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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 13, 2014

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 14, 2014
EXELIS and AIRBUS GROUP teamed to provide AAR-60(V)2 Missile Launch Detection System for Fighters (MILDS F) for F-16s. SLOVAK DEFENSE MINISTRY…

Programs

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Europe’s Philae Touches Down On Comet; May Not Have Stable Footing

Nov 14, 2014
Europe's Philae robotic probe touched down on the dusty surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on Nov. 12, marking a historic achievement in planetary exploration.
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SpaceShipTwo Crash Pilot Provides Firsthand Account To NTSB

Nov 14, 2014
LOS ANGELES—Pete Siebold, the surviving member of the two-man SpaceShipTwo test crew, has revealed how he was thrown clear of the suborbital…
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New Weapons Unveiled At China Airshow

Nov 14, 2014
ZHUHAI, China—New guided weapon systems for air defense, airborne attack and surface-to-surface use have been unveiled at the China air show in…
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India’s LCA Flies Towards FOC

Nov 14, 2014
NEW DELHI—In yet another step toward achieving Final Operational Clearance (FOC), the last prototype of India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has…
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India’s Third Light Combat Helicopter Tech Demonstrator Makes First Flight

Nov 14, 2014
NEW DELHI—India’s third Light Combat Helicopter trial aircraft made its first flight Nov. 12. The twin-seater Technology Demonstrator-3 took off at 3…
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EFT-1 Orion Mated To Delta 4 Heavy

Nov 14, 2014
HOUSTON—The instrumented Orion capsule assigned to Exploration Flight Test-1 was hoisted atop its Delta 4 Heavy launch vehicle pre-positioned at…
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Space Station Avoids Chinese Reconnaissance Satellite Debris

Nov 14, 2014
HOUSTON—Flight controllers from three International Space Station (ISS) partner nations coordinated a firing of thrusters on the European Space…

In Brief

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China Testing Mobile Space Launcher

Nov 14, 2014
A truck-mobile small-satellite launcher has been tested twice by China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp. (Casic), a company representative says. The…

Business

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Avic Fighter Unit Still Eager To Build Bizjets

Nov 14, 2014
ZHUHAI, China—Avic’s fighter unit is pursuing its plan to build large, high-performance business jets, despite the lack of interest among almost all of the possible foreign builders that could help it do so. Avic is in talks with suppliers for a big business jet and is displaying a model of a concept for one at Air Show China in Zhuhai this week. It is also displaying a model of what it calls a medium business jet. Israel Aerospace Industries is shaping up as a possible partner for overall development, while Honeywell could become a supplier.
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HII Weighs Future U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Programs

Nov 14, 2014
As the U.S. Navy gets ready to invest in future large shipbuilding efforts, the nation’s leading shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls Industries, is…

Technology

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U.S. Marines Test ONR Field Simulation Trainer

Nov 14, 2014
U.S. Marines tested an “augmented reality system” from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) earlier this month that could make it possible to transform…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Third-Quarter Results

Nov 14, 2014
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