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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 22, 2019

VOL. 267 NO. 55 March 22, 2019
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Programs

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Next U.S. Air Force Tanker Likely Autonomous

Mar 21, 2019
The U.S. Air Force’s next tanker aircraft will probably be autonomous, the service’s top acquisition official says.
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Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Makes Delayed First Flight

Mar 21, 2019
Sikorsky and Boeing accomplished the delayed first flight of the SB-1 Defiant high-speed helicopter on March 21 at West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Leonardo Proposes Firefighting C-27J

Mar 21, 2019
Leonardo is working with Simplex Aerospace to develop a new firefighting-capable version of its C-27J Spartan turboprop airlifter.
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Global 6000s Arrive In Turkey For Jammer Conversion

Mar 21, 2019
A pair of Bombardier Global 6000 business jets have been delivered to Turkey in readiness for conversion into standoff jammer (SOJ) platforms.
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Ryugu Offering Planetary Science New Intrigue

Mar 20, 2019
What the JAXA Hayabusa 2 science team members have witnessed from their spacecraft at the asteroid Ryugu is making them more eager to study samples of its surface and subsurface.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Mar 22, 2019
MBDA conducted first Brimstone 3 firing at Vidsel Trials range in Sweden, launching against pickup truck target in temperatures below -30C.

In Brief

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Kazakhstan Orders Ninth C295

Mar 22, 2019
On March 21 the Kazakhstan Border Guard announced a firm order for one Airbus C295 transport aircraft.

Funding & Policy

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EuroMALE Secures EU Defense Funding

Mar 21, 2019
The quad-national EuroMALE UAS program looks set to secure the lion’s share of €500 million ($567 million) in funding from the European Union.
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NASA’s 2020 Budget Proposal Backs Mars Sample Return

Mar 21, 2019
NASA’s 2020 budget proposal seeks a $109 million investment in a Mars sample return mission.
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Pentagon: 10 States Get More Than Half Of Defense Spending

Mar 21, 2019
The Defense Department has found that the top 10 states by total defense spending in fiscal 2017 received accounted for $239.7 billion of $407 billion total tracked that year.

Business

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Switzerland To Split RUAG, Privatize One Unit

Mar 21, 2019
The Swiss government is to split state-owned aerospace and defense company RUAG into two separate operating units, one of which will later be privatized.
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Meggitt Looks Beyond Brexit To Being A&D Supplier Of Choice

Mar 20, 2019
Britain’s Meggitt has received third-country status from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Military Tanker Aircraft In-Service Fleets 2018-2028

Mar 22, 2019
View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Military Tanker Aircraft In-Service Fleets 2018-2028 chart in PDF format.