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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 23, 2018

VOL. 263 NO. 37 February 23, 2018

Funding & Policy

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USAF Speeds Next-Gen Fighter Family, With Eye Toward China

Feb 22, 2018
In the run-up to the Air Force Association's annual air warfare symposium, Secretary Heather Wilson says the service is looking to pivot from the counterterrorism fight in the Middle East to preparing for a potential clash with China.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 24, 2018
AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES LLC has $24.1m U.S. Defense Logistics Agency contract for aviation-related spare parts and related services.

In Brief

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Bell Drops Helicopter From Name

Feb 24, 2018
Bell Helicopter has dropped the “Helicopter” from its name in a radical rebranding.

Programs

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USAF To Produce 2,000-lb. Fragmentation Bomb

Feb 22, 2018
The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with the BLU-136/B, a 2,000-lb. bomb designed to wreak havoc without leaving behind unexploded ordnance.
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Astronomers Prepare To Fight NASA’s WFIRST Cancellation

Feb 22, 2018
Astronomers are incensed to learn that the Trump administration is moving to cancel the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).
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U.S.’s Nuclear SLCM Could Take ‘Seven To 10 Years’

Feb 22, 2018
The Pentagon’s proposed reintroduction of a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile is not expected to happen for another “seven to 10 years,” the department says.
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Aerojet’s SLS Core Stage Rocket Motor Shows Muscle

Feb 22, 2018
Aerojet Rocketdyne's RS-25 rocket engine throttled up to its highest thrust level yet—113% of its original design level—during a 260-sec. test firing.
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OA-X Not Only Target For Paramount’s ‘Bronco II’

Feb 22, 2018
South Africa’s Paramount Group says a newly announced U.S. version of its Mwari multimission aircraft is aimed at a wide range of potential missions.
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Kuwait Seeks Sierra Nevada-modified King Air ISR Fleet

Feb 22, 2018
Beechcraft King Air 350s modified by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) could form the basis of the Kuwaiti Air Force’s first dedicated airborne surveillance fleet.

Operations

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SpaceX Launches Radar Imager, Prototype Websats

Feb 22, 2018
SpaceX put an advanced radar-imaging spacecraft known as Paz into orbit for Madrid-based Hisdesat and then dispatched two prototype websats.
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USAF Hopes To Lift T-6 Grounding, But Toxic Air Still A Problem

Feb 22, 2018
The U.S. Air Force hopes to get its T-6 Texan II trainers back in the skies by Feb. 26 with some interim measures in place to ensure pilots are not breathing potentially toxic air during flight, as engineers continue investigating what is wrong with the aircraft’s oxygen system.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Top 10 Western Trainer/Light Fighter Family ISF 2018-2027

Feb 24, 2018
View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Top 10 Western Trainer/Light Fighter Family ISF 2018-2027 chart in PDF format.