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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 26, 2017

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Programs

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USAF To Replace E-4B, E-6B With One ‘Doomsday’ Fleet

May 25, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is kick-starting a potentially multibillion-dollar program to replace the E-4B “Doomsday Plane” and the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury fleet with a single fleet.
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Germany Considers F-35 As Future ‘Command Fighter Advanced’

May 25, 2017
The German Air Force is seriously interested in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as the central node of its future networked strike complex, which includes unmanned surrogates.
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Boeing Protests USAF’s Compass Call Decision

May 25, 2017
Boeing has lodged a protest over the U.S. Air Force’s decision to allow L3 Technologies to choose the next EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, alleging an unfair conflict of interest.
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NASA Accelerates Psyche Mission Launch

May 25, 2017
NASA is moving up the planned launch date of its Psyche asteroid mission from October 2023 to summer 2022.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 27, 2017
ELBIT SYSTEMS has $25m contract for J-Music Dircm (Direct Infrared Countermeasures) self-protection systems for undisclosed international customer.

In Brief

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Deloitte: U.S. A&D Export Growth Slows

May 27, 2017
After rising 60% from 2010 to 2015, U.S. aerospace and defense (A&D) exports slowed in 2016, according to a new study from Deloitte.

Operations

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Australia On Track In Drawing Down F/A-18A/B Force

May 25, 2017
“The drawdown of flying hours for the F/A-18A/B Hornet in future years is in accordance with the planned transition to the F-35A Lightning,” Australia's defense department says.

Business

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Zodiac’s Troubles Cause Safran Deal To Drop €1 Billion

May 24, 2017
Safran's new terms for acquiring Zodiac Aerospace have resulted in €1 billion ($1.1 billion) drop in the value of the deal.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Western C4ISR Aircraft MRO Demand 2017 - 2026

May 27, 2017
View the Forecast Friday: Western C4ISR Aircraft MRO Demand 2017 - 2026 chart in PDF format.