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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 26, 2014

VOL. 249 NO. 61 September 26, 2014
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Programs

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Sierra Nevada To Continue Dream Chaser; May Protest Contract Award

Sep 27, 2014
Sierra Nevada Corp. plans to develop its Dream Chaser commercial crew vehicle despite its loss to Boeing and SpaceX in the three-way NASA competition…
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F-35Cs Will be Deployed To Carrier, With Caveats

Sep 27, 2014
OSLO — The scheduled deployment of the carrier-capable F-35C for its first sea trials will take place as planned, according to senior program…
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Logos To Test Darpa Cargo-Delivery Parafoil At FAA Site

Sep 27, 2014
Logos Technologies is to flight test a cargo-delivery unmanned aircraft system at the FAA-designated UAS test site near Rome, New York. The powered…
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KF-X Advances With OK From South Korean Defense Ministry

Sep 27, 2014
South Korea’s proposed KF-X indigenous fighter program is now closer to being launched than at any time since it was proposed in the late 1990s,…
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F-35 JPO To Choose Engine Rub Correction Option In October

Sep 27, 2014
The F-35 Joint Program Office in October will select one of the corrective actions offered by Pratt & Whitney to fix the root cause of an engine fire…
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Naval Strike Missile Fired From LCS

Sep 27, 2014
OSLO — U.S. Navy officials say the first firing of a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has shown “great…
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Soyuz Launches To ISS With New U.S., Russian Crewmembers

Sep 27, 2014
HOUSTON —Russia’s Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft sprinted toward a late Sept. 25 docking with the International Space Station, following a liftoff earlier…
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First Super Tucano Accepted Into U.S. Air Force

Sep 27, 2014
After years of bitter competitions, Embraer has finally established a U.S. foothold for production of defense systems stateside with the rollout of…
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Nammo Develops Multi-Purpose Ammunition For F-35

Sep 27, 2014
OSLO — Norwegian ammunition firm Nammo is hoping to achieve an operational capability for a new 25mm round for use in all three variants of the F-35…

Operations

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Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush Proves EW Systems

Sep 27, 2014
The aircraft carrier CVN 77 USS George H.W. Bush has become something of an electronic warfare (EW) testbed lately and the ship’s success thus far…

In Brief

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U.S. Stratcom Signs Long-Awaited Data-Sharing Agreement With Key Allies

Sep 27, 2014
U.S. Strategic Command has finally signed a data-sharing agreement with key allies that is designed to streamline a complicated process of gathering…

Funding & Policy

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USAF Joins U.S. Navy In Quest For Nuclear Weapon Funds

Sep 27, 2014
The U.S. Air Force is likely to ask for extra budget money to rebuild nuclear deterrent forces between now and the 2030s, according to sources…

SpeedNews Defense

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SpeedNews Defense

Sep 27, 2014
NASA’s MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER plans to award sole-source contract to AEROJET ROCKETDYNE for six additional RS-25 Core Stage Engines for SPACE…