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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 31, 2017

VOL. 261 NO. 19 July 31, 2017

Operations

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F-22 Pilot's Death May Offer Clues In Hypoxia Mystery

Jul 28, 2017
Capt. Jeff Haney was flying over Alaska in late 2010 when an engine bleed-air malfunction on his F-22 Raptor caused the control system to shut off oxygen flow to his mask.
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Marines Ground KC-130T Fleet After Fatal Accident

Jul 27, 2017
Seventeen days after a mishap that killed 16 Marines and sailors, the U.S. Marine Corps is grounding its fleet of 12 KC-130T aircraft out of an abundance of caution.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 31, 2017
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $51.1m U.S. Navy contract for Trident II (D5) missile production and deployed system support. Work complete September 2017. SIKORSKY has $7.5m Defense Logistics Agency contract for H-60R Recovery Assist, Secure and Traverse (RAST) probe assemblies. Work complete November 2021.

Funding & Policy

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NextGen Gets $1.1B In Senate Bill

Jul 31, 2017
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would provide $16.7 billion for the FAA in fiscal 2018, including $1.1 billion for the NextGen air traffic modernization effort.
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‘Time Running Out’ To Prevent North Korea’s Nuclear ICBM

Jul 27, 2017
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley says he supports the diplomatic and economic pressure being applied to North Korea by the White House and State Department, but “time is running out” before Kim Jong-un has an operational system capable of striking the U.S. mainland.

Programs

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OEMs Expect Tension As Many Push Into Aftermarket

Jul 28, 2017
It may be just business, but already the CEOs of major aerospace equipment makers are sending warning shots to each other as manufacturers increasingly look to capitalize on the aftermarket.
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South Korea Plans Meteor, IRIS-T Integration On KF-X

Jul 27, 2017
The manufacturers have agreed to supply the weapons, says the office, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), presumably meaning that terms have been settled. But there is no mention of government permissions for exporting the missiles.
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KC-46A Tanker Undergoes Electromagnetic Effects Testing

Jul 28, 2017
The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus has been blasted with jolts of high-amplitude electromagnetic energy typical of a high-altitude nuclear explosion.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jul 31, 2017
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Aug. 5-10—Small Satellite Conference, Logan, Utah. For more information go to http://www.spaceagenda.com/future-events/