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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 3, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 41 March 03, 2016

Funding & Policy

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F-18 Line Must Keep Running, U.S. Navy Secretary Says

Mar 02, 2016
The U.S. Navy may want to get as many operational F-35 Joint Strike Fighters as it can into the fleet as soon as possible, but it also needs to keep the F-18 aircraft line up and running to meet potential tactical aircraft shortfalls down the road, officials say.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 04, 2016
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON has $56m U.S. Navy contract for long-lead parts and components for...

In Brief

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Pakistan Considers Buying JF-17 Engines from Russia

Mar 04, 2016
Pakistan has discussed with Russia the possibility of purchasing the Russian-made RD-93 engine.

Programs

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U.S., Russian Spaceflight Marathoners Back On Earth

Mar 02, 2016
Russia’s Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft descended onto the subfreezing plains of Central Kazakhstan late March 1, delivering NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko safely to Earth after their 340-day mission to the International Space Station.
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Government Funds Boost Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1

Mar 01, 2016
Aerojet Rocketdyne plans to use its new partnership with the U.S. Air Force and United Launch Alliance to complete the AR1 engine for a kerosene-fueled version of ULA’s planned Vulcan launcher.
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USS Nimitz Gets Canes Upgrades

Mar 04, 2016
The aircraft carrier CVN 68 USS Nimitz became the latest aircraft carrier to receive a significant upgrade.
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Finmeccanica Negotiating To Restart AW609 Flights

Mar 02, 2016
Finmeccanica Helicopters is negotiating with the FAA to restart flight tests of the AW609 commercial tiltrotor, following the loss of the second prototype last October.
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AgustaWestland Trekker Close to First Flight

Mar 02, 2016
Finmeccanica Helicopters is days away from conducting the first flight of its AW109 Trekker, the skidded version of its AW109 twin-engine light helicopter.
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Airbus Broadening H175 Capabilities

Mar 01, 2016
Airbus is hoping to certify an increase in the maximum takeoff weight of its H175 intermediate-heavy helicopter by the end of this year.
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Future Sikorsky Commercial Helos To Feature Fly-By-Wire, Automation

Mar 02, 2016
Sikorsky’s next commercial product will likely feature fly-by-wire and a high degree of automation, but it is undecided whether such a platform will benefit from the company’s X2 high-speed technologies

Program Dossier

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Program Dossier: B-21

Mar 04, 2016
The B-21 Long Range Strike - Bomber (LRS-B) is a U.S. bomber under development.