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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 4, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 23 August 04, 2017
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Programs

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Sikorsky S-97 Suffers Hard Landing In Florida

Aug 03, 2017
Lockheed Martin’s fly-by-wire Sikorsky S-97 Raider technology demonstrator suffered a hard landing during a morning test flight in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Thailand Funds Upgrade For Four More F-5s

Aug 03, 2017
Thailand, the last operator of the F-5E/F Tiger in Southeast Asia, will put four more of the light fighters into an extensive upgrade program.
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Super-Medium Helicopters Gaining Ground In North Sea

Aug 03, 2017
AgustaWestland’s AW189 and Airbus H175 super-medium twin-engine helicopters have found a comfortable niche in North Sea oil and gas operations.
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Israel Ups Stake In Electric Propulsion With New Bird

Aug 02, 2017
The Israel Space Agency and prime contractor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) dealt themselves a place in the emerging electric propulsion technology sector.
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ISS Mouse Study Spotlights Microgravity Menace

Aug 01, 2017
Mice reared in a centrifuge aboard the International Space Station returned to Earth with far more bone mass and 10% bigger muscles than mice that were not exposed to artificial gravity, a study shows.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 04, 2017
CHROMALLOY COMPONENT SERVICES has $7.7m U.S. Air Force contract for F108 Module 13/15. Work complete July 2020.

In Brief

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Boeing Venture Arm HorizonX Invests In AR/VR Company

Aug 04, 2017
Boeing’s HorizonX venture arm is investing in Pittsburgh-based augmented/virtual reality company C360 Technologies.

Operations

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Five Dover C-5M Transports Return To Flight

Aug 03, 2017
Part of the Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy fleet at Dover AFB in Delaware has resumed flying after being grounded due to nose landing gear failures.

Funding & Policy

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USAF Plans Road Map To Operational Hypersonics

Jul 31, 2017
As the U.S. Air Force prepares to solicit industry for development of an air-launched hypersonic conventional strike weapon, the service for the first time is outlining its approach to operationalizing high-speed capability for a wide range of roles.
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Lawmakers Cite Program Delays To Justify Space Corps

Aug 01, 2017
House lawmakers are seizing on a pair of U.S. Air Force space program delays to support the need to create a Space Corps.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Tanker MRO Demand By Region 2017-2026

Aug 04, 2017
View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Tanker MRO Demand By Region 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.