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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 9, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 27 May 09, 2017

Programs

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USAF Decides to Send F-35A to Paris Air Show

May 07, 2017
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Air Force announced May 6 that it will send the F-35A to the Paris Air Show, less than two weeks after a service spokeswoman and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) told Aviation Week and other news outlets that the fifth-generation aircraft would skip the event.
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Boeing X-37B Returns After 718-Day Mystery Mission

May 08, 2017
The U.S. Air Force’s Boeing-built X-37B reusable spaceplane has touched down in Florida after spending 718 days in space.
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Greece Retires RF-4 Photo-Phantom

May 05, 2017
Greece’s Hellenic Air Force has formally retired its last operational McDonnell Douglas RF-4 Phantoms.
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Race To Replace RD-180 At Critical Juncture

May 05, 2017
The rocket engine battle between the 500,000-lb.-thrust class Aerojet Rocketdyne AR1 and Blue Origin BE-4 is heating up.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 10, 2017
NASA shipped payload module for James Webb Space Telescope from Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, to Johnson Space Center, TX, May 8 for final tests prior to 2018 launch. BOEING has $143.4m U.S. Army foreign military sales contract for a directed change for Saudi Arabia National Guard II and III unique modifications to 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. Work to be complete April 1, 2022.

Intelligence

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

May 10, 2017
Tuesday morning the Senate Armed Services Committee will discuss the state of U.S. Cyber Command with its chief, U.S. Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, who also serves as director of the National Security Agency. That afternoon the same committee considers three Pentagon nominations—David Norquist to be the next Pentagon comptroller, Elaine McCusker to be Norquist’s deputy, and Robert Daigle to head the Pentagon’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation group.

Operations

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CHC Extends SAR Services To Royal Australian Navy

May 08, 2017
Rotorcraft operator CHC Helicopter is now providing all three of Australia’s armed services with search-and-rescue coverage.

Funding & Policy

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Europe’s Proposed UAV Rules Include Privacy, Security

May 08, 2017
Europe’s proposed regulations on operating UAVs go beyond the FAA’s Part 107 rule.

Business

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Triumph Opens Path To Vought Aircraft Insolvency

May 08, 2017
Embattled aerospace supplier Triumph Group has struck a deal with creditors that could lead to insolvency for its Vought Aircraft unit, whose roots date to the dawn of powered aviation.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. military contracts for the week of May 1- May 5, 2017

May 10, 2017
Selected U.S. military contracts for May 1, 2017. U.S. NAVY

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