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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 16, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 54 September 16, 2016

Programs

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Boeing Formally Challenges Denmark’s F-35 Decision

Sep 15, 2016
Boeing is officially disputing the Danish government’s recommendation that Denmark select Lockheed Martin’s F-35 for its next-generation fighter fleet.
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Hughes, Airbus to Expand Tactical Military Comsat Business Partnership

Sep 16, 2016
Broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems and Airbus Defense and Space have signed a deal to expand their business partnership to serve growing tactical military communications requirements around the globe, they said Sept. 13. Airbus will distribute all models of the Hughes HM System, a “flexible satellite networking technology” based on a software-definable modem and scrambled code multiple access waveform. HM’s terminals operate over Airbus’s Skynet X-band military communications satellite.
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U.S. Army Seeks 159 Chinooks, Bridging Production To Block II Type

Sep 15, 2016
Boeing’s reign as the manufacturer of Chinook helicopters is all but guaranteed into the 2020s and beyond.
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NASA Opens Competition For Asteroid Mission Participation

Sep 15, 2016
NASA is increasing opportunities for broader engagement in its two-phase Asteroid Redirect Mission.
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Antares Slip Adds To ISS Resupply Launch Pressure

Sep 14, 2016
NASA faces the prospect of delays to all three of the next non-Russian resupply missions scheduled to fly to ISS following Orbital ATK’s acknowledgment that the initial launch of its upgraded Antares rocket has slipped from this month to October.
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Late-Stage Defense Research Seen Looking Weaker

Sep 15, 2016
Think tank analysts and Pentagon officials are raising new warning signs for future defense research efforts.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 16, 2016
LOCKHEED MARTIN is partnering with DERCO REPAIR SERVICES, INC. to expand Global Supply Chain Services and support to worldwide F-16 operators. GENERAL DYNAMICS has $15m U.S. Air Force Research Lab contract for software prototype that correlates geospatial intelligence, signals intelligence and cyber indicator and warning data streams for intelligence analysts.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Air Force Seeks Relief From FAA’s NextGen Mandate

Sep 15, 2016
The U.S. Air Force will be appealing to the FAA for exemptions to its mandate that all aircraft be equipped with Next Generation air traffic management system equipment by Jan. 1, 2020.

Industry Data

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Forecast Friday: Bomber MRO Demand By OEM 2016-2025 ($)

Sep 16, 2016
View the Forecast Friday: Bomber MRO Demand By OEM 2016-2025 ($) chart in PDF format.