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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 24, 2014

VOL. 249 NO. 59 September 24, 2014
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Programs

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ATK Proposes Solid-Fuel Replacement For RD-180

Sep 24, 2014
Among the concepts for replacing the Russian-built RD-180 rocket engine to be presented to the U.S. Air Force this week will be a solid-fuel concept…
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F-22’s Takes First Shot Against Ground, Not Air, Target

Sep 24, 2014
The U.S. Air Force’s most expensive fighter, the twin-engine F-22, has finally attacked a target during a combat deployment. A pilot flying the…
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Northrop May Face Another Global Hawk Battle

Sep 24, 2014
NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland — The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft program could be cut – not due to draconian budget changes but because…
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Decision Whether To Defer F-35C Sea Trials Imminent

Sep 24, 2014
Joint Strike Fighter program leaders will decide within days whether to defer the U.S. Navy F-35C variant’s first sea trials until 2015, the program…
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AgustaWestland Sues U.S. Army Over Training Helicopter

Sep 24, 2014
LONDON — AgustaWestland is taking the U.S. Army to court in a bid to block the purchase of more Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota Light Utility…
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Space Station Astronauts Capture Dragon Capsule

Sep 24, 2014
HOUSTON — International Space Station astronauts Alexander Gerst and Reid Wiseman successfully grappled the latest SpaceX Dragon resupply capsule as…
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USS Anchorage Completes Third Orion Recovery Test

Sep 24, 2014
Amphibious transport dock LPD 23 USS Anchorage completed the third Underway Recovery Test (URT-3) for NASA’s Orion capsule earlier this month…

Operations

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Arab Nations Join In U.S.-Led Air Strikes On Syria

Sep 24, 2014
Five Middle Eastern air forces took part in the U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State (IS) insurgents in Syria on Sept. 23. The gathering of…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Extending the Life Of The International Space Station (ISS)

Sep 24, 2014
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In Brief

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Northrop Advances With Darpa/Navy Ship-Based MALE UAS Program

Sep 24, 2014
Northrop Grumman has received a $19.3 million contract for Phase 2 of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa)-led program to demonstrate…

SpeedNews Defense

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SpeedNews Defense

Sep 24, 2014
CAE booked C$115m in new contracts to provide MQ-1 Predator/MQ-9 Reaper aircrew training to USAF, to update CP-140 simulator for the Royal Canadian…