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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 13, 2019

VOL. 267 NO. 48 March 13, 2019
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Funding & Policy

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Aviation Feels Increasing Pressure In New Budget Proposal

Mar 12, 2019
U.S. defense officials are accepting an overall reduction in aircraft unit procurement in the fiscal 2020 budget request, as interest rises in the next generation of hypersonic, fixed-wing and rotary-wing capabilities.
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Pentagon Releases ‘Masterpiece’ Fiscal 2020 Budget

Mar 13, 2019
Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan characterizes the Pentagon’s fiscal 2020 budget request as a “masterpiece” budget, but the proposal already is receiving blowback from lawmakers.
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Aviation, Weapons Winners In U.S. Navy Budget

Mar 12, 2019
The U.S. Navy's procurement request is $61 billion, a portion of which will purchase 148 aircraft.
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Pentagon Floats Option To Buy Hundreds Of New F-15s

Mar 12, 2019
U.S. defense officials have confirmed a proposal to buy at least 144 new F-15EXs, and potentially scores more of the latest version of Boeing’s strike fighter.
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NASA Aero Funding Raises Questions About Future X-planes

Mar 12, 2019
NASA’s fiscal 2020 budget request supports the ongoing X-57 Maxwell electric-propulsion and X-59 QueSST low-boom supersonic flight demonstrators, but some within the agency are concerned about future X-planes.
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Truman Retirement Would Save Pentagon Billions

Mar 12, 2019
DOD would save $3.4 billion in procurement funds and $1 billion yearly in the operations and maintenance account by retiring the USS Harry Truman early.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 13, 2019
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $89.5m U.S. Navy contract for MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system sustainment and engineering services.

In Brief

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Pat Shanahan Rumored As Secdef Choice

Mar 13, 2019
It is rumored U.S. President Donald Trump will nominate Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan to stay in the post permanently at the end of this week.

Programs

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Pentagon Eyes Sensors For New MDA Constellation

Mar 12, 2019
The Pentagon would focus on developing payload sensors in fiscal 2020 for a future satellite constellation intended to track hypersonic glide vehicles to combat China and Russia, a senior official said.
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USMC Identifies Potential F-35C Backlog

Mar 12, 2019
The Marines want to buy fewer F-35Bs in fiscal 2020 because a future backlog was identified for the aircraft’s C-model, the service told Aerospace DAILY.
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Australia Nears Decision On Big Wedgetail Upgrade

Mar 12, 2019
Australia could decide this year whether and how to proceed with a mid-life update of its six Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft, according to Boeing.
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USMC Opts For Organic MQ-9 Capability

Mar 12, 2019
The U.S. Marine Corps wants to purchase three MQ-9A Reapers in fiscal 2020 to build a cadre of unmanned aircraft system operators.
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Japan First Export Customer For Norway’s F-35 Missile

Mar 12, 2019
Norway’s Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has received its first export order for the Joint Strike Missile, with a contract from Japan for deliveries to arm its F-35As.
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MDA Delays RKV Program Two Years

Mar 13, 2019
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will delay the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) by two years.
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Universal Avionics Gets Upgrade OKs For S-76 VVIP Helo

Mar 07, 2019
Universal Avionics authorized dealer Heli-One has received STC OKs from Transport Canada and the Malaysia Department of Civil Aviation for a Sikorsky S-76 VVIP helo flight deck upgrade.

Operations

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USAF, Delta TechOps, Georgia Tech Partner on C-5 MRO

Mar 12, 2019
The U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office hopes to gain airline maintenance best practices to reduce sustainment costs and improve readiness of its C-5 Galaxy fleet.

Technology

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Hexcel Pitches Increased-Output Composite Materials

Mar 12, 2019
Hexcel is offering new technologies for composite material production and recycling, while developing thermoplastics for airframe applications.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Defense Department FY2020 Budget Highlights

Mar 13, 2019
View the U.S. Defense Department FY2020 Budget Highlights chart in PDF format.