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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 8, 2018

VOL. 263 NO. 46 March 08, 2018
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Programs

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Boeing’s KC-46 Tanker Delayed Again

Mar 07, 2018
Boeing’s master schedule currently pegs first aircraft delivery to the fleet in the second quarter, but the Air Force now believes delivery is more likely to occur in late 2018.
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General Warns Sixth-Gen Must Arrive Faster Than F-35

Mar 06, 2018
If it takes as long to field a sixth-generation fighter aircraft as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has, the warplane “may already be irrelevant.”
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First MS-177-Equipped Global Hawk Arrives At Beale AFB

Mar 06, 2018
The first Northrop Grumman RQ-4 equipped with the UTC Aerospace Systems MS-177 imaging camera has moved to Beale AFB, California, to begin operational testing.
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Indonesia To Order Two A400Ms For Civil Transport

Mar 07, 2018
Indonesia is set to become the second export customer of the Airbus A400M airlifter, with the state-owned enterprise ministry intending to buy two aircraft.
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China Aims To Build Moon Rocket Demo Engine In 2018

Mar 07, 2018
Completing a demo for a huge first-stage rocket engine, maybe in 2018, is among tech acquisition projects that China’s main space industry group is undertaking.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 09, 2018
BOEING has $7.6m U.S. Air Force contract for the remanufacture of 571 rotary switches in air-launched cruise missiles.

In Brief

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Airbus And Quebec Leaders Bolster Working Relationship For C Series

Mar 09, 2018
Airbus’ next annual global supplier conference will be held this fall in Montréal, company and Quebec officials said March 6.

Technology

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Hypersonics ‘Highest’ Priority For DOD’s New Tech Boss

Mar 07, 2018
In his first public appearance in the newly created role of undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, former NASA administrator Mike Griffin stressed that near-peer adversaries like Russia and China are making advances in hypersonics that pose serious threats to U.S. forces.
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Lockheed Teases Advanced Missile Defense Payloads

Mar 06, 2018
Lockheed Martin is working on payloads that can meet the needs for a future missile warning satellite.

Funding & Policy

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Singapore Pushing For More New Tech, Automation

Mar 07, 2018
Drones, unmanned vessels and watch towers have been added or are under consideration for the Singapore military as it battles a manpower crunch.

Business

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Boeing Launches Autonomous Tech Program In Australia

Mar 02, 2018
Boeing has begun a three-year program in Australia to develop technologies for autonomous vehicles and deepen its understanding of how to satisfy regulators.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: European Military VIP Helicopter Fleets

Mar 09, 2018
View the Fleet Snapshot: European Military VIP Helicopter Fleets chart in PDF format.