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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 5, 2014

VOL. 250 NO. 43 December 05, 2014
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Programs

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Launch Teams Hustle To Place Orion In Orbit Early Friday After Scrub

Dec 06, 2014
NASA and its contractor partners assessed the readiness of the Orion crew exploration vehicle and its Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle late Thursday as…
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Use Of Existing Components Could Keep New Air Force One Cost Down

Dec 06, 2014
Transportation Command chief U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul Selva says he hopes the Air Force procurement system can take advantage of commercially…
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F-35 Test, Ops Fleet Off Of Flight Restrictions

Dec 06, 2014
The Pentagon has lifted flight restraints for the F-35 fleet implemented in the wake of the engine fire that grounded the single-engine, stealthy jet…
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IAI Delivers 1,000th Ehud Pod To Italian Air Force

Dec 06, 2014
TEL AVIV—Israel Aerospace Industries delivered the 1,000th Ehud Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (AACMI) pod to the Italian air…
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Ebola Transport Capsule Being Tested For C-17, C-130

Dec 06, 2014
U.S. Transportation Command is testing a new module designed to safely isolate, treat and transport Ebola patients on U.S. Air Force cargo aircraft,…
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Antares Pad Out Of Commission Until 2016

Dec 06, 2014
Repairs to the state-owned oceanside launch pad damaged in the Oct. 28 explosion of an Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares launch vehicle will take about…

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Dec 06, 2014
HUGHES-TREITLER, a division of AMETEK, has $9m contract to retrofit Nacelle Cooler Assemblies for V-22 Osprey. CUBIC CORP. has orders worth $51m for…

In Brief

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U.S., France Advance Aircraft Deicing Research

Dec 06, 2014
NASA and French aerospace research lab Onera have signed an agreement to study aircraft wing deicing. The 3 1/2-year effort will focus on simulation…

Funding & Policy

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House Directs RD-180 Replacement By 2019

Dec 06, 2014
The House has passed a bill directing the Pentagon to develop a rocket propulsion system that would replace Russian RD-180 engines by 2019. The…
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Admiral Warns Senate Panel Not To Shortchange U.S. Navy In Asia-Pacific

Dec 06, 2014
To many in the U.S. Capitol, the term sequestration is mostly a political or economic one. But for Adm. Harry Harris, the U.S. Pacific Fleet…

Defense Market Intelligence Notes

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Defense Market Intelligence Notes

Dec 06, 2014
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/12/asd_12_05_2014_dmin1.pdf North America On Nov. 21, the Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a contract…