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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 12, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 6 July 12, 2017

Programs

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F-35 Costs Rise; U.S. Marines Sign Up For 13 More

Jul 11, 2017
The total cost to procure Lockheed Martin’s F-35 has risen by nearly seven percentage points compared to last year, largely because the U.S. government opted to buy aircraft at a slower rate, according to the Pentagon’s most recent estimate.
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Thailand To Buy Eight More KAI T-50s

Jul 11, 2017
The Thai cabinet has approved the purchase of an additional eight Korean Aerospace (KAI) T-50 jet trainers that will supplement four ordered two years ago.
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USAF Peers Into The Future Of Air Dominance

Jul 11, 2017
Service officials who led the recent Air Superiority 2030 study on future fighters say the next air superiority jet the Air Force buys will need to balance stealth against other attributes.
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NASA’s Juno Gets Great Red Spot Eyeful

Jul 11, 2017
NASA’s Juno mission spacecraft carried out the closest approach ever to Jupiter’s turbulent Great Red Spot late July 10.
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Sales Tour For Airbus C295 In Southeast Asia

Jul 11, 2017
The company will not comment on specific prospects or national requirements, but the scheduled stops of the aircraft indicate where Airbus expects it has chances of making sales: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea.
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Thaad Missile Defense System Successfully Destroys Target

Jul 11, 2017
The U.S. government conducted a successful intercept July 11 with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) missile defense system.
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Kratos: Low-Cost Wingman UAS Need Cheaper Engines

Jul 11, 2017
Kratos Defense is calling on engine manufacturers to develop inexpensive, limited-life powerplants for a new generation of low-cost unmanned combat aircraft and cruise missiles.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 12, 2017
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $19.7m U.S. Navy contract for MH-60 aircraft spare parts.

In Brief

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USMC KC-130J Crashes In Mississippi

Jul 12, 2017
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 transport aircraft crashed in a field in LeFlore County, Mississippi, on July 10 at about 4 p.m. CDT, killing all 16 people aboard.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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F-35 2016 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR)

Jul 12, 2017
View the F-35 2016 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) chart in PDF format.

Operations

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Stumped By Hypoxia, U.S. Navy Looks To T-45 Engine

Jul 10, 2017
In the search for the root cause of a recent spike in hypoxia-like cockpit incidents, the U.S. Navy is beginning to look more closely at the quality of the air that comes off the T-45 Goshawk’s engine and feeds into the oxygen generator system.

Fleet Snapshot

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Fleet Snapshot: European Maritime Aircraft Fleets

Jul 12, 2017
View the Fleet Snapshot: European Maritime Aircraft Fleets chart in PDF format.