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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 30, 2018

VOL. 266 NO. 43 November 30, 2018
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Programs

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Russian Anti-Ship Missile, U.S. Response In Race To Fielding

Nov 29, 2018
A new Russian anti-ship missile and one of its likely U.S. countermeasures are racing to be fielded at sea by the end of next year.
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NASA Picks Nine Firms To Fly Small Payloads To Moon

Nov 29, 2018
NASA has selected nine companies eligible to fly small payloads to the surface of the Moon.
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SpaceX Details Dragon Inflight Abort Test Plans

Nov 29, 2018
Details of SpaceX’s planned inflight abort test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2019 have been revealed.
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CV-22 Flight Demo Planned For New Forward-Firing Gun

Nov 29, 2018
A decade-long pursuit of a forward-firing gun system for the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor aircraft is moving toward a flying experiment.
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Protest Decision Reveals Cause For Jammer Pod Redesign

Nov 29, 2018
An unplanned redesign of the NGJ MB system played a role in the U.S. Navy’s rejection of a Raytheon bid to use the same pods for a NGJ Low Band demo program.
A-29 Super Tucanos
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Nigeria Signs Tentative Order For 12 A-29s

Nov 29, 2018
Nigeria has signed a tentative agreement to order 12 Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 light attack aircraft after a long and controversial acquisition process.
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Israeli Rocket Debuting Green In-Space Propulsion

Nov 29, 2018
New Rocket, Ltd. of Israel anticipates the flight readiness of a new green, in-space propulsion system by the end of the first quarter of 2019.
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India Launches First Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite

Nov 29, 2018
India’s national space agency has successfully put into orbit its first Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS).
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Japan’s F-35 Line Has Long-Term Capacity, Lockheed Martin Says

Nov 30, 2018
A Japanese final-assembly plant for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings has capacity for continued and faster production after the country’s current order is complete.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 01, 2018
SIKORSKY has $15m U.S. Navy contract for VH-3D/VH-60N executive helicopter special progressive aircraft rework.

In Brief

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IAI Comments On Bizjet Future

Dec 01, 2018
In response to a Nov. 21 item on Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) future business jet work, IAI sent the following official comment: “IAI would like to clarify that it is fully committed to its partnership with Gulfstream and to the G280 project.

Business

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L3 Harris, UTC To Target Supply Chain Savings

Nov 29, 2018
With a combined annual supply chain and outsourced budget of $9 billion, the leaders of the future L3 Harris Technologies defense and aerospace services giant will rein in those costs to help reach at least $500 million in savings over three years, the company’s COO-designate said Nov. 29.
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IAI, Boeing Sign Cooperative Agreement

Nov 29, 2018
Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a cooperative agreement that covers commercial and military aviation, in Israel and globally.
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Largest Helo Lessor Waypoint Seeks Bankruptcy

Nov 26, 2018
The largest independent global helicopter leasing company, Waypoint Leasing, on Nov. 25 sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York.

Operations

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UK Conducts Drone Integration Trial At Manchester Airport

Nov 28, 2018
The UK has conducted its biggest trial yet of drones operating alongside manned aircraft in controlled airspace.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: Japan Air Self Defense Force

Dec 01, 2018
View the Fleet Snapshot: Japan Air Self Defense Force chart in PDF format.