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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 4, 2014

VOL. 250 NO. 22 November 04, 2014
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Programs

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NTSB Discovers Uncommanded Feather Deployment In SpaceShipTwo Crash

Nov 05, 2014
LOS ANGELES—The NTSB-led investigation team probing the cause of the Oct. 31 crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo says 2 sec. before the vehicle…
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Antares Failure Team Begins ‘Methodical’ Fault-tree Analysis

Nov 05, 2014
NASA wants the Accident Investigation Board (AIB) set up by Orbital Sciences Corp. to find and fix the root cause of the Antares launch failure that…
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Restart Remains On Schedule

Nov 05, 2014
NASA wants the Accident Investigation Board (AIB) set up by Orbital Sciences Corp. to find and fix the root cause of the Antares launch failure that…
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Latest F-35 Production Contract Seen Signaling Program Inflection

Nov 05, 2014
A key credit-rating analyst covering the Western aerospace and defense industry says the eighth low-rate initial production (LRIP 8) contract for the…
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Alenia Plans C-27J Aerodynamic Enhancements

Nov 05, 2014
LONDON—Alenia Aermacchi is studying the introduction of winglets onto the C-27J airlifter to improve the type’s aerodynamic performanc Flight trials…
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NASA/JAXA Rainfall Measurement Mission Giving Way To Successor

Nov 05, 2014
HOUSTON— Based on declining fuel supply estimates, NASA is targeting April for the end of its groundbreaking joint Tropical Rainfall Measurement…

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 05, 2014
2nd AIRBUS A400M for U.K. Royal Air Force made first flight in Seville, Spain, Oct. 23. RAF’s "Atlas" fleet to be based at RAF Brize Norton. GENERAL…

In Brief

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U.S. Space Industry Reeling From Recent Failures

Nov 05, 2014
The U.S. space industry is still reeling from last week’s loss of an Orbital Sciences Antares/Cygnus unmanned resupply spacecraft bound for the space…

Business

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Alcoa Expands Iowa Operations

Nov 05, 2014
Metals provider Alcoa on Nov. 3 unveiled a $190 million upgrade to its Davenport Works, Iowa, facility, with expansion geared toward furthering the…

Operations

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U.S., ROK Hone Joint Countermine Operations

Nov 05, 2014
U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) naval forces focused on countermine operations throughout October during the Clear Horizon exercise. “Our navies…

Funding & Policy

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U.S., ROK Reaffirm Joint Regional Commitment

Nov 05, 2014
The U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) outlined their continued and expanding joint commitment to regional defense—especially against North Korea…

Contracts

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Selected Aerospace and Defense Contracts for the Week of Oct. 27 - 31, 2014

Nov 05, 2014
Selected U.S. defense contracts for Oct. 27, 2014 U.S. AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, has been awarded…