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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 21, 2018

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Programs

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Boeing Starts Work On Stealthy Next-Gen Super Hornet

Mar 20, 2018
Boeing is about to kick off an exhaustive effort to transition the U.S. Navy’s carrier air wing to the “Block III” Super Hornet.
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NASA Advances Commercial Lunar Lander Strategy

Mar 20, 2018
NASA is querying the U.S. private sector on lunar lander concepts that could deliver large payloads and astronauts to the Moon’s surface in the late 2020s.
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Japan’s Ruling Party Wants F-35Bs, Ship To Use Them

Mar 20, 2018
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will recommend the government buy F-35Bs and convert a helicopter carrier to operate them, the Nikkei newspaper says.
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S. Korea Army Seeks More Surface-To-Surface Missiles

Mar 20, 2018
The South Korean army requires almost four times as many surface-to-surface missiles as it currently deploys.
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NASA Confirms SLS Poised To Lose Another Mission

Mar 20, 2018
The Trump administration’s 2019 NASA spending plan proposes to fly the Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moon on a commercial launcher rather than the SLS rocket,

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 22, 2018
BOEING has $8m U.S. Air Force contract for F-15 simulators contractor logistics support.

In Brief

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5G Wireless Networks Could Detect Drones

Mar 22, 2018
Future 5G wireless networks could provide a way to detect illicit drones.

Business

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General Dynamics Raises Offer For CSRA After CACI Bid

Mar 20, 2018
General Dynamics said March 20 it was raising its proposed offer for federal information tech and services provider CSRA by $0.50 per share.
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TransDigm Buying Aftermarket Provider Extant Components

Mar 20, 2018
Serial aerospace and defense acquirer TransDigm Group appears back in the swing of things, with the second acquisition announced in as many weeks.

Technology

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France Launches AI Initiative In Air Combat

Mar 20, 2018
The French government has charged Dassault and Thales with creating an “ecosystem” to develop artificial intelligence technologies for combat aircraft.

Program Dossier

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Program Dossier: Eurofighter Typhoon

Mar 22, 2018
View the Program Dossier: Eurofighter Typhoon in PDF format.