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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 29, 2017

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Programs

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House Authorizers Support F-35 Block Buy Worth Up To $40B

Jun 28, 2017
The House’s version of the defense policy bill, if passed, would authorize the Pentagon to take the next step toward an international F-35 “block buy” valued at as much as $40 billion.
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Spain Acquires AUDS Counter-Drone Systems

Jun 27, 2017
Able to detect, track, identify and defeat small unmanned aircraft, AUDS will be used to protect critical assets and personnel. The contract is estimated to be worth about €2 million ($2.3 million).
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Israel's Bird, Airbus Team On Manpads Protection

Jun 22, 2017
Israeli company Bird Aerosystems has teamed with Airbus to develop and field the Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS) MV on helicopters and aircraft to protect them from the proliferating threat of man-portable air defense systems, or manpads.
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Solar Array Experiment Jettisoned From The ISS

Jun 27, 2017
The Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA), a power generator with an experimental deployment mechanism launched to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this month, was jettisoned earlier this week after it failed to retract.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 30, 2017
US OIL REFINING CO. has $10.5m Defense Logistics Agency contract for aviation fuel. Work complete Oct. 31, 2017.

In Brief

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Trump Nominates Ellen Lord For Pentagon Acquisition Chief

Jun 30, 2017
President Trump has nominated former Textron Systems president and CEO Ellen Lord as the next Pentagon acquisition chief.

Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Corrals $3B Of Laser Programs Into HEL Roadmap

Jun 27, 2017
Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, principal deputy director of the Pentagon’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office, says after almost 60 years of laser development, high-power laser technology is finally on the cusp of delivering battlefield utility.
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HASC Bill Would Bolster Pentagon Aviation Accounts

Jun 27, 2017
The big winners in the bill are combat aircraft and helicopter manufacturers.

DMIN

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Jun 30, 2017
View the Defense Market Intelligence Notes in PDF format.