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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 30, 2014

VOL. 249 NO. 63 September 30, 2014
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Programs

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ULA Has Choices, Concerns About Possible RD-180 Replacements

Oct 01, 2014
TORONTO — United Launch Alliance (ULA) likely will continue to use the Russian-built RD-180 kerosene-fueled main-stage rocket engine for its U.S. Air Force missions at least into 2017, and it remains unclear what propulsion system it will use for its next-generation Atlas V after that, according to two top Lockheed Martin executives attending the 65th International Astronautical Congress here.
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Airtanker Prepares For U.K. E-3 Sentry Trials

Oct 01, 2014
RAF BRIZE NORTON, U.K. — Airtanker, the consortium charged with providing the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) with aerial refueling, is preparing to carry…
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Russia’s Proton Returns To Flight

Oct 01, 2014
PARIS — Russia’s Proton M/Briz M heavy-lift launch vehicle successfully returned to flight Sept. 28, sending a Russian government satellite to…
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India’s GSLV-Mk. 3 Test Flight Slips To November

Oct 01, 2014
NEW DELHI — The long-awaited test flight of India’s next-generation Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk. 3) has slipped into November…
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Watchkeeper Deployed To Afghanistan

Oct 01, 2014
LONDON — The British army’s Watchkeeper UAV has been deployed to Afghanistan, to prove the system’s mettle before the end of combat operations later…
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Airbus To Help Aerion Design Supersonic Business Jet

Oct 01, 2014
Airbus is to help start-up Aerion with design, manufacture and certification of a supersonic business jet, aiming for availability of the $100…

Business

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Post-Spin Exelis Eyes Acquisitions, Research, Dividends

Oct 01, 2014
With the spinoff of its military services business wrapping up over the weekend, Exelis CEO David Melcher tells Aviation Week that his company can…

Contracts

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Contracts: Selected Aerospace and Defense Contracts for the Week of Sept. 22-26, 2014

Oct 01, 2014
Selected aerospace and defense contracts for the week of Sept. 22-26, 2014. Selected aerospace and defense contracts for Sept. 22, 2014 U.S. ARMY…

Funding & Policy

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U.S. To Expand Focus In Gulf of Guinea

Oct 01, 2014
U.S. Africa Command will sponsor another Obangame Express military exercise in the spring of 2015 as part of its expanded focus in the Gulf of Guinea…

SpeedNews Defense

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SpeedNews Defense

Oct 01, 2014
NASA and LOCKHEED MARTIN finished fueling ORION spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility and moved capsule to Launch…

The Week Ahead

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The Week Ahead

Oct 01, 2014
Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting with President Barack Obama for the first time at the White House this week,…