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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 12, 2018

VOL. 264 NO. 51 June 12, 2018
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Funding & Policy

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SMC Has Plan To Make Itself Faster, Less Bureaucratic

Jun 11, 2018
In a recent survey of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s workforce, the words most often used to describe the organization were “bureaucratic” and “slow.”
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Study: FAA ‘Overly Conservative’ In Assessing Drone Risk

Jun 11, 2018
An overly cautious FAA should change its approach to assessing safety risk when it considers unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, a new study says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 13, 2018
BOEING has $862.2m U.S. Navy contract for 15 F/A-18E and 3 F/A-18F Lot 42 full rate production aircraft for the Navy.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead in Aerospace and Defense

Jun 13, 2018
Wednesday morning the House Armed Services airland subcommittee will hear testimony on the aviation mishap oversight and review process.

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Programs

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Israeli Companies Developing Rampage Standoff Missile For F-35I

Jun 11, 2018
Israel is investing heavily in the development of a new, highly efficient air-to-ground standoff missile that can be used on the F-35I.
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Bridger Aerospace to Provide Solar UAS For Firefighting, Search

Jun 08, 2018
Montana-based Bridger Aerospace will supply unmanned aircraft system support for wildfire management to the Interior Dept. on a “call when needed” basis.
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Kitty Hawk Reveals First Production eVTOL

Jun 08, 2018
Just as the first quadcopter drones were for intended hobbyists, the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft to hit the market is designed for recreational use.
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USSOCOM Ramps Up Procurement Of Small Precision Munitions

Jun 11, 2018
Dynetics is to produce up to 1,000 GBU-69/B Small Glide Munitions a year for the USSOCOM in a massive ramp-up in production of the company-developed weapon.
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Support Grows For Unmanned Tanker, Transport Aircraft

Jun 11, 2018
From surviving in contested airspace to supplying remote areas, interest in unmanned transport and tanker aircraft is growing.
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Daher Launches ISR Variants Of TBM Single Turboprop

Jun 11, 2018
Daher is developing ISR variants of its TBM 910 and TBM 930 single turboprops as lower-cost alternatives to twin-turboprop and twin-jet aircraft.
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Indra, Elettronica Partner On Defensive Aids

Jun 11, 2018
Italy’s Elettronica and Spain’s Indra have partnered to develop a directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system for aircraft.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For June 4-8, 2018

Jun 13, 2018
Bell Boeing JPO, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $47,385,038 for cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order N0001918F0016 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-17-G-0002).