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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 27, 2014

VOL. 249 NO. 40 August 27, 2014
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Programs

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European Commission Seeks Details Of Soyuz Mishap

Aug 28, 2014
PARIS — The European Commission (EC) has asked the European Space Agency (ESA) and commercial launch consortium Arianespace to provide details of the…
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IAI Tests Fly-By-Wire Aerial Refueling Boom

Aug 28, 2014
LONDON — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) says it has performed flight tests of a fly-by-wire boom system destined for use on tanker conversions of…
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Algeria Likely Evaluating Airbus A400M

Aug 28, 2014
LONDON — The Algerian air force may be carrying out trials with the Airbus A400M airlifter. Pictures of one of the development aircraft, F-WWMZ —…
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Algeria Likely Evaluating Airbus A400M

Aug 28, 2014
LONDON — The Algerian air force may be carrying out trials with the Airbus A400M airlifter. Pictures of one of the development aircraft, F-WWMZ —…
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U.S. Navy Awards LCS Support Contracts

Aug 28, 2014
The U.S. Navy awarded contracts this month with a total potential value of $161.6 million for various kinds of support for the Littoral Combat ship…
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ESA Ramps Up Rosetta Comet Landing Site Selection

Aug 28, 2014
HOUSTON—The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission managers are working toward mid-October for a pair of key landing site and operational…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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McAleese & Associates: 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Request, U.S. Navy Winners & Losers

Aug 28, 2014
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In Brief

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Greece Loses A-7 Corsair

Aug 28, 2014
CORSAIR DOWN: The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has lost one of its Vought A-7 Corsairs less than two months before the type is due to be retired. The…

Funding & Policy

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F-35 Deployment, TPY-2 Site Show Commitment to Japan, Work Says

Aug 28, 2014
Pentagon decisions to send some of its most modern platforms and systems to Japan underscore the U.S. commitment to the Asian country and the region,…
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U.S., Chilean Navies To Continue Alternative Fuels Research

Aug 28, 2014
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chilean Undersecretary of Defense Marcos Robledo agreed earlier this month to continue, through their respective navies, discussions on research, development and use of advanced drop-in alternative fuels to power surface ships and aircraft.
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China’s Military Modernization Broad-Based, Capability-Focused: CRS

Aug 28, 2014
As China improves its naval and other military forces, the country is looking for across-the-board upgrades and seems more concerned with quality…

Technology

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Darpa Has Nanoscale Assembly In Its Sights

Aug 28, 2014
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) is seeking ways to assemble human-scale products from atomic-scale constituents to enable new…