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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 16, 2017

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Funding & Policy

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Acquisition Reforms In Defense Bill Seen As Moderate

Nov 15, 2017
Incumbent and legacy providers will remain under pressure as the latest annual defense policy bill solidifies Washington’s march toward more open and commercially oriented acquisition.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 17, 2017
BELL BOEING V-22 tiltrotor fleet reached 400,000 flight hour milestone.

In Brief

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Intelsat Demonstrates Inflight Beam Switching Using UAV

Nov 17, 2017
Intelsat General says it has taken another step forward in the exchange of information between satellite and UAV, this time demonstrating inflight beam switching between its high-throughput Epic 29e and a Block 5 MQ-9 Predator B.

Programs

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Strong Upper Level Winds Delay JPSS-1 Launch

Nov 15, 2017
Launch of the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 spacecraft was tentatively rescheduled for early Nov. 16 after strong winds prompted the latest halt in the countdown on Nov 15.
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UMS Skeldar Adds To VTOL UAS Range

Nov 15, 2017
Swedish/Swiss Joint venture UMS Skeldar has introduced a new vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system.
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UAE Planning Mirage 2000 Modernization

Nov 14, 2017
The program will remove obsolescence and add new capabilities to the fleet, senior UAE officials told journalists here on the third day of the Dubai Airshow.
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Malaysia Leaning Toward Japanese P-3C Offer

Nov 14, 2017
The Malaysian government is leaning toward accepting a Japanese offer of supplying four used Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions.
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Aero Vodochody Completes Development of L-39NG Retrofit

Nov 14, 2017
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody has completed development work on its L-39CW engine and avionics upgrade program.
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Middle East Key Market For Armed C295

Nov 14, 2017
Airbus is preparing to test fire precision-guided missiles and bombs as well as the Eurofighter Typhoon’s cannon from its C295 as part of its development work for an armed version of the airlifter.

Operations

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India To Double Satellite Launches To 20 Next Year

Nov 15, 2017
India has announced plans to double its annual satellite launches starting next year.
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More Yearlong ISS Missions Await NASA Commercial Crew Ops

Nov 13, 2017
The launch of U.S. astronauts on more "one-year" International Space Station missions are not planned until commercial crew operations are underway.

Business

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Ultra Electronics Jettisons CEO, Warns About 2017 Financials

Nov 14, 2017
In what might be an example of the industrial effect of subdued U.K. defense spending, England’s Ultra Electronics said Nov. 10 that CEO Rakesh Sharma “stepped down” immediately.