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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 6, 2016

VOL. 256 NO. 4 April 06, 2016

Programs

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Kuwait Signs $8.7B Deal For 28 Typhoons

Apr 05, 2016
The Kuwaiti government has finally signed a long-delayed contract with Italy to purchase 28 Eurofighter Typhoons in an $8.7 billion deal.
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Scientists Push Spitzer To Map Exoplanet Temperatures

Apr 05, 2016
Detailed characterization of the infrared detectors on NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have allowed scientists to map surface temperatures on an exoplanet.
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U.S. Navy Combines Sub Building Programs

Apr 05, 2016
The U.S. Navy has put together a submarine-building strategy that combines the efforts for the Virginia-class attack boats and the Ohio-class nuclear-missile-armed vessels.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 06, 2016
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON has $170m U.S. Navy foreign military sales contract to deliver ...

In Brief

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Draper Lab To Provide NASA Exploration Avionics Software

Apr 06, 2016
Software developers at The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory will support NASA’s Johnson Space Center in ...

Funding & Policy

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Pentagon Will Seek To Streamline Acquisition

Apr 05, 2016
The U.S. Defense Department plans to cut down on paperwork, redundant reviews and suffocating oversight that bogs down certain acquisition programs, Secretary Ashton Carter says.
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Pentagon, Fabrics Industry Team For New Manufacturing Institute

Apr 04, 2016
The Pentagon’s new investment in fabrics innovation promises to pay back dividends for military programs, Defense Secretary Ash Carter says.
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CSIS: U.S. Aircraft Key To Trilateral Asia-Pacific Bonds

Apr 05, 2016
The joint development and deployment of major U.S. military aircraft in the Asia-Pacific could prove vital in securing and strengthening trilateral relationships that tie together America, Australia and Japan, says Andrew Shearer, an expert says.

Operations

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AAR Airlift Starts Falklands SAR Operations

Apr 05, 2016
A consortium of AAR Airlift, British International Helicopters and Air Rescue Systems has begun search and rescue (SAR) and support helicopter services to U.K. forces in the Falkland Islands following the retirement of the Westland Sea King.

Business

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Technology Differentiators In MRO Emerging

Apr 06, 2016
New technology like “big data” and analytics will dramatically change the world of aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), according to two well-known competing consultants speaking at Aviation Week's MRO Americas 2016 symposium.
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Honeywell Names Adamczyk New COO

Apr 05, 2016
Honeywell International’s CEO announced April 4 that Darius Adamczyk has been appointed to the newly created role of president and chief operating officer.
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Pilatus Delivers 121 Aircraft in 2015

Apr 05, 2016
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus recorded operating profits of CHF191 million ($199 million) last year despite spending a record CHF150 million on research, development and new infrastructure.