Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Sept, 12

USMC Poised To Revise Order Split Between F-35Cs, F-35Bs
F-35C: Lockheed MartinThe service’s overall program of record of 420 aircraft is expected to remain unchanged, but the fleet split between the current plan to buy 353 short-takeoff-vertical-landing (Stovl)-capable F-35Bs and 67 carrier-based F-35Cs could change dramatically.
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Senate Approps Furthers DOD Budget Request
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Pentagon’s fiscal 2020 budget request and would provide the Defense Department with $694.9 billion in accordance with the 2019 Bipartisan Budget Act.
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New LRPM Hits U.S. Army Shopping List
U.S. ArmyArtist's concept of LRPM
USAF Identifies Critical New KC-46 Design Flaw
KC-46A: Paul WeathermanThe U.S. Air Force has identified a potential new design flaw with the KC-46A tanker and banned the fleet from carrying cargo or passengers until a solution is found and delivered.
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Thales Alenia Space Unveils New Sat Amid Job Cuts
Space Inspire: Thales Alenia SpaceThe new "Space Inspire" satellite is part of a trend toward software-defined spacecraft that also includes Airbus’s Onesat and Boeing’s 702X series.
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NASA’s Texas Economic Impact Impressive, Comptroller Says
NASANASA's Johnson Space Center
SES, Collins Team On Inflight Broadband Service
BombardierThe “LuxStream” service will connect with SES’ managed Ku-band satellite network to offer data speeds of up to 25 Mbps in the U.S. and 15 Mbps globally.
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