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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 28, 2018

VOL. 264 NO. 41 May 28, 2018
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Programs

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Super Hornet Demonstrates ‘Eye-Watering’ Sensor Fusion

May 28, 2018
During Fleet Exercise 2017, two U.S. Navy Super Hornets were able to fuse data from multiple sensors on both aircraft in near real-time to form a “common tactical picture,” Boeing says.
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Orbital’s Cygnus To Demo Commercial Capabilities

May 24, 2018
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus resupply capsule successfully berthed to the International Space Station’s U.S. segment Unity module early May 24.
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Rocket Lab Eyes June 23 For Electron Commercial Debut

May 25, 2018
Rocket Lab has rescheduled the first commercial mission of its Electron small satellite launcher during a two-week window that opens June 23.
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Diamond Flies Turboprop Trainer

May 24, 2018
Austria-based aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft has completed the first flight of its DART-550 turboprop trainer.
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Embraer X Seeks Input On Initial eVTOL Concept Design

May 25, 2018
Embraer will refine its eVTOL urban air mobility design based on industry and public feedback after unveiling its initial concept at the Uber Elevate summit.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 28, 2018
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $558.3m U.S. Navy contract for sustainment support of low-rate initial production Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

In Brief

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Israeli Cormorant UAS Demonstrated

May 28, 2018
Israel’s Tactical Robotics has conducted the first “mission-representative” demonstration of its Cormorant vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft system.

Business

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Halfway Through Restructuring, Ducommun Eyes Acquisitions

May 25, 2018
Small aerospace and defense supplier Ducommun is halfway through a $20-22 million corporate restructuring.

Funding & Policy

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New Malaysian Government Halts Contract Talks

May 24, 2018
Malaysia has frozen defense contract negotiations and may defer acquisition programs following a change of government on May 9.
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GAO Troubled By Lagging NASA Cybersecurity

May 23, 2018
NASA lags in managing IT functions, which combined with its strategic missions and global outreach leaves it vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches, the GAO says.

Operations

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Australia, Netherlands Hold Russia Responsible For MH17 Shootdown

May 25, 2018
The Australian and Netherlands governments are holding Russia responsible for the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Industry Calendar

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Calendar

May 28, 2018
May 30-31—ap&m Europe, Olympia London, UK, http://events.aviationweek.com/current/Public/Enter.aspx