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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 12, 2019

VOL. 267 NO. 28 February 12, 2019
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Operations

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NASA Safety Panel Urges Caution As Flights Near

Feb 11, 2019
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel is sounding an urgent note as the agency’s Commercial Crew Program prepares for test flights of SpaceX and Boeing vehicles.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 13, 2019
TEXTRON AVIATION DEFENSE has $10.4m U.S. Air Force contract for 12 T-6C aircraft, maintenance and pilot training, and interim contractor support.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

Feb 13, 2019
This week in Washington the clock is ticking on the stopgap spending measure funding the federal government, which expires Feb. 15.

Programs

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Altus AFB Training Unit Receives First KC-46

Feb 11, 2019
Boeing delivered the fifth KC-46 aircraft to the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 8—the first to Altus AFB, Oklahoma.
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Israel To Investigate VIP Aircraft Conversion

Feb 11, 2019
The Israel state comptroller says he will investigate Israel’s Air Force One program, which is lagging behind schedule and eclipsing its original budget.

Business

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Brexit Could Prompt UK Space Launch Startup To Move To Germany

Feb 11, 2019
The UK's decision to leave the European Union could force a launch startup to move to Germany.
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Safran Closes Collins Unit Acquisition

Feb 11, 2019
Multinational aerospace engine and component company Safran has finalized the acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s electromechanical systems business unit.
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Safety, Noise Key To UAM Acceptance

Feb 11, 2019
The likelihood of using air taxis varies significantly among the four locations in which people were surveyed.
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GE Aviation Teams Turboprops With Austrian Electric Drives

Feb 05, 2019
GE Aviation’s subsidiary in the Czech Republic is to study the combination of its H-Series turboprops with electric drives developed by Austria’s ATB Antriebstehnik to produce propulsion systems for general aviation and urban air mobility.

Funding & Policy

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UK RAF Planning Drone Swarm Squadron

Feb 11, 2019
The UK's RAF is planning to introduce a fleet of network-enabled UAS that will be able to confuse and overwhelm ground-based enemy air defenses.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Feb. 4 - Feb. 8, 2019.

Feb 13, 2019
Parsons, Pasadena, California, has been awarded a $94,359,257 firm-fixed-price contract for the Launch Manifest Systems Integrator (LMSI).