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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 14, 2017

VOL. 262 NO. 32 November 14, 2017

Business

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GE Aviation Winner In Company’s Restructuring

Nov 13, 2017
GE Aviation will remain one of General Electric’s core businesses, executives said Nov. 13 in a long-awaited announcement.
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Rosoboronexport Backlog Reaches $45 billion

Nov 11, 2017
Russian exporting company JSC Rosoboronexport has built up a defense order backlog worth nearly $45 billion, the company`s director general Alexander Mikheev tells Aviation Week.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 15, 2017
LEONARDO debuted the M-346FA (Fighter Attack) light attack version of its M-346 trainer at the Dubai Airshow.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Nov 15, 2017
This week sees the Dubai Airshow get underway in the United Arab Emirates, with more than 160 aircraft on display and more than 1,200 exhibitors.

Programs

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USAF Vice Chief Backs ‘Century Series’ Model For Next-Gen Fighter

Nov 13, 2017
In developing the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation fighter capability, the service’s No. 2 military officer is backing a return to a “Century Series” model.
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Top UAE Air Force General Positions For F-35

Nov 12, 2017
A top UAE air force general stressed the importance of information sharing between international partners on the battlefield at a gathering of air chiefs around the world, just a day after U.S. military brass confirmed the U.S. is considering selling the network-centric F-35 to Gulf allies.
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Dream Chaser Completes Successful Free-flight Test

Nov 12, 2017
Sierra Nevada Corp. plans to conduct a series of progressively higher-altitude drop tests of its Dream Chaser spacecraft following the successful completion of the flight at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, in Edwards, California.
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First Operational MQ-4C Triton Being Prepped For Guam

Nov 10, 2017
Northrop Grumman says it has delivered the first combat-coded MQ-4C Triton to Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu, California.
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Pre-Firing Cleaning Setup Triggered Merlin Accident

Nov 13, 2017
The accident heavily damaged an engine test stand at SpaceX’s McGregor, Texas, facility and claimed a Merlin engine.
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Lockheed Advancing Dual-Band AESA As Patriot Radar

Nov 07, 2017
Lockheed Martin would offer a dual-band, active electronically scanned array radar to replace the U.S. Army’s Raytheon-built MPQ-65 Patriot missile defense fire control radar.
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Textron Debuts Production-Standard Scorpion At Dubai

Nov 12, 2017
The production-standard aircraft, features a slightly more swept (4 deg.) main wing and all moving horizontal stabilizer.

Funding & Policy

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UAE Armed Forces Spending Spree At Dubai

Nov 13, 2017
Lockheed Martin has been an early beneficiary of a UAE spending spree on the first day of the Dubai Airshow.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week of Nov. 6-Nov. 9, 2017

Nov 15, 2017
The Rand Corp., Santa Monica, California, has been awarded a $21,281,475 modification (0020) to contract W91CRB-15-D-0022 for 35 individual research studies on matters of strategic importance to the U.S. Army.