Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Sept, 23
September 24, 2019
French Air Force Receives First KC-130J Tanker
The French Air Force is counting on the tanker for in-flight refueling of its Airbus H225M Caracal transport rotorcraft.
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Safran Turboprop To Power EuroMALE UAV
Safran Helicopters, ZF Luftfahrttechnik (ZFL) and MT-Propeller have teamed up to develop the powerplant derived from Safran’s Ardiden 3 turboshaft.
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NASA Buys Six More Orion Capsules For $4.6B
The contract, announced Sept. 23, covers Orion capsules for a crewed landing on the Moon, targeted for 2024, and two more missions at a cost of $2.7 billion.
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Pentagon Mulls F-35 Sustainment Proposal
The F-35 program will double over the next few years--a fact the Pentagon must consider before entering a performance-based logistics contract, U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper tells Aerospace DAILY.
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Australia Signals Intent To Join U.S. In Deep Space
Though modest, the Australian participation could advance a key area of growing global interest in the Moon--identifying and mining in situ resources.
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Bell Eyes Five Asia-Pacific Attack Helo Competitions
The large number of Asia-Pacific prospects, plus others elsewhere, raises the likelihood that one contract or another will come up before Bell finishes making long-lead parts for AH-1Zs under current contracts, probably around 2021.
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