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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 6, 2018

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Funding & Policy

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Poland Accelerating Fighter Program

Dec 05, 2018
Polish defense minister Mariusz Blaszczak has urged the accelerated introduction of a new combat aircraft able to operate in the “anti-access and network-centric environments."
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UK Open To U.S. Satellite Partnership

Dec 05, 2018
The UK government is open to working with the U.S., “allies and like-minded friends” on developing a satellite navigation system.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 07, 2018
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $7m U.S. Navy contract for production of low-cost conformal arrays.

In Brief

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Leonardo Flies New Baseline Version Of C-27J

Dec 07, 2018
Italy’s Leonardo has flown what it calls the latest iteration of its C-27J Spartan turboprop airlifter.

Programs

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F-35 Approved To Start Formal Initial Operational Test And Evaluation

Dec 04, 2018
The approval ends a 16-month delay to the start of the stealthy fighter's formal initial operational test and evaluation program.
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Italy Declares F-35 Operational

Dec 05, 2018
The Italian Air Force has become the first European air arm to declare its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters operational.
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India Tests Stand-off Anti-tank Missile

Nov 30, 2018
India’s national defense agency has successfully tested a new Stand-off Anti-Tank missile meant to bolster the military’s multi-platform launch capability.

Business

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Boeing, ELG Partner To Recycle Leftover Aircraft Composites

Dec 05, 2018
Aircraft OEM Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre are forming a partnership to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite material from 11 Boeing manufacturing sites.
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Wing To Test Drone Deliveries In Finland

Dec 05, 2018
Wing, Google parent Alphabet’s drone delivery service, is setting up in Finland.
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Hexcel Buys Military RF Specialist ARC Technologies

Dec 03, 2018
Hexcel said Nov. 30 it signed a definitive agreement to acquire ARC Technologies, a custom provider of RF, EMI and microwave-absorbing composite materials.
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Private Equity Buyer Liberty Hall Makes First Aftermarket-Analytics Buy

Dec 03, 2018
Private equity firm Liberty Hall Capital Partners said it bought APG, which offers proprietary flight operations software targeted at the aerospace aftermarket.

Technology

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Indra To Use Drones To Improve Pilot Training

Dec 05, 2018
Indra plans to use UAVs to collect precision data for airport and terrain maps used in generating virtual environments for visual systems on flight simulators.

Operations

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Ariane 5 Launches Two Geostationary Satellites

Dec 05, 2018
LYON, France—Against the backdrop of a slow market for geostationary satellites and ending a year Ariane 5 began with an imperfect launch, the heavy launcher on Dec.

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Dec 07, 2018
View the Defense Market Intelligence Notes in PDF format.