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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 13, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 51 December 13, 2017
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Programs

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Canada Launches Fighter Contest, Targets Boeing Dispute

Dec 12, 2017
Canada has formally launched its long-awaited fighter competition.
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China Conducts Drone Collision Test

Dec 12, 2017
China has conducted its first crash test to assess the potential for aircraft damage in an airborne collision with a small UAV.
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Dzyne Tests ‘Vanishing’ UAV For Darpa

Dec 12, 2017
An unmanned glider that could precisely deliver supplies to clandestine forces and then decompose without leaving tell-tale traces has completed initial flights.
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India Developing Small Launch Vehicle

Dec 12, 2017
India’s state-run space agency is developing a low-cost small launch vehicle for compact satellites that is set to debut in little more than a year.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 14, 2017
BATH IRON WORKS has $23.9m U.S. Navy contract for DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class lead yard services.

In Brief

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Synthetic Vision Upgrade Certified On Bombardier Global Express

Dec 14, 2017
Honeywell has received a supplemental type certification (STC) from the FAA to offer synthetic vision in the Primus Elite Advanced Features software upgrade on Bombardier Global Express business jets.

Funding & Policy

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EU Members Move Toward Defense-Security Initiative

Dec 12, 2017
Twenty-five European Union members have agreed to take the first steps toward closer defense and security cooperation within the trading bloc.
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Trump Signs Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization Bill

Dec 12, 2017
President Donald Trump signed the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law Dec. 12.
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NASA Establishes National Space Council Advisory Group

Dec 12, 2017
NASA has created the legal and regulatory framework for a group of aerospace industry experts to advise the U.S. National Space Council.

Business

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Hexcel To Unveil Major Composites In Alabama

Dec 12, 2017
Hexcel and Alabama are about to unveil a plan to provide additional polyacrylonitrile precursor and carbon fiber for planned production increases of large commercial aircraft.

Operations

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Offshore Helicopter Operators Complete EGPWS Trials

Dec 11, 2017
North Sea offshore helicopter operators have completed simulator trials of Honeywell’s Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system for helicopters.
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Air Power Key To Shifting U.S. Strategy In Afghanistan

Dec 12, 2017
The U.S. and Afghan military’s new campaign to strike the Taliban’s support structure from the skies is a gamechanger, according to a top general.