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Considerations before entering performance-based contract
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Lee Hudson | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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 Aviation Week.
 
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Mike Ingram | Aviation Week & Space Technology

The wave of eVTOLs on our doorstep will serve a far different purpose than the rotorcraft of today. And that different purpose is creating a market that many are underestimating. 
 
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KC-130J Tankers, Bell eyeing Asia-Pacific attack helo competitions, developments for EuroMALE UAV, Australia's intent to join U.S. in deep space, NASA's $4.6 bn spend and more. A roundup of aerospace, space, and defense news. 
 
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This summit will mainly focus on Composites (Carbon Fiber, Glass Fiber, Polymers, Thermoplastic/Thermosetting Materials, and Machine Tools).
 
Sean Broderick | Aviation Daily

Some operators of Engine Alliance GP7000-series powered Airbus A380s face more stringent engine fan hub assembly inspections after examination of the hub that separated during an uncontained failure two years ago pointed to higher risk of cracks.
 
 
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Steve Trimble

Senate appropriators demand Air Force transition plan for adaptive engine technology.
 
Jens Flottau

Airbus has mostly ignored the new-built cargo aircraft market and instead slowly entered the conversion market, with rival Boeing in a much stronger position.
 
Tony Osborne 

Poland has designed and produced thousands of indigenous-developed aircraft, could it do the same again?
 
Graham Warwick

Backing for battery pack developer; Italian Eurofighters to launch satellites? France tests smallsat air launch; Drone Remote ID; Wing picks delivery partners.
 
 
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