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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 9, 2019

VOL. 268 NO. 7 April 09, 2019
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Programs

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Flight Evaluations Begin For Swiss Fighter Contest

Apr 08, 2019
Switzerland has begun flight evaluations of the combat aircraft bidding to be the country’s next fighter.
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F-15E Test Aircraft Completes First Flight With EPAWSS

Apr 08, 2019
A Boeing F-15E has started the flight test phase for a critical new electronic warfare system for hundreds of the twin-engine fighters, including the proposed F-15X model, the manufacturer announced on April 8.
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China’s Landspace Verifies Power Pack Of Methane Engine

Apr 08, 2019
Landspace is working toward firing a complete TQ-12 engine in May following verification of the methane-burning system’s power pack in a hot test.
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Rome Reviewing Plans To Save Hammerhead

Apr 05, 2019
The Italian government has frozen plans to continue development of Piaggio’s P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned air system just weeks after agreeing to save it.
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Work Proceeds On Israeli F-35 Fuel Tanks

Apr 08, 2019
Israeli companies have completed the initial design of external fuel tanks for the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) F-35 Adir stealth fighter.
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Russian Military Receives First Il-76MD-90A Transport

Apr 04, 2019
The Russian Defense Ministry received the first serial Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavy transport aircraft (serial number 0109) in a handover April 2 at the Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP facility.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 10, 2019
BOEING has $7.7m U.S. Air Force contract for Laser Pod research and development.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead in Washington

Apr 10, 2019
This week the 35th Space Symposium is underway in Colorado Springs, drawing an estimated 9,000 attendees from around the world.

Operations

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UK F-35s Deploying To Cyprus In Summer

Apr 08, 2019
Britain plans to send UK-based F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Cyprus for a training deployment this summer.
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S-300 Transfer To Syrian Control Worries Israel

Apr 08, 2019
Russia’s plan to transfer control of its S-300 air defense missile batteries in Syria to Syrian control is sparking concern among Israeli forces.

Funding & Policy

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Analysts: No-Deal Brexit Prep Has Cost UK Aerospace £500m

Apr 04, 2019
Preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit have cost the UK aerospace industry as much as £500 million ($660 million), analysts have suggested.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of April 1-5, 2019

Apr 10, 2019
Peraton Inc., Herndon, Virginia, is awarded a $32,345,388 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.