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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 26, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 60 June 26, 2017
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Funding & Policy

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House Lawmakers Back T-X Acceleration, Analysis Of MQ-9B

Jun 23, 2017
U.S. lawmakers want the U.S. Air Force to sustain or accelerate fielding of its T-X trainer and consider ditching the General Atomics Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper in favor of the company’s newer MQ-9B.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 26, 2017
THALES and RELIANCE DEFENSE formed joint venture to develop Indian capabilities to integrate and maintain Radar and Electronic Warfare sensors. AIRBUS has French Gendarmerie order for an additional EC145; delivery in 2018. THALES unveiled Ground Fire family of multifunction ground radars June 19 at Paris.

Programs

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Safran Gets EASA Nod For Ardiden 3G Turboshaft

Jun 26, 2017
Safran Helicopter Engines has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Ardiden 3G helicopter engine, which powers Russian Helicopters’ Ka-62 medium twin. The helicopter hovered in 2016, but the test campaign was interrupted until the “official maiden flight” on May 25, 2017. During its maturation and certification ground trials, the Ardiden 3 has accumulated more than 8,500 test hours.
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Group Pushes To Advance Asteroid Threat Assessment

Jun 19, 2017
By leveraging advances in telescope optics and computing, the B612 Foundation’s new Asteroid Institute (AI) expects to dramatically increase the discovery of small asteroids that still pose a threat to Earth.
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OHB Wins Final Galileo Batch Order

Jun 22, 2017
The European Space Agency awarded the “batch 3” order for Galileo satellites to OHB System June 22 during a contract signing event at the Paris Air Show.
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Kepler Findings To Provide Earth-like Planet Data

Jun 20, 2017
A final tally of exoplanet candidates and confirmations logged during the four-year primary mission of NASA’s Kepler space telescope promises to furnish scientists with data to estimate the number of Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy.
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India Launches New Eye In The Sky

Jun 23, 2017
India has successfully launched its Cartosat-2E remote sensing satellite, along with 30 co-passenger satellites.

Technology

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NASA Assessing Broad Range Of Mars Power Sources

Jun 22, 2017
NASA is evaluating a range of power system options to meet the challenging requirements of the agency’s human Mars exploration ambitions.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Western Transport Helicopter MRO Demand 2017-2026

Jun 26, 2017
View the Western Transport Helicopter MRO Demand 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jun 26, 2017
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.)