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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 23, 2018

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Operations

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Pentagon Seeks New Breathing Sensor For F-35

May 22, 2018
The Pentagon is looking for a new sensor to monitor pilot breathing for the F-35 a year after a rash of hypoxia-like physiological episodes.
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Israel First To Use F-35 In Combat

May 22, 2018
The Israeli Air Force has used its F-35I in combat against Iranian targets in Syria, making the service the first to use the stealthy fighter operationally.
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Falcon 9 Launches With Iridium, Gravity-Mapping Satellites

May 22, 2018
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off May 22 to deliver five more Iridium satellites into orbit and dispatch a pair of Earth-gravity mapping spacecraft.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 24, 2018
SAAB will supply AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe radar for two Philippine Navy frigates under U.S. Foreign Military Sales deal.

In Brief

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UK Auditors Find £2.9B Nuclear Sub Funding Shortfall

May 24, 2018
The UK’s National Audit Office is warning of a £2.9 billion ($3.9 billion) “affordability gap” in the country’s £51 billion nuclear submarine plans.

Business

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Curtiss-Wright Looks To More Significant Acquisitions

May 22, 2018
After a multiyear pause in mergers and acquisitions, aerospace and defense supplier Curtiss-Wright could be back into making regular, significant deals.
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Spirit AeroSystems To Add Global Digital Logistics Center

May 22, 2018
Aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems is turning an empty field north of its south Wichita plant into a state-of-the-art Global Digital Logistics Center.
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Parsons Buys Polaris Alpha In Defense Tech Roll Up

May 21, 2018
Government-focused private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has sold its Polaris Alpha information technology conglomerate to Parsons.

Programs

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India Conducts First Life Extension Test For BrahMos Missile

May 21, 2018
India has conducted the first test to validate life-extension technologies for its BrahMost supersonic cruise missile.
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Performance-Based Support Boosts F-35 EW Readiness

May 22, 2018
BAE Systems has almost completed transitioning support of the F-35’s electronic warfare system to the program’s first performance-based logistics contract.

Technology

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Experimental Laser System Lifts Off On SpaceX Falcon 9

May 22, 2018
Two Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On mission (Grace-FO) spacecraft were launched on May 22 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg AFB.