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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 31, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 42 May 31, 2017

Funding & Policy

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USAF Reveals Air-to-Air Weapon For F-22 Successor

May 26, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is asking for $1 million to stand up the project in its fiscal 2018 budget request—the first time the new capability has appeared on paper.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 01, 2017
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $46m U.S. Navy contract for work on fifth and sixth Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous missile-warning satellites.

In Brief

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SASC Approves Large Batch Of Military Nominations

Jun 01, 2017
The Senate Armed Services Committee last week unanimously voted to report 818 pending military nominations in U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Programs

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Philippines Requests Bids For Two Maritime Patrollers

May 30, 2017
The Philippines has requested bids for two maritime patrollers that will radically improve the country’s ability to monitor surrounding waters.
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Leonardo, IMP Team For Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade

May 30, 2017
Leonardo has formed a consortium with Canada’s IMP Aerospace and Defense to bid for the upcoming modernization of Canada’s CH-149 Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopters.
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Airbus, Partners Leave Room To Double Chinese H135 Plant

May 30, 2017
A helicopter final-assembly plant that Airbus and Chinese partners have begun building here will have room for double its designed capacity of 18 deliveries a year.
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SpaceX Dragon To Deliver Far-Reaching Research To Space Station

May 30, 2017
Pulsars could become nature’s gift to spacecraft and perhaps future human explorers navigating the deepest reaches of the Solar System.
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Lockheed Begins LM-100J Commercial Hercules Flights

May 26, 2017
Lockheed Martin has begun flight tests of its LM-100J commercial freighter version of the C-130J Hercules military airlifter, with FAA certification planned for 2018.
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Skyguardian Sets Endurance Record For General Atomics

May 26, 2017
The MQ-9B SkyGuardian has completed a 48.2-hr. flight, establishing a new long-endurance flight record for manufacturer General Atomics.

AWIN Analysis

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AWIN Analysis: U.S. Defense Department Fiscal 2018 Budget Request—Major Programs Summary

Jun 01, 2017
View the AWIN Analysis: U.S. Defense Department Fiscal 2018 Budget Request—Major Programs Summary chart in PDF format.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of May 22-May 26, 2017

Jun 01, 2017
Williston, Vermont, is being awarded a $40,815,838 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract.