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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 4, 2018

VOL. 266 NO. 45 December 04, 2018
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Funding & Policy

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Trump Calls $716B U.S. Defense Budget ‘Crazy’

Dec 03, 2018
President Donald Trump tweeted that the $716 billion the U.S. is spending on defense in fiscal 2019 is “crazy” and believes he can begin a dialogue to bring a “meaningful halt” to an “uncontrollable arms race.”
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UK Will Proceed With Positioning System Plans

Dec 03, 2018
The UK has decided to halt talks in pursuing access to the secure elements of the EU's Galileo sat navigation system post-Brexit, and will proceed with developing its own capability.
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U.S. Official Highlights Importance Of Saudi Alliance

Dec 03, 2018
When evaluating whether to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. should think not only about the countries’ recent rocky relationship but also reflect on how long the nations have been allies, a U.S. State Department official said.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 05, 2018
ITALIAN AIR FORCE chief Lt. Gen. Alberto Rosso announced F-35 Initial Operational Capability.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Dec 05, 2018
Tuesday will see the launch of SpaceX’s latest space station resupply mission, CRS-16, from Cape Canaveral.

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Programs

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Saab Offers Upgrade With Proposed Gripen Sale To Thailand

Dec 03, 2018
Saab is proposing an upgrade for Thailand’s current JAS 39 Gripen fighters as part of a deal for an additional batch of new aircraft of the type.
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Airbus Opens Zephyr UAS Base In Australia

Dec 03, 2018
Airbus Defense and Space has opened an operating base for its Zephyr solar-powered high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft in Wyndham, Australia.
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Kopter Flies Third Prototype SH09 Light Turbine Helicopter

Nov 28, 2018
Switzerland’s Kopter Group has begun flying the improved third prototype of its SH09 light single-turbine helicopter.
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NASA Sample Return Probe Reaches Asteroid Bennu

Dec 03, 2018
Osiris-Rex, NASA’s first-ever attempt at an asteroid sample return, reached the 1,640-ft.-wide near Earth object known as Bennu as scheduled on Dec. 3.
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Slovakia Moves F-16V Deal Forward Amidst Confusion

Dec 03, 2018
Slovakia’s ministry of defense has signed technical agreements to begin a process to acquire 14 Lockheed Martin F-16V aircraft.
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India’s GSAT-11 Launch Set For Dec. 5

Dec 03, 2018
India has scheduled the launch of its GSAT-11 communication satellite—the heaviest its space agency has ever made—for Dec. 5.

Operations

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SpaceX Falcon Rocket Delivers 64 Smallsats Into Orbit

Dec 03, 2018
SpaceX marked another milestone in its quest to develop a fleet of low-maintenance, reusable boosters with a third flight of a Falcon 9 booster on Dec. 3.

Technology

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Lockheed Awarded Contract For Hypersonic Booster Demo

Nov 30, 2018
Lockheed Martin Space will demonstrate a new booster for a submarine-launched, intermediate-range hypersonic weapon.
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U.S. Navy To Host Cargo-UAS Experiment

Dec 04, 2018
The U.S. Navy is seeking an autonomous cargo-unmanned aerial system and will host an experiment in March to transport a 50-lb. payload.

Business

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Honeywell Spinning Up Quantum Computing Business

Nov 30, 2018
Honeywell said it has started testing commercial microfabricated trapped-ion qubit devices as the company spins up a quantum computing-related business line.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Nov. 26-30, 2018

Dec 05, 2018
The Boeing Co., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $383,421,855 cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee contract for the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service.