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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 19, 2014

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Operations

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France Joins U.S. Air Strikes In Iraq

Sep 20, 2014
PARIS — French President Francois Hollande outlined his nation’s response to Islamist militants in Iraq during a Sept. 18 press conference here,…
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Germany Arming, Training Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters

Sep 20, 2014
Germany is supplying a wide range of equipment and training to the Kurdish military fighting Islamic State militants. Following the German government…

Programs

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USAF Space Command Chief Eyes Three Small Sats For Future SBSS

Sep 20, 2014
FORT WASHINGTON, Maryland — U.S. Air Force Space Command chief Gen. John Hyten is pushing to accelerate work on a follow-on to the Ball/Boeing Space…
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Boeing Marketing C-40A For Airlift Mission

Sep 20, 2014
LONDON — Boeing is marketing its proven C-40A Clipper airlifter used by the U.S. Navy as a cheaper and faster alternative, or as a supplement to well…
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Helibras Gets Green Light For Panther Upgrade Program

Sep 20, 2014
LONDON — The Brazilian army has approved the upgrade of its AS565 Panther helicopters by Airbus Helicopters’ Brazilian affiliate Helibras. The…
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Erratic ISS CubeSat Deployer Retrieved

Sep 20, 2014
HOUSTON — NanoRack’s erratic Cubesat deployer mechanism was retrieved from the outside the International Space Station this week ahead of the…
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Triton Finally At Patuxtent River For Flight Testing

Sep 20, 2014
The U.S. Navy’s first Triton MQ-4C unmanned intelligence aircraft has arrived at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland to begin flight testing after the…
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New ICBM Urged To Replace LGM-30 Minuteman III

Sep 20, 2014
A new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) should be developed to replace the LGM-30 Minuteman III, according to a recently completed analysis…
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First GPS III Payload Finally Shipped

Sep 20, 2014
Exelis has finally delivered its first GPS III payload to prime contractor Lockheed Martin, roughly two years later than planned. Air Force Space…
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USCG Takes Delivery Of NSC Hamilton

Sep 20, 2014
The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery earlier this month of the National Security Cutter WMSL 753 Hamilton from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII)…
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U.S. Navy Takes Delivery Of Joint High Speed Vessel 4

Sep 20, 2014
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Joint High Speed Vessel 4 Fall River from the Austal USA shipbuilder earlier this month. Delivery marks a major…

In Brief

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Secret CLIO Satellite Reaches Orbit

Sep 20, 2014
A classified U.S. government mission dubbed CLIO reached its target orbit Sept. 16 in a mission from Cape Canaveral that forced a delay of the first…

Funding & Policy

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New Pentagon Acquisition Policy Stresses Tech Innovation

Sep 20, 2014
The Pentagon’s new acquisition guidance, to be formally unveiled Sept. 19 at a Washington think tank, will stress incentivizing technological…
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DOD Needs More Integrated Systems For Joint Forces, Admiral Says

Sep 20, 2014
To truly realize the potential of joint forces operations, the Defense Department needs to develop more integrated systems – especially for elements…

SpeedNews Defense

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SpeedNews Defense

Sep 20, 2014
LOCKHEED MARTIN mated large system and propulsion modules for first GOES-R weather satellite at company’s Space Systems facilities near Denver; next…