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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 15, 2015

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Programs

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Hubble Detects An Exoplanet’s Stratosphere

Jun 12, 2015
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope report finding evidence that a large, hot planet orbiting a distant star has a stratosphere, holding promise that it may be possible to study atmospheric processes on exoplanets across interstellar space.
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Alenia Aermacchi Pushes M-346 For Aggressor Role

Jun 12, 2015
Italy’s Alenia Aermacchi says a growing number of countries are examining the use of its M346 training aircraft as an aggressor and companion trainer.
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First Baseline 9 Aegis Cruiser Enters Pacific For U.S. 7th Fleet

Jun 12, 2015
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser CG 62 USS Chancellorsville and its crew of 350 sailors entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) earlier this month.
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Mexico Buys A Ride To The Moon

Jun 10, 2015
The country’s space agency is partnering with Google Lunar X-Prize contender Astrobotic for payload delivery.
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India Mulls Building Heavy Launcher

Jun 12, 2015
NEW DELHI—India is studying the development of a launch vehicle capable of orbiting satellites weighing up to 10 tons. The proposed Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle (HLV) is under study by a project team, according to a scientist from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jun 12, 2015
NORTHROP GRUMMAN teamed with GENERAL DYNAMICS, GULFSTREAM and L-3 to pursue U.S. Air Force Joint Stars recap program. RAYTHEON has $152.9m U.S. Navy contract for 53 APY-10 radar system production kits and related support for P-8A Poseidon full-rate production Lots 2-6 for the Navy (46) and the government of Australia (7).

Funding & Policy

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USCG Official Being Vetted For TSA Overhaul

Jun 12, 2015
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger is being vetted for one of the most challenging jobs in government — overhauling the Transportation Security Administration. In early June acting administrator Melvin Carraway was yanked off the job by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Several subsequently released reports by Homeland Security Department Inspector General shed light on why.

Technology

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NASA Awards Advance Supersonics Research

Jun 12, 2015
Even as it seeks industry input on its plans for a low-boom flight demonstrator, NASA has awarded a series of contracts to keep its research into quiet, clean supersonic transports progressing.
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AFRL Updates Sense-And-Avoid Testbed To Evolving Requirements

Jun 12, 2015
Flight testing of airborne sense-and-avoid technology for U.S. Air Force unmanned aircraft is set to transition from a Learjet manned surrogate to Northrop Grumman’s optionally piloted Firebird.