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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 11, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 5 July 11, 2017

Programs

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Gripen Withdrawn From Belgian Fighter Contest

Jul 10, 2017
Belgium’s short list for its future fighter has shrunk to three after the Swedish government withdrew Saab’s new-generation Gripen from the tender.
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Lockheed Receives Another $4.5 Billion F-35 Downpayment

Jul 07, 2017
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.5 billion down payment to continue production work on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Paris CdG Installs UAV Detection Radar

Jul 06, 2017
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport has installed a UAV detection radar, the news emerging after a UAV sighting forced London Gatwick Airport to close the runway and divert flights on July 2.
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British High Court Rules UK-Saudi Arms Sales Are Legal

Jul 10, 2017
The British High Court has rejected claims by a campaign group that the British government was acting unlawfully by selling defense equipment to Saudi Arabia.
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U.S. to Test THAAD As Tensions With North Korea Mount

Jul 07, 2017
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to test the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system early this month.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 12, 2017
ORBITAL ATK has $53.6m U.S. Army contract for precision guidance kit M1156.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Jul 12, 2017
Tuesday morning the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will consider the nomination of Richard Spencer to be the next secretary of the U.S. Navy.

Business

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Chinese Automaker Geely Buys Flying Car Maker

Jul 06, 2017
Formed in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 2006, Terrafugia is developing the Transition, a two-seat, folding-wing aircraft that can be driven on the road. The company has faced challenges meeting both automotive and aviation safety requirements for the Transition.
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Airbus In Talks To Sell Vector Aerospace

Jul 10, 2017
Airbus and Veritas Capital Fund Management, the owners of StandardAero, have started negotiating a possible sale of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Vector Aerospace.

Operations

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Norway, UK Plan To Lift H225 Grounding

Jul 08, 2017
Aviation regulators in Norway and UK have announced plans to lift the restrictions placed on operators of the Airbus H225 and AS332L2 Super Puma helicopters after the loss of a Norwegian helicopter last April.
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Philippines Restocks Rockets, Munitions Amid Militant Siege

Jul 05, 2017
The Philippines has taken delivery of an undisclosed number of rockets and munitions amid ongoing daily air strikes against militants.

Funding & Policy

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UN Adopts Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons

Jul 07, 2017
A convention aimed at banning and eventually eliminating nuclear weapons has been formally adopted by the United Nations, absent support from any of the nine nations that possess nuclear arms.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of July 3-July 7, 2017

Jul 12, 2017
Digirad Corp., Poway, California, has been awarded a maximum $100,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for computed tomography imaging equipment devices.