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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 23, 2018

VOL. 263 NO. 57 March 23, 2018
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Funding & Policy

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More F-35s, Super Hornets; Omnibus Boosts Defense To $655B

Mar 22, 2018
Congressional appropriators on March 22 unveiled a sweeping $1.3 trillion spending agreement that would fund the Department of Defense at $654.6 billion.
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Budget Plan Includes $1 Billion Boost For NASA

Mar 22, 2018
A $1.3 trillion spending bill pending before the House on March 22 includes an extra $1 billion for NASA.
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NASA Asteroid Defenses Get A Budget Bump

Mar 21, 2018
NASA is eyeing a late 2022 mission to demonstrate whether a future asteroid on a collision course with the Earth could be deflected with a blow from a well-guided spacecraft.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 24, 2018
AIRBUS formally delivered two A400M new generation airlifters to France and Germany on March 20 during ceremony in Seville, Spain.

In Brief

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U.S., Russian Trio Launches to Space Station

Mar 24, 2018
Russia’s Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft with NASA’s Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was on course for a March 23 docking with the International Space Station (ISS)

Programs

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Belgian F-16 Replacement Program In Turmoil

Mar 22, 2018
Belgium’s future fighter program has been thrown into turmoil after it emerged that cheaper options to extend the life of the country’s F-16s had been hidden.
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Philippines Still Waiting For C212s

Mar 21, 2018
The Philippines is sticking by an order for two Indonesian Aerospace C212 light transport aircraft, despite a three-year delay.
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Lofty Capability Goals Outlined For Marines’ MUX Multimission UAS

Mar 20, 2018
The U.S. Marine Corps’ MUX expeditionary unmanned aircraft would be the most complex and capable UAS yet developed if a request for information were fulfilled.
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DJI Builds Drones To Guide Robotic Earth Movers

Mar 22, 2018
Drone data provider Skycatch and manufacturer DJI are to deliver a fleet of 1,000 small UAVs to Komatsu Smart Construction to map and model job sites.

Operations

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Airshow Crash Pilot Facing Manslaughter Charges

Mar 21, 2018
The pilot of a Hawker Hunter jet that crashed during aerobatic maneuvers at the Shoreham Airshow, killing 11 people on the ground, will face criminal charges.
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Israel Declassifies 2007 Syria Nuclear Raid Details

Mar 21, 2018
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has declassified details of an air raid on a nuclear facility in Syria 11 years ago.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Military Transport In-Service Fleets by Family 2018-2027

Mar 24, 2018
View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Military Transport In-Service Fleets by Family 2018-2027 chart in PDF format.