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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 6, 2015

VOL. 251 NO. 1 January 06, 2015
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Funding & Policy

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GAO Backs NASA’s Choice Of Boeing, SpaceX For Commercial Crew

Jan 05, 2015
"GAO disagreed with Sierra Nevada’s arguments about NASA’s evaluation, and found no undue emphasis on NASA’s consideration of each offeror’s proposed schedule, and likelihood to achieve crew transportation system certification not later than 2017," the congressional auditors said.
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THE WEEK AHEAD

Jan 06, 2015
The U.S. Congress returns to work this week, though neither chamber’s armed services committee has scheduled any public hearings. But on Wednesday, Sean Stackley, the U.S.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jan 06, 2015
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES has $6m Phase 1 contract from Darpa for the Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (Alias) pro- gram. Alias is aimed at inserting automation into existing aircraft to cut crew requirements for military and civilian aircraft. ORBCOMM INC. completed acquisition of SKYWAVE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS on Jan. 1.

Operations

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U.K. Requests Help With Maritime Patrol Aircraft Again

Jan 05, 2015
For the second time in just more than a month, the U.K. government has been forced to request help from NATO allies to provide maritime patrol aircraft to hunt for a suspected foreign submarine.

Programs

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Airbus Offers X4 For Japanese Army UH-X

Dec 31, 2014
Airbus is urging Japan to base its next army utility helicopter on the X4, an advanced rotorcraft that the European manufacturer is developing for the civil market.
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Boeing, Airbus, Korean Air Join To Bid For KF-X

Dec 29, 2014
Airbus and Boeing are jointly attempting to unseat Lockheed Martin from South Korea’s KF-X indigenous fighter program, offering technology from Europe that could not be supplied from U.S. sources, industry officials say.
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NASA Picks Four Companies To Advance Commercial Capabilities

Dec 24, 2014
Four U.S. companies selected from an initial field of 18 will get easier access to NASA resources under unfunded Space Act agreements designed to smooth the path for development of commercial capabilities that the space agency can use as it maps a human path to Mars.
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Boeing 767-2C First Flight Begins Tanker Test Campaign

Dec 29, 2014
The first of four Boeing KC-46A engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) aircraft made its first flight from Paine Field, Everett, Washington, on Dec. 28, starting the clock ticking toward the planned delivery of the first 18 new 767-based tankers to the U.S. Air Force by August 2017.
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KAI Shortlists Airbus, AgustaWestland For LCH-LAH

Dec 26, 2014
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the intended prime contractor, may select between the two of them as early as the first quarter of 2015, but the choice will need approval from the defense ministry. The candidate base designs are the Airbus EC155 B1 and the AgustaWestland AW169.
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Comet Lovejoy Grows Visible To The Unaided Eye

Jan 02, 2015
Now visible to the unaided eye shortly after sunset, Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, will pass closest to the Earth on Jan. 7.
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NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Advances On Unexplored Dwarf Planet Ceres

Jan 02, 2015
The intriguing dwarf planet features a rocky core surrounded by an icy mantle, dusty surface and a very thin atmosphere with a hint of water vapor.
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India’s Rustom-2 UAV To Be Ready By 2016

Jan 05, 2015
India is working toward making its next-generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Rustom-2 operational by 2016.

Technology

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India To Test Onboard Oxygen-Generating System

Dec 30, 2014
An onboard oxygen-generating system designed indigenously for India fighter aircraft is ready for final trials.

Contracts