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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 29, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 21 April 29, 2015
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Funding & Policy

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JPL Mars Study Seen Backing NASA’s Long-term ‘Evolving’ Plan

Apr 28, 2015
A Mars-exploration architecture conceived at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an exercise to keep its engineers on the cutting edge can help garner support for NASA’s open-ended “Evolving Mars” approach to sending humans to the Red Planet, according to the JPL official who ordered the study.
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Swedish Defense Bill Sets Priorities

Apr 28, 2015
The Swedish government’s newly issued defense bill adds 10.2 billion Swedish kronor ($1.2 billion) to the overall budget for 2016-20 and identifies a number of priorities for the force, according to air force chief of staff Col. Marcus Bjorkgren.
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U.S., Japanese Leaders Detail New Defense Guidelines

Apr 28, 2015
American and Japanese national security leaders detailed new guidelines for U.S.-Japan defense cooperation on April 27, saying the rules will promote peace and stability in the region and worldwide, Defense Department officials say.
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NASA IG Finds Plum Brook Test Facilities Underused, Ripe For Downsizing

Apr 23, 2015
Many of the unique test facilities at NASA’s Plum Brook Station near Cleveland have gone for years without being used, and the agency could save on the cost of their upkeep if managers develop a plan for shutting them down, the NASA Inspector General (IG) has concluded after an audit.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Apr 30, 2015
DARPA completed successful round of live-fire tests of its Exacto (Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance) self-steering bullet in February. An …

In Brief

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USS Wasp Showcases Improvements

Apr 28, 2015
The LHD 1 amphibious assault ship USS Wasp is starting to publicly show off its recent upgrades.

Programs

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SpaceX Launches Turkmenistan’s First Satellite

Apr 28, 2015
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) launched Turkmenistan’s first satellite April 27, sending the TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT telecommunications spacecraft to geostationary transfer orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
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Russian Space Station Resupply Mission Remains In Jeopardy

Apr 29, 2015
New attempts to contact Russia's wayward Progress 59 cargo freighter en route to the International Space Station have so far been unsuccessful.
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Getting C-27Js Ready For USCG Carries Risks, GAO Says

Apr 28, 2015
Proving again that nothing is truly free, the U.S. Coast Guard still has some costs to incur – and risks to take – with the C-27J aircraft that the service is getting from the Air Force, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Coast Guard C-27J Transfer

Apr 30, 2015
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