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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 27, 2018

VOL. 263 NO. 58 March 27, 2018
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Technology

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AI Becoming Embedded In A&D Faster Than Thought

Mar 22, 2018
More than 80% of leading aerospace and defense company executives expect to see AI systems working alongside their human employees in just the next few years.

SpeedNews Defense

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 27, 2018
PRATT & WHITNEY has $239.7m U.S. Navy contract for long-lead materials, parts, components for 137 low rate initial production Lot 12 F135 engines: 46 F135-PW-100s for the U.S. Air Force; 20 F135-PW-600s for the U.S. Marine Corps; 4 F135-PW-100s for the Navy; 63 F135-PW-100s and four F135-PW-600s for non-DOD/FMS customers.

Funding & Policy

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Congress Provides $600M For Two WGS Satellites

Mar 23, 2018
The bill provides a total of $675.8 million for Wideband Global Satcom, including an additional $600 million to buy WGS-11 and WGS-12.
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Moon Goal Not Blurring NASA’s Mars Focus

Mar 26, 2018
NASA is sticking with its decades-long effort to arrive at an executable human Mars mission architecture.
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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Mar 27, 2018
Three space launches are expected this Thursday: India’s latest GSAT communications satellite aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

Programs

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Raytheon Starts Disputed Missile Defense Work

Mar 26, 2018
Raytheon is beginning work on a $575 million U.S. Army contract first won last June, now that a competitor’s repeated protests have been dismissed.
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Kiev Plans Purchase Of 55 Airbus Helos

Mar 26, 2018
Ukraine and France have signed agreements that could see Kiev buying up to 55 helicopters from Airbus.
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India Postpones Second Moon Mission To October

Mar 26, 2018
The launch of India’s second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, has been postponed from April to October.
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U.S. Army High-Energy Laser Tests Show Training Challenges

Mar 21, 2018
U.S. Army tests of a vehicle-mounted high-energy laser in Europe have showcased its capability against drones.
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Boeing P-8 Initially Operational With RAAF, Five Months Early

Mar 21, 2018
The RAAF has achieved initial operational capability with the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patroller, beating its target by five months.

Operations

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HUMS Analysis Missed S-92 Tail Rotor Issue

Mar 23, 2018
The unstable landing of an S-92 helicopter on a North Sea oil rig could have been prevented if exceedances on the helo's HUMS had been correctly identified.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of March 19- March 23, 2018

Mar 27, 2018
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded $522,324,985 for fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification P00008 under a previously awarded contract (N00030-17-C-0100) to exercise options for Trident II (D5) missile production and deployed system support.