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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 15, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 11 April 15, 2015
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Funding & Policy

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NASA Wants Ride Back To Moon

Apr 14, 2015
NASA doesn’t currently plan to return astronauts to the surface of the Moon, but it would be willing to accept a ride down from cislunar space on a vehicle provided by its international partners to enrich preparations for a human landing on Mars.

Programs

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NASA’s Next Mars Mission Taking Shape For Launch In 2016

Apr 14, 2015
NASA’s next Mars lander is on track to meet its March 2016 launch date, as Lockheed Martin technicians here put the finishing touches on the Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) spacecraft.
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Conformal Tanks, Wideband Network Planned For Advanced Growler

Apr 14, 2015
The U.S. Navy has laid out an Advanced Growler road map for its Boeing EA-16G electronic attack aircraft, with potential upgrades including the Raytheon Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) pod, conformal fuel tanks and a wideband data link.
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MDA Interested In Antiaircraft Potential Of Aegis Ashore

Apr 14, 2015
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) wants to see how the Aegis Ashore missile shield would handle antiaircraft missions, says James Sheridan, director of U.S. Navy Aegis programs for Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the combat system. There is some discussion of antiaircraft warfare (AAW) capability for Aegis Ashore, Sheridan said April 6 during a media briefing in advance of this week’s annual Navy League Sea Air Space conference and symposium. “The MDA is asking for some studies,” Sheridan says.
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ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Embraces Reusability, New Upper Stage

Apr 13, 2015
This new rocket is the company’s path to substantially reduce its cost to launch — a critical factor as the company’s monopoly over national security launches is eroding — and compete against SpaceX.
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BAE Upgrades Fourth Australian Anzac Frigate

Apr 14, 2015
BAE Systems and partners are now halfway through the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac frigate upgrade program, with the undocking of the fourth ship to be modernized, HMAS Warramunga.
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Triton UAV Will Not Get Due-Regard Radar Until 2020

Apr 14, 2015
The due-regard radar required for the U.S. Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton to operate in international airspace will now be installed in the “multi-intelligence” version of the unmanned aircraft planned to become operational in 2020.

Operations

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SpaceX Resupply Mission Launches To International Space Station

Apr 14, 2015
SpaceX’s sixth Dragon commercial resupply mission spacecraft climbed to orbit April 14, initiating a three-day trip to the six-person International Space Station (ISS) with a 4,300-lb. cargo, following a 24-hr. weather delay.

Business

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Russian Helicopters’ Revenue Grew In 2014

Apr 14, 2015
Russian state-owned helicopter manufacturer, Russian Helicopters, says its revenue grew last year despite the challenges posed by the strength of the ruble against foreign currencies.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 16, 2015
NORTHROP GRUMMAN’s ASTRO AEROSPACE delivered Deployable Tower Assembly (DTA) for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to Northrop’s Space Park facility in Redondo Beach, CA; DTA supports spacecraft and the telescope structures. RAYTHEON plans to test a new multi-mode seeker for Tomahawk cruise missile in second quarter captive flight; test is key milestone in Tomahawk modernization and will help enable missile to strike moving targets on land and sea.

In Brief

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Arianespace Delays Launch Of Sicral 2, Thor 7

Apr 16, 2015
European launch consortium Arianespace has delayed a planned April 15 launch of Norway’s Thor 7 commercial communications satellite and the Franco…