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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 31, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 61 March 31, 2016

Programs

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Bulgaria OKs Fighter Purchase To Replace MiG-29s

Mar 30, 2016
Bulgaria’s government has approved a plan to replace its armed forces’ Soviet-era equipment with modern combat aircraft and new multipurpose patrol boats.
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U.K. Firm Launch Customer For Lockheed Hybrid Airship

Mar 30, 2016
A U.K. company will be the first operator of Lockheed Martin’s LMH-1 hybrid airship.
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Satellite-Servicing Demo Gains Exploration-Technology Role

Mar 30, 2016
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) will fold a planned robotic satellite-servicing demonstration mission into its portfolio next week.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 31, 2016
DASSAULT AVIATION signed €6.7b ($7.6b) contract with Qatar for 24 Rafale fighter jets. FINNISH DEFENSE MINISTRY plans to release Request for Information for HX fighter program to the governments of the U.K., France, Sweden and the U.S. by April 22. SWISS DEFENSE MINISTRY suspended DSA air defense project pending an expert review of the country’s air defense requirements. COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE accepted 7th Bell Helicopter Huey II Kit in ongoing upgrade program for service’s UH-1Hs. More than 270 Huey II aircraft have been built worldwide.

Business

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Boeing Outlines 4,000-Plus Job Losses In Cost-Cutting Move

Mar 31, 2016
Boeing confirms more than 4,000 jobs will be cut across the company’s Commercial Airplanes group by midyear as part of cost-reduction efforts announced in February. The move “involves a combination of non-labor cost savings, supply chain savings, and reduced staffing levels. While there is no employment reduction target, the more we can control costs as a whole, the less impact there will be to employment,” the company says.

Technology

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Russian Space Freighter Departs ISS; Resupply Capsule On Way

Mar 30, 2016
Russia’s Progress 61 resupply capsule departed the International Space Station early March 30, clearing the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module for the arrival of the Progress 63 freighter later this week.

Operations

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One-Third Of FAA’s UAV Incidents Were Close Encounters, Analysis Says

Mar 30, 2016
An independent analysis of the latest UAV sighting reports released by the FAA concludes just more than one-third of incidents involved close encounters, and one-third of those involved multi-engine jet aircraft.
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China Eyes Indian Ocean As Second Carrier Is Built

Mar 30, 2016
China is likely to begin fixed-wing naval operations in the Indian Ocean once it commissions its second aircraft carrier, currently under construction at Dalian, according to a Japanese research report on Chinese military power.

Defense Market Intelligence Notes

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Mar 31, 2016
North America Boeing and the Paramount Group plan to cooperate on a militarized version of the high-wing, two-seat Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (Ahrlac) to be named Mwari. Boeing will develop an integrated mission system that will enable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and weapons systems.