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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 22, 2018

VOL. 264 NO. 37 May 22, 2018
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Funding & Policy

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Study Contracts For UK GPS Expected This Summer

May 21, 2018
The contracts to study a sovereign UK satellite-based navigation system would follow the European Commission’s plan to prevent British suppliers from working on the Galileo in light of the UK’s impending exit from the European Union.
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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

May 22, 2018
This week the Senate Armed Services Committee is due to mark up its version of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization.
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Britain Boosting Space Defense Efforts

May 21, 2018
Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) is growing its space aspirations by taking over the command and control of UK military space operations.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 22, 2018
BOEING has $22.6m U.S. Navy contract for redesign of Data Bus Interface Unit and the Deployable Flight Incident Recorder of the Deployable Flight Incident Recording Set (DFIRS) for F/A-18 A-F and EA-18G aircraft for the Navy and Australia; and $9.5m U.S. Navy contract to incorporate Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) into U.S. Navy F/A-18E/Fs and EA-18Gs.

Programs

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AVX, Karem Maintain Focus On FVL Opportunities

May 21, 2018
Insight into the smaller players in the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program was provided at the AHS International Forum 74 convention.
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China Sends Relay Satellite To Moon To Prepare For Chang’e 4

May 21, 2018
China launched a relay satellite for its upcoming Chang’e 4 lunar exploration mission on May 21 local time.

Business

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Accenture Finds Wide A&D Adoption Of ‘Blockchain’

May 21, 2018
More than half of aerospace and defense companies surveyed last year said they are using so-called blockchain technology, according to a new report.
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Gremlins, Space Driving Kratos Growth, CEO Says

May 18, 2018
Dynetics' Gremlins contract, for which Kratos is a leading supplier of the aircraft, is one of many UAV or drone target businesses that Kratos expects to help drive strong financial performance this year.

Operations

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Orbital’s Cygnus Heads For May 24 Space Station Berthing

May 21, 2018
The commercial space sector is to play a significant operational role in future human low Earth orbit activities, as direct NASA funding of the ISS is to come to a close by 2025.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of May 14-May 18, 2018

May 22, 2018
Quantitech Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $15,240,466 modification (000012) to domestic and foreign military sales (Mexico, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Columbia, Sweden, Tunisia, Japan, Israel, Thailand, Taiwan, Slovakia, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia) contract W31P4Q-16-A-0010 for support services for the Utility Helicopter Project Office. U.S. Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.