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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 9, 2017

VOL. 260 NO. 49 June 09, 2017

Programs

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USAF Projects Boeing Won’t Deliver First KC-46 Until 2018

Jun 08, 2017
The U.S. Air Force now believes Boeing won’t deliver the new tanker until “late spring of 2018,” or at least six months later than expected.
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China Studies Parachutes, Engines For Space Launcher Landing

Jun 08, 2017
Chinese studies into reusable space launchers encompass powered and parachute landings, says the country’s main contractor for carrier rockets.
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Leonardo Repackages BriteCloud Decoy

Jun 08, 2017
The new version has adapted the soda can-shaped jammer into a shape that makes it compatible with the chaff and flare dispensing systems used on the F-16 and F-15.
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Bombardier Again Protests USAF’s Compass Call Plan

Jun 07, 2017
Bombardier has followed Boeing in lodging a protest over the U.S. Air Force’s decision to allow L3 Technologies to choose the next EC-130H Compass Call aircraft.
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China Replacing Older Space Launcher With Low-Cost Rocket

Jun 08, 2017
China’s main builder of space launchers is developing what it calls a low-cost rocket that is likely to replace part of its venerable Long March 3 series.
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NASA Selects 12 New Astronauts

Jun 07, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence, NASA and key members of Congress on June 7 announced the selection of seven men and five women to join the agency’s astronaut corps.
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Landing Stability Among Chang’e 4 Moon Mission Challenges

Jun 07, 2017
Chinese space engineers see navigation and landing stability among their main challenges in preparing for an historic unmanned mission to the far side of the Moon that they plan for 2018.
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All Feared Dead In Myanmar Airlifter Crash

Jun 08, 2017
All 122 passengers and crew of a Myanmar air force Avic Y-8F 200 transporter are believed to have been killed after the aircraft crashed into the Andaman Sea on June 7.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 10, 2017
INDIAN NAVY completed 10,000 flight hours with BOEING P-8I

In Brief

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House Bill Seeks To Help Commercial Space Companies

Jun 10, 2017
The House Science Committee is trying to remove barriers to commercial space companies with a new bill, the American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017.

Funding & Policy

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Canada Seeks Fighters, Tankers, Sub-Hunters, Drones

Jun 07, 2017
The 20-year policy statement rolled out on June 7 by Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan would increase military spending by 73% over the next decade to $32.7 billion by 2026-27.

Operations

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RAAF Poseidon Completes First Overseas Deployment

Jun 08, 2017
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed its first foreign deployment of a Boeing P-8A Poseidon, preparing to assign the aircraft to Southeast Asian missions.

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: Western Attack Helicopter MRO Demand 2017-2026

Jun 10, 2017
View the Forecast Friday: Western Attack Helicopter MRO Demand 2017-2026 chart in PDF format.