declined in the public hearing to estimate when North Korea would be capable of launching a nuclear-armed ICBM.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Top 10 Western Tanker MRO Demand 2017-2026

May 15, 2017
View the Top 10 Western Tanker MRO Demand 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

May 15, 2017
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