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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 11, 2019

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Business

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Raytheon-UTC Merger Transformative For Size, Not Competition

Jun 10, 2019
Executives and analysts expect the proposed merger of Raytheon and United Technologies will pass antitrust muster, and it is already winning over investors and government customers.
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Héroux-Devtek Buys High-Precision Landing Gear Specialist Alta

Jun 10, 2019
Canada’s Héroux-Devtek, the third-largest landing gear manufacturer worldwide, said on June 10 it bought nearby Alta Precision, a privately-owned manufacturer of high-precision landing gear components, in a $23 million deal.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 12, 2019
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $958m U.S. Navy contract for 30 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) units.

In Brief

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Jun 12, 2019
This week in Washington House defense authorizers are due to vote on the annual defense policy bill.

Programs

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Handshake Deal Shatters F-35 Price Target

Jun 10, 2019
Lockheed Martin has tentatively agreed to a one-year contract with two priced options with the U.S. Defense Department that dramatically lowers the unit recurring flyaway costs for the F-35A.
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Qatar Takes Delivery Of First Rafales

Jun 10, 2019
Qatar has taken delivery of the first five of 36 Dassault Rafales that the small Arabian Gulf state has on order.
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Mars InSight Heat Probe Rescue Plan In Works

Jun 10, 2019
The mission partners of Mars Insight’s stalled subsurface heat probe are preparing a new round of troubleshooting later this month.
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Aeronautics Unveils New Hybrid-Powered UAS

Jun 10, 2019
Israeli company Aeronautics has unveiled its first hybrid Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) that is operated by an advanced combustion/electric-power unit.

Funding & Policy

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Senior Lawmaker Pushes For SpaceX Subsidy

Jun 10, 2019
The head of the House Armed Services Committee is advocating that SpaceX receive monetary assistance if the company is selected for the second phase of a next-generation rocket competition to deliver National Security Space payloads.
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House Authorizers Punt Space Force Decision

Jun 10, 2019
Creating a sixth armed service is not in the Chairman’s mark of the fiscal 2020 defense policy bill released June 10. Committee staff said this is a result of diverging member opinions: ranging from “hell no” to supporting a full Space Force.
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More Scrutiny On Pentagon Awards To TransDigm

Jun 07, 2019
Key Democrats on a U.S. House oversight panel are pressing the Pentagon’s Inspector General to look for more "excess profit" reaped by TransDigm.

Operations

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FAA Probes Cause Of Satnav System Errors

Jun 10, 2019
The FAA on June 10 said it was investigating the cause of a satellite navigation system anomaly on Bombardier CRJ and other jets that forced several U.S. airlines to cancel flights.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of June 3-June 7, 2019

Jun 12, 2019
Copper River Technologies, Anchorage, Alaska, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum amount of $21,000,000.