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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 14, 2019

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Programs

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Pentagon Eyes Resilient Joint Space Comms Infrastructure

Mar 13, 2019
The first task for the DOD's Space Development Agency is to design the architecture of a highly proliferated low Earth orbit sensor and communications transport layer to defend the U.S. from hypersonic missiles.
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USAF Reduces Planned NGAD Funding In Fiscal 2020

Mar 13, 2019
U.S. Air Force officials say the roughly $360 million reduction in this year’s budget reflects changes in the timing of planned investments.
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USAF Resolved B-21 Inlet Design Problem, Lawmaker Says

Mar 13, 2019
An air inlet design issue on the Northrop Grumman B-21 is resolved and the secretive development program is “on the right course,” a U.S. lawmaker said.
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Singapore Plan Implies F-35 Order Complete In 2020s

Mar 13, 2019
Singapore will retire its 60 F-16s by 2030, a government presentation suggests, implying that acquisition of F-35 Lightnings will be completed in the 2020s.
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U.S. Senator Bashes USAF Light Attack Approach

Mar 13, 2019
A senior Republican senator is calling the U.S. Air Force’s approach to light attack procurement “schizophrenic” and says the service’s approach is “backwards.”
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NASA Considers Commercial Understudy For First SLS Flight

Mar 13, 2019
NASA is considering the use of commercial rockets for what was supposed to be the agency’s Space Launch System debut, Exploration Mission-1, Administrator Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 14, 2019
LOCKHEED MARTIN delivered 7th F-35A to Royal Dutch Air Force for pilot training at Luke Air Force Base, AZ, on March 12.

In Brief

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Australia Requests AMRAAM Missiles

Mar 14, 2019
Australian has asked to buy up to 108 Raytheon AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles.

Funding & Policy

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Wilson Rips Congress For Lack Of Tyndall AFB Relief Plan

Mar 13, 2019
The USAF secretary blasted Congress for not creating its own disaster supplemental funding plan to repair Tyndall AFB after it suffered heavy hurricane damage.
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Two U.S. Senators Create Artificial Intelligence Caucus

Mar 13, 2019
Two U.S. senators have established a bipartisan artificial intelligence caucus to complement the White’s House’s AI initiative.

DMIN

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Mar 14, 2019
View the Defense Market Intelligence Notes in PDF format.