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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 16, 2018

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Programs

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Lawmakers Skeptical Of USAF’s Plan To Kill J-Stars

Mar 15, 2018
Top U.S. Air Force leaders took to Capitol Hill March 15 to defend their proposal to kill a replacement for J-Stars.
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U.S. Army Leadership ‘Won’t Stand’ For Future Vertical Lift Delays

Mar 15, 2018
The heads of the U.S. Army say they “won’t stand for delays” on the multiservice Future Vertical Lift program, despite a re-phasing in the fiscal 2019 budget.
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Sikorsky Positions S-70 For Romanian Requirement

Mar 15, 2018
Sikorsky has partnered with Romanian aerospace firm Romaero to offer completions and customization of the S-70 Black Hawk helicopter.
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Distant Ceres Remains Geologically Active, Studies Suggest

Mar 14, 2018
Ceres, the dwarf planet that has been the focus of NASA’s Dawn mission, is apparently still evolving as a water-bearing planetary body.
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KC-46 Delays Could Postpone KC-10’s Retirement

Mar 14, 2018
As delivery of Boeing’s first KC-46A tanker to the U.S. Air Force slips further, the service will likely delay retiring the first KC-10s.
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USAF Forgoes Epawss Upgrade On F-15C Eagle

Mar 14, 2018
The U.S. Air Force is skipping a significant threat awareness and survivability upgrade for the Boeing F-15C in favor of “more critical needs" for the fleet.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 17, 2018
GENERAL DYNAMICS has $15.3m U.S. Navy contract for USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) docking phased maintenance availability.

In Brief

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Swiss Teams Advance Electric Propulsion

Mar 17, 2018
The Swiss team behind the aEro 1 electric aerobatic aircraft has unveiled plans to develop an eVTOL aircraft with a modular hybrid-electric propulsion system.

Funding & Policy

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New Law Paves Way For UK Commercial Space Launches

Mar 15, 2018
Britain has enacted a Space Industry Bill, which will allow commercial space launch activities from the UK for the first time.

Operations

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SpaceX, ULA Win U.S. Air Force Contracts

Mar 15, 2018
The U.S. Air Force has divvied up five space launch contracts between SpaceX and United Launch Alliance.

Business

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Spirit Aero Could See 70% Savings From 3D Printing Someday

Mar 12, 2018
Spirit AeroSystems believes new additive manufacturing techniques it is developing could help the company eventually save 70% in costs on aircraft material.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Tanker Retirements And Deliveries 2018-20277

Mar 17, 2018
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